First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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.
Democratic Republicans
Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Federalism
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
Philadelphia convention 12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
7 years war
2nd Continental Congress How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency
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.
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
Lexington and Concorde
The Albany conference
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
Colonial attitude towards independence
French revolution
virginia and kentucky resolutions
republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Fries rebellion 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 Virginia plan
Thomas Gage 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
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Articles of confederation
Declaration of Independence
Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
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.
British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
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
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.
the Compromise of 1790
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
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
British beliefs after 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 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
pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
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.
First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Election of 1797
Federalists Strong national government
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Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
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
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.
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 Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
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
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
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.
Stamp act
Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
2nd Continental Congress
republican motherhood
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