APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

George Washington's Presidency

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.

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

Fries rebellion 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.

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

the character of a good participant in a system of gov

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connecticut compromise

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

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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.

pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

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.

the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation

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

Federalists

Federalism

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

The Albany conference

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

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

French revolution

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

alien laws

The middle ground

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

Proclamation of 1763

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.

Colonial attitude towards independence

Stamp act congress

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation

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

the Compromise of 1790

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.

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

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.

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

Declaratory act

Fries rebellion

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.

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

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

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