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
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
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
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.
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
The Albany conference
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Checks and balances
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
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
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
First political parties
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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 troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
7 years war
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
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.
2nd Continental Congress
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
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.
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
Battle of Bunker hill
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Federalists
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.
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
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
Age of passion
Annapolis convention
Declaratory act
