Proclamation of 1763
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
applied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government
XYZ affair
French and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.
Common sense
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Thomas Gage
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Philadelphia convention
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
2nd Continental Congress
Democratic Republicans
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Connecticut compromise
Federalists
Strong national government
Hamilton's financial plan
1) Establish the U.S. credit worthiness 2) Unify the states' debt 3) Create a national bank 4) Whiskey tax to pay for the revolution 5) Establish tariffs to protect american businesses
French revolution
Ambassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.
Jay treaty
Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.
Battle of Bunker hill
Stamp act congress
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
The middle ground
Stamp act
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
virginia and kentucky resolutions
drafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states
civic virtue
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
alien laws
7 years war
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Olive branch petition
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
The Albany conference
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
