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.
Age of passion
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
The division of powers between different levels of government.
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
2nd Continental Congress
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
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.
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
The Virginia plan
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Whiskey rebellion
Annapolis convention
Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
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
A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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
Democratic Republicans
Weak national government
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
First political parties
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
pinckney's treaty
republican motherhood
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
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.
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.
Shay’s rebellion
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.
Hamilton's financial plan
sedition act
