Election of 1797
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
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.
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.
The Albany conference
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Fries rebellion
the Compromise of 1790
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.
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Articles of confederation
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.
Connecticut compromise
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Federalists
Strong national government
The Virginia plan
pinckney's treaty
British impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Age of passion
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Jay treaty
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
Annapolis convention
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Democratic Republicans
Weak national government
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
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
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
The division of powers between different levels of government.
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
republican motherhood
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
