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
British impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based 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.
Thomas Gage
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
Democratic Republicans
Weak national government
Stamp act congress
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Federalists
Strong national government
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Sugar act
Whiskey rebellion
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.
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
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.
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.
pinckney's treaty
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
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.
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
Townshend Acts
Lexington and Concorde
Declaratory act
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
Common sense
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
