APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

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

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

Stamp act congress Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.

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

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

republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation

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.

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

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

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.

The New Jersey plan

7 years war

Declaratory act

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

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

Connecticut compromise

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

Proclamation of 1763 Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains

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

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 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.

Democratic Republicans

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

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

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

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

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.

Articles of confederation

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

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

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

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

The Albany conference

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

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

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

Battle of Bunker hill

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

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

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.

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

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

XYZ affair

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

Whiskey rebellion

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

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

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

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

Annapolis convention

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 middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

Boston massacre

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.

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

Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country

Shay’s rebellion

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