Whiskey rebellion
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
Age of passion
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
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
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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.
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
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
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
pinckney's treaty
French revolution
British impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
civic virtue
the Compromise of 1790
2nd Continental Congress
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
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
7 years war
The middle ground
The New Jersey plan
republican motherhood
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
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
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
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.
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.
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
Philadelphia convention
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
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Weak national government
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.
