APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

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

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.

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

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

2nd Continental Congress

The New Jersey plan

British beliefs after 7 years war

virginia and kentucky resolutions drafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states

Age of passion

sedition act

Whiskey rebellion 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

Boston massacre

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

British impressment

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

Checks and balances

A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

republican motherhood

Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains

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

Federalism

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 Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

7 years war

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

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.

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

Virtual representation

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

British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

Articles of confederation

British beliefs after 7 years war They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.

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

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

The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

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.

Federalists

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.

Failures of 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.

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

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

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 Compromise of 1790

alien laws

virginia and kentucky resolutions

First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

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

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

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.

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

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.

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.

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

Common sense

Age of passion

Philadelphia convention

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

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