APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

The middle ground

Thomas Gage

Federalists

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

Common sense

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

Connecticut compromise

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.

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

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

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

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

Election of 1797

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.

alien laws

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

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

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.

pinckney's treaty

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Proclamation of 1763

Declaratory act

12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Virtual representation

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.

Common sense

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.

Checks and balances

Jay treaty

British impressment

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

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

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.

Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens

A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

Hamilton's financial plan

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

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.

civic virtue

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

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

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

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

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.

First political parties

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