Fries rebellionFarmers 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.
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2nd Continental CongressHow would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
Hamilton's financial plan
7 years war
Colonial attitude towards independence
Declaration of IndependenceWritten 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
Jay treatyBritain 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.
FederalistsStrong national government
Annapolis convention
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
Battle of Bunker hillBritish won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
7 years warA dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
The Albany conferenceMeeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
First political parties
George Washington's PresidencyEstablished 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
FederalismThe division of powers between different levels of government.
Declaratory actParliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Virtual representation
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Articles of confederation
Connecticut compromiseCongress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Election of 1797First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
civic virtuethe character of a good participant in a system of gov
British impressmentThe British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
sedition actapplied 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
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British beliefs after 7 years warThey viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Sugar act
the Compromise of 1790Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Failures of the articles of confederationFrance and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
French revolution
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pinckney's treatybetween US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
XYZ affairFrench 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.
Jay treaty
Common senseAttacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
virginia and kentucky resolutions
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They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Stamp act congress
the Compromise of 1790Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
British beliefs after 7 years warThey viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Boston massacre
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
Democratic RepublicansWeak national government
Age of passionPolitics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Proclamation of 1763
2nd Continental CongressHow would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
Declaratory actParliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military
Declaration of IndependenceWritten 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
civic virtuethe character of a good participant in a system of gov
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
7 years warA dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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.
The Albany conferenceMeeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Boost!
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George Washington's PresidencyEstablished 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 idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
The Virginia 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