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
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Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.
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
The New Jersey plan The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Strong national government
civic virtue
First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Democratic Republicans Weak national government
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.
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
7 years war
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
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
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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.
Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Lexington and Concorde
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
2nd Continental Congress How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
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
George Washington's Presidency Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms
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.
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.
Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Failures of the articles of confederation
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
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
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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.
republican motherhood
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.
First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
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authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
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.
Federalists Strong national government
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
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
Articles of confederation Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military
Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms
Democratic Republicans Weak national government
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
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
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
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.
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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pinckney's treaty
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
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency
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