APUSH Test 3 Connections

Shays' Rebellion – Whiskey Rebellion

Shays' Rebellion – Whiskey Rebellion

• Both the rebellions showed popular discontent with the govt authority and led to important changes in federal power.

• Shays, an armed uprising of MA farmers led by daniel shay, protesting high taxes and economic hardship under the weak articles of confederation

• Whiskey, a revolt in western penn by farmers agasint a fedral excise (sin) tax on whiskey, supressed by the new fedral govt under the president george washington

• Both rebellions highlighted tensions between govt policies and frontier farmers, while shays showed weakness and govt article of confed. whiskey rebellion demostrated the strengths of the new consitiution, both leading to an outcry of oppression and increased use of power.

B. Daniel Shays – Constitution

• Shays actions during the rebellion promoted the drafting of the consitution by exposing hte arctivles weaknesses.

• shay, revolutionary war fighter who led a rebellion of indebted farmers agaisnt the MA govt

• constiution, document, ratificied in 1787 that established a stronger fedral govt replacing the articles

• shays rebellion underscored the weakness of need for a stronger central govt with the fear of mobocracy and need for defense/money, leading to the constitutional convention where the constitution was drafted.

Federalists – Anti-Federalists

• Bother represented oppsing views during the ratification debate of the US constitution, with theur conflict shaping thr early political landscape.

• fedralist supporters of a strong central govt and the ratification of the constituion, including figures like alexander hamilton and john jay

• anti-fed, opponents of strong fedral govt, feared that the constitution would infringe on state rights, adviocated for abill of rights

• the debate between the two influenced the creation o the bill or rights and set the stage for future political decisons

Matthew Lyon – John Peter Zenger

• both were involved in legal battles that fought for the freedom of speech and press in american democracy

• lyon, democratic-republican congressmen jailed under sedition act in 1798 for critisizing president john adams

• zenger, colonial printer whose 1735 trial for seditiodious libel became a landmark case fot the freedom of press, he was acquitted

• Both uhnderscored the significance of protecting dissent agsisnt the governement and laid the groundwork for the first amendment rights, however showed the irony of the trial and laws

E. Convention of 1800 – Franco-American Alliance

• The convention ended the franco american alliance marking a peaceful resolve to tensions between the two nations.

• convention, an agreement between the US and france that ended the quasis war and nullified the 1778 alliance

• franco alliance, the 1778 treaty between the france and US during the rev war, pledging mutual military support.

• the convention ended the allliance that had once benifiitted the US, but bcame a source of conflit after the french rev and quasi war.

Federalists – Democratic-Republicans (French Revolution)

• he Federalists' opposition and the Democratic-Republicans' support of the French Revolution intensified their ideological rivalry, as the conflict became a proxy for their differing visions of U.S. foreign policy and the balance between order and liberty at home.

• feds, opposed the radical aspects of french rev, favoring the stability and closer ties w britian, they wanted war

• demoreps, supported the french rev as an extension of the principles of liberty and republicanism from the americna resolution, didn’t want war with france

• the feds fear of mob rule and the demorpes support for rev ideas exacerbated the ideological split between the 2 parties, influencing new policies in the nation.

Thomas Jefferson – Alexander Hamilton (Political Factions)

• The ideological conflicts between thomas jeffy and alexander hamilton sparked deep divisions in the nation that laid the foundation for the first political factions after ther rev war.

• Jeffy, advocated for an agrarian based economy, limited federal govt, and strong states rights, forming the democratic party.

• hammy, supported a strong central govt, industrial development/us bank, and close ties with britian.

• both oppsing visions for american future on issues of govt power and economic policiy directly led to the split into factons/parties in the US

Thomas Jefferson – Alexander Hamilton (Bank of the United States)

• Their debate over the bank of the us reflected broader disagreements on the power of the federal govt

• jeffy, opposed the bank, argued it was unconstiutuional and favored wealthy elites at the expense of agrarian intrests.

• hammy, championed the creation of the bank to stabilize the economy, manage debt, and establish new credit for the nation

• disagreement over the bank highlighted their contrasting interpretations of the constitution, strict vs loose, and further deepened the politcal divide btween the federalist and demo reps.

Alien and Sedition Acts – Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

• The 2 resolutions were a direct response to the alien and sedition acts, challenging fedral overreach and asserting states rights.

• alien and sedition act, laws passed in 1798 that restricted speech critical to the govt and target the immigrants in america

• va res, written by jeffy and madison, these resolutions argued that the states could nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional, like the alien and sedition acts.

• the act prompted the resolutions, sparking a debate over the limits of federal authroiry and the role of states in checking govt power.

Battle of Fallen Timbers – Treaty of Greenville

• The battle and the treaty marked the end of the native american resitiance in the nw territory and opened the region to american settlement

• Battle, a 1974 battle in which us forces defeated the natives tribe resiting americna expansion in the nw territory

• treaty, the 1795 agreement followinf the battle of fallen timbers in which the natives ceded large parts of the nw territory to the us, much of ohio

• the victory at the balle led to the treaty, securing american control in the nw territory and accelerating westward expansion.

Neutrality Proclamation – Farewell Address

• george washington neutrality proclimation and farwell adress both emphasized the importance of avoiding entangling alliances and maintaining ameircna indpenedne in foreign affairs

• proclamation, washingtons decloration that the us would remain neutral in the conflict between britiajn and france

• farewell, washingtons parting message advising the us to avoid permanent alliances with foriegn nations

• washintons proclamtion set precedent for non-involvment in eurpenan conflicts, and his farewell afress reinforced this principle by cautining against long-term foreign entanglmenmts.

Jay’s Treaty – XYZ Affair

• Jay’s Treaty with Britain and the XYZ Affair with France were pivotal events that exposed the diplomatic challenges faced by the young United States as it sought to maintain neutrality and protect its interests amid the ongoing European conflicts.

• jays, treaty between the U.S. and Britain that resolved lingering issues from the Revolutionary War, it prevented war with Britain, it was unpopular with many Americans, especially France, which saw it as a betrayal of the Franco-American alliance.

• A diplomatic scandal in which French officials, referred to as "X," "Y," and "Z," demanded bribes from American envoys to begin negotiations, leading to an undeclared naval conflict known as the Quasi-War.

• Jay’s Treaty, which favored reconciliation with Britain, angered France and led to deteriorating relations, setting the stage for the XYZ Affair. Both events reflected the challenges of maintaining American neutrality while balancing relationships with rival European powers.