Democratic Republicans
Weak national government
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Philadelphia convention
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
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.
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
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
pinckney's treaty
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
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.
Proclamation of 1763
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
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
First political parties
7 years war
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Connecticut compromise
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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
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.
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
2nd Continental Congress
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.
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Sugar act
Declaration of Independence
Failures of the articles of confederation
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
