APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

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.

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

XYZ affair

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

Virtual representation

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

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

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

Colonial attitude towards independence

Federalism

republican motherhood

Weak national government

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

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

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.

Fries rebellion

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

Boston massacre

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.

Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.

Federalists Strong national government

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

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

British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

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

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

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.

7 years war

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

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

Weak 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.

Boston massacre

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

Philadelphia convention 12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution

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

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

virginia and kentucky resolutions

Stamp act

Colonial attitude towards independence

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

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

The Albany conference

Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains

alien laws

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.

Federalists

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.

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

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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