Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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republican motherhood
Boston massacreParliament 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
Checks and balancesDifferent branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
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Hamilton's financial plan1) 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
Declaratory actParliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
British impressment
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.
Virtual representationThe idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Failures of the articles of confederationFrance and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Articles of confederationLooked 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
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Democratic RepublicansWeak national government
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.
Age of passionPolitics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
The Virginia plan
The middle groundThe areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
The New Jersey planThe plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
Colonial attitude towards independenceThey didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Philadelphia convention
Common sense
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
7 years warA dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
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Whiskey rebellionviolent 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
Shay’s rebellion
Olive branch petition
FederalismThe division of powers between different levels of government.
Hamilton's financial plan1) 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
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
sedition act
Age of passionPolitics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
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British beliefs after 7 years warThey viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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
Proclamation of 1763Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
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.
Declaratory act
Democratic RepublicansWeak national government
FederalistsStrong national government
Jay treaty
7 years warA dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Battle of Bunker hillBritish won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
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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.
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Thomas GageThe new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Failures of the articles of confederation
Philadelphia convention
First political partiesDivisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
George Washington's PresidencyEstablished 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
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British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
alien laws
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Stamp act congressDelegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
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