Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Connecticut compromise
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
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.
Democratic Republicans
British impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Sugar act
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Federalism
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.
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
First political parties
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
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
civic virtue
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Townshend Acts
The middle ground
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
Boston massacre
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
republican motherhood
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
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.
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Annapolis convention
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.
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
George Washington's Presidency
Age of passion
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
Virtual representation
