Lexington and Concorde
civic virtue
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Age of passion
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
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.
2nd Continental Congress
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
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
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
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
British beliefs after 7 years war
pinckney's treaty
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
Battle of Bunker hill
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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 areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
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
Sugar act
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Declaration of Independence
Checks and balances
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
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
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
George Washington's Presidency
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
Connecticut compromise
Federalists
Strong national government
alien laws
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
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
