APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Shay’s rebellion

Checks and balances

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

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

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

British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen

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

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

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.

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.

Hamilton's financial plan

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

Townshend Acts

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

Jay treaty

First political parties

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

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

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

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

7 years war

The Albany conference

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

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.

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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

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

Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

Common sense

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

Annapolis convention

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

7 years war

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

Declaration of Independence

Federalists 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.

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.

sedition act

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

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

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.

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

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

republican motherhood

First political parties

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

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

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.

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

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

civic virtue

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.

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