APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

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

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

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

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.

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

Whiskey rebellion

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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.

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

XYZ affair

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

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

sedition act

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

the Compromise of 1790

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

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

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

The Virginia plan

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.

Boston massacre

The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.

Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms

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

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

Fries rebellion

Townshend Acts

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

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

British impressment

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

Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.

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

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

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

Farmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.

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.

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

Common sense Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.

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

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

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.

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

Declaratory act

Boston massacre Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters

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

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

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

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

7 years war

British beliefs after 7 years war

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

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

Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.

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.

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

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.

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