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
Connecticut compromise
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
French revolution
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.
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Virtual representation
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.
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
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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
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.
Hamilton's financial plan
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
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.
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
republican motherhood
pinckney's treaty
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Age of passion
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Philadelphia convention
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Stamp act
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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
George Washington's Presidency
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
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.
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
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.
