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
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Federalism
Failures of the articles of confederation
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
The Virginia plan
pinckney's treaty
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Proclamation of 1763
Federalists
Sugar act
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Thomas Gage
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
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.
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
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
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.
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
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
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.
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.
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
republican motherhood
Annapolis convention
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Checks and balances
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Philadelphia convention
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
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.
