APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Federalists

Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

virginia and kentucky resolutions

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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

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 areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

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.

Colonial attitude towards independence

Fries rebellion

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

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

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

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

republican motherhood

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.

First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 years war

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Age of passion

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.

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

British beliefs after 7 years war

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.

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

Common sense

The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.

Strong national government

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

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

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

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

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

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

First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

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

Lexington and Concorde

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

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

the character of a good participant in a system of gov

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.

Federalism

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