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.
Democratic Republicans
Weak national government
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Battle of Bunker hill
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
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.
Common sense
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
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.
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
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.
Articles of confederation
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Connecticut compromise
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Lexington and Concorde
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.
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.
Olive branch petition
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
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
2nd Continental Congress
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
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.
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
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
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.
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
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
