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
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Townshend Acts
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
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
XYZ affair
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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
The Albany conference
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 impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
the Compromise of 1790
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.
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
The division of powers between different levels of government.
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Fries rebellion
pinckney's treaty
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Annapolis convention
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Age of passion
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
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.
Thomas Gage
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
Sugar act
