APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

2nd Continental Congress

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

sedition act

In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

Colonial attitude towards independence

Federalists Strong national government

XYZ affair

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.

Thomas Gage

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

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.

Battle of Bunker hill

George Washington's Presidency

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

French revolution

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

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

Failures of the articles of confederation

Stamp act congress

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

Federalism

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.

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

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

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

Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.

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

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

The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

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

British beliefs after 7 years war

Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

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

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

Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

Stamp act

pinckney's treaty

alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time

Battle of Bunker hill

Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.

Federalists

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

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

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

They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens

republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation

2nd Continental Congress How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

sedition act

Declaratory act

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

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

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.

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

French revolution

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.

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