Articles of confederation
The New Jersey plan
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
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.
republican motherhood
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Sugar act
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
Declaration of Independence
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
The Albany conference
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
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
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
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
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
Philadelphia convention
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
7 years war
British impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Hamilton's financial plan
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.
A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Strong national government
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.
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
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.
Failures of the articles of confederation
Weak national government
