republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
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sedition act
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.
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
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
Colonial attitude towards independence
A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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
Age of passion
Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
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.
virginia and kentucky resolutions
Democratic Republicans Weak national government
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.
Philadelphia convention 12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency
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.
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.
Lexington and Concorde
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Hamilton's financial plan
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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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.
Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.
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
Common sense Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
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.
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
2nd Continental Congress
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.
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
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.
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.
pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
The Albany conference
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.
Democratic Republicans
First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Declaration of Independence
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
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
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
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
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
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.
Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
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