Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Battle of Bunker hill
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Annapolis convention
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
Philadelphia convention
Colonial attitude towards independence
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
Age of passion
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
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.
A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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
First political parties
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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.
Articles of confederation
Strong national government
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 Albany conference
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
Checks and balances
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
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.
Sugar act
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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
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 character of a good participant in a system of gov
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Stamp act
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
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.
2nd Continental Congress
