French & Indian War: 11 years
initially british were doing bad
established albany congress —> albany plan of union
british won, signed peace of paris
louisana was given 2 spain
british doubled land in north america
colonists pushed westward —> conflicts w indians
royal proclamation of 1763: forbade colonists from taking land in the ohio river valley
war = expensive, running colonies was expensive —> debt
Taxation w/o Rep:
taxed the colonies to pay the war
salutary neglect:
navigation acts:
quartering act of 1765: colonists were responsible 4 feeding & housing soldiers
sugar act: taxes on coffee & wine
stamp act congress:
townshend acts: taxes on items imported 2 the colonies
boston massacre: boys & young men harrassed soldiers —> led to shots —> 11 colonists wounded & 4 dead
boston tea party: in response 2 the tea act & dumped british tea into the harbor
coercive acts: closed the harbor until the tea was payed for
intolerable acts:
continental congress: believed in natural rights, social contract, separation powers
common sense by thomas payne: believed independence from britain was the only option
declaration of independence:
loyalists: didn’t want to separate from britain
American Revolution:
george washington:
battle of saratoga: french allied americans
battle of yorktown: britain surrendered
articles confederation:
northwest ordinance of 1787: provided plan 4 how unformed territories could be used & applied 2 the union & abolished slavery in northwest
shays rebellion: angry farmers, displayed weaknesses of articles of confederation
federalists: urban, commercial, central gov.
anti-federalists: rural, liked states having power
virginia plan: representation by population, favored big states
new jersey plan: states should be represented equally, favored small states
the great compromise: split gov into 3 branches, house of rep & senate
3/5 compromise: counted up enslaved ppl and took 3/5 of that
federalist papers:
bill of rights:
desire to find american culture:
republican motherhood:
george washington = president, john adams = vice president
national bank
elastic clause: congress has the right to make any law necessary & proper
whiskey rebellion:
xyx affair:
alien (made it legal & easy 2 deport any non-citizen aimed @ irish & scottish) & sedition acts (made it illegal to criticize the gov publicly)
virginia & kentucky resolutions: any law deemed unconstitutional can be nullified by the states
indian trade & intercourse act
pickney treaty: decided where the border between us & spain was
african methodist episcopal church