pinckney's treaty
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
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.
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Sugar act
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Lexington and Concorde
The Virginia plan
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong 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.
Democratic Republicans
Connecticut compromise
The Albany conference
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
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.
Whiskey rebellion
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
Federalists
Strong national government
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
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.
the Compromise of 1790
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Battle of Bunker hill
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Checks and balances
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
First political parties
Annapolis convention
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
Virtual representation
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Failures of the articles of confederation
