APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

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.

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

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

Shay’s rebellion

Philadelphia convention

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

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

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

Weak national government

pinckney's treaty

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Strong national government

Stamp act

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

Whiskey rebellion

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

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

the character of a good participant in a system of gov

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

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.

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

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

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

Battle of Bunker hill

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

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.

pinckney's treaty

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

Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.

Checks and balances

virginia and kentucky resolutions

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.

Stamp act congress

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

The division of powers between different levels of 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 The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

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

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

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

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

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

Annapolis convention

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

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

sedition act

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.

Fries 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.

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

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

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

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.

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