APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Checks and balances

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

Connecticut compromise

Battle of Bunker hill

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

alien laws

Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)

Boston massacre

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

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.

Whiskey rebellion

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

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

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.

France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.

Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

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

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.

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

2nd Continental Congress How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

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

Colonial attitude towards independence

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

7 years war

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

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.

Philadelphia convention

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

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.

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

Strong national government

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.

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.

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.

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

XYZ affair

Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

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

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

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

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.

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

The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

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

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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

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

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

Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.

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.

Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.

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

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

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.

British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

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