How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency
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Whiskey 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.
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
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
The Albany conference
Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Federalists Strong national government
Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
The division of powers between different levels of government.
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.
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Common sense
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.
Thomas Gage
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
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
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.
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
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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
Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Jay treaty
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
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.
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.
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Federalists Strong national government
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Olive branch petition
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.
Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
George Washington's Presidency
Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
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.
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
Stamp act congress
The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
First political parties
The Virginia plan
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.
British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Democratic Republicans Weak national government
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
2nd Continental Congress
alien laws
Declaration of Independence 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
Townshend Acts
Jay treaty Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.
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
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
Common sense
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
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