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.
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Olive branch petition
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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
Battle of Bunker hill
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.
Common sense
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.
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
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.
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
Federalists Strong national government
Democratic Republicans Weak national government
The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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
Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Declaration of Independence
Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.
alien laws
Hamilton's financial plan
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British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Articles of confederation
French revolution
Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
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British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
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
Federalists Strong national government
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.
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
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.
Jay treaty
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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.
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
Colonial attitude towards independence
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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
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
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.
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
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
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
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
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.
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
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Virtual representation
pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
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 middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
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