APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Whiskey rebellion

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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.

Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.

2nd Continental Congress

The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

Philadelphia convention 12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution

sedition act 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

7 years war

The New Jersey plan The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

Failures of the articles of confederation France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.

Federalism

7 years war

alien laws

the character of a good participant in a system of gov

XYZ affair

The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

Declaration of Independence Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain

Federalists Strong national government

British impressment

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

Shay’s rebellion Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws

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.

Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

Lexington and Concorde British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen

Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.

Boston massacre

Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)

2nd Continental Congress How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

British beliefs after 7 years war They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.

Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation

Federalists Strong national government

violent tax protest from 1791-1794. the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

Articles of confederation Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military

The Virginia plan

Democratic Republicans

7 years war A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

republican motherhood

alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time

Shay’s rebellion Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.

Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens

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

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

7 years war A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution

Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws

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