APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Townshend Acts

The Albany conference

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

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

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

The middle ground

virginia and kentucky resolutions

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

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

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

7 years war

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

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

the Compromise of 1790

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

First political parties

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

George Washington's Presidency

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

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

George Washington's Presidency

British impressment

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

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

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

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

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 Albany conference

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

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

Thomas Gage

Failures of the articles of confederation

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

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

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

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

Federalists Strong 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

Declaratory act

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

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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.

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.

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

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.

The New Jersey plan

Battle of Bunker hill

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