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.
Strong national 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.
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
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
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
British impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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.
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Sugar act
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Stamp act congress
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.
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
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
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Proclamation of 1763
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
civic virtue
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Thomas Gage
British beliefs after 7 years war
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Democratic Republicans
Colonial attitude towards independence
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Checks and balances
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
