Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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.
civic virtue
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
First political parties
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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
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
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 plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
Proclamation of 1763
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of 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.
Colonial attitude towards independence
Stamp act congress
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
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Federalists
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.
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
7 years war
Thomas Gage
British impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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
Connecticut compromise
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
