APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

pinckney's treaty

Olive branch petition

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

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

They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens

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

Boston massacre

Whiskey rebellion

Federalists Strong national government

Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.

British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

The New Jersey plan

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

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

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

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

Articles of confederation

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

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

Shay’s 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

the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation

Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

2nd Continental Congress How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

7 years war

Jay treaty

Connecticut compromise

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

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

Checks and balances

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

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

pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.

How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

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.

alien laws

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

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.

Election of 1797 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

Shay’s rebellion

Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

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

The middle ground

Lexington and Concorde

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.

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.

Battle of Bunker hill

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stamp act congress

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.

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.

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