APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Whiskey rebellion

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

Sugar 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.

France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.

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.

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

French revolution

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

Battle of Bunker hill

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

Colonial attitude towards independence

Townshend Acts

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

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

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.

Proclamation of 1763

Weak national government

Fries rebellion

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

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

7 years war

Olive branch petition

The Virginia plan

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

pinckney's treaty

British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen

civic virtue

In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

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

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

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

French revolution

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

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

Virtual representation

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

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

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

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.

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

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

Thomas Gage

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

Jay treaty

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

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

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.

Proclamation of 1763

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

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.

Democratic Republicans Weak national 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

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

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