APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Federalism

Strong national government

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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

British impressment

7 years war

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

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

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

Election of 1797

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

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

Virtual representation

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.

virginia and kentucky resolutions

Philadelphia convention

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

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

The middle ground

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2nd Continental Congress

Failures of the articles of confederation

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

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

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

7 years war

Checks and balances

Whiskey rebellion

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.

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.

Articles of confederation

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

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

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

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

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

Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country

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.

The division of powers between different levels of government.

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

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

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

Hamilton's financial plan

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