British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
sedition act
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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.
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.
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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
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
pinckney's treaty
First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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.
XYZ affair
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Hamilton's financial plan
Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
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
Philadelphia convention 12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
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civic virtue
Federalists
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
The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
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.
Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.
republican motherhood
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Sugar act
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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
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Stamp act congress
Hamilton's financial plan
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Democratic Republicans
Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
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.
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.
A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Common sense
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
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 plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
Jay treaty
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the character of a good participant in a system of gov
alien laws
Battle of Bunker hill
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
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.
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
Articles of confederation 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
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
Federalists
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
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George Washington's Presidency
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