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
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.
Shay’s rebellion
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Declaratory act
Lexington and Concorde
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
Philadelphia convention
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
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.
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
Virtual representation
French revolution
virginia and kentucky resolutions
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Checks and balances
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
pinckney's treaty
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
Battle of Bunker hill
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
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 middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Stamp act
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.
Olive branch petition
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Connecticut compromise
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
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
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
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
2nd Continental Congress
The division of powers between different levels of government.
