APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

George Washington's Presidency

Battle of Bunker hill

Lexington and Concorde

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

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

British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

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.

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

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

Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

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

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

Failures of the articles of confederation

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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.

Federalism

Federalists 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

Common sense

Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

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

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

Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.

pinckney's treaty

Colonial attitude towards independence

Townshend Acts

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.

First political parties

Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws

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

alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time

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

In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

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

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.

The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

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

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

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

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

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

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.

the character of a good participant in a system of gov

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

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

Strong national 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.

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

Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws

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.

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.

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.

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

They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.

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

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