A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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Checks and balances
virginia and kentucky resolutions
pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
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
Colonial attitude towards independence
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.
George Washington's Presidency
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.
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.
Election of 1797
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
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
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.
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
sedition act
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
7 years war
republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Lexington and Concorde
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
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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
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
alien laws
Thomas Gage
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
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.
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Election of 1797 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
Common sense
Stamp act
XYZ affair
Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
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
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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
Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Strong national government
The Virginia plan
Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
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.
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
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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
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.
Hamilton's financial plan
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency
Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
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
republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.
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