APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Colonial attitude towards independence

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

Failures of the articles of confederation

2nd Continental Congress

Battle of Bunker hill

Shay’s rebellion

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.

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.

Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

Virtual representation

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

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

The New Jersey plan

First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

Thomas Gage

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

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

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

Proclamation of 1763

Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation

British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

Strong national government

French revolution

pinckney's treaty

The Virginia plan

Sugar act

Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

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

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

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.

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen

Proclamation of 1763

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

The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.

Federalists Strong 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

Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)

alien laws

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.

The division of powers between different levels of government.

Weak national government

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.

The New Jersey plan

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

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

French revolution 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.

Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

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.

virginia and kentucky resolutions

Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

The middle ground

First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

Jay treaty

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