apush unit 2 Flashcards
Albany congress
meant to keep iroquois loyal to britain, 1754
seven years war
Britain won, much debt
proclamation of 1763
forbid settlement in area beyond appalachians, america mad
republicanism
small gov, citizens give up interest for common good
radical whigs
feared threat to liberty, warned citizens about corruption
sugar act
1765, tax on foreign sugar
quartering act
1765, food/home/resources required to be given to soldiers
stamp tax
1765, required use of stamped paper, expensive
stamp act congress
1765, delegates from 9 colonies meet to repeal act, ignored
sons and daughters of liberty
enforced nonimportation agreements
townshed acts
1767, import duty on glass, white lead, paper,etc
boston massacre
townspeople attacked redcoats, 11 shot or wounded
committees of correspondence
1772, spread spirit of resistance
boston tea party
1773, about 1000 colonist smash 342 chest of tea and dump into ocean
intolerable acts
acts that angered colonist, took away rights
first continental congress
1774, meet in philadelphia to redress colonial grievances
lexington and concord
1775, british troops invade, eight americans killed
common sense
1776, Thomas paine writes about independence
declaration of independence
july 4, 1776 explained independence
articles of confederation
congress, 1777, established government
shays rebellion
1786, backcountry farmers losing land rebel
virginia plan
congress should be based on population
new jersey plan
congress should be equal
great compromise
house of reps is population and senate is equal
3/5 compromise
slaves considered 3/5 of a person in population count
antifederalists
opposed stronger gov.
federalists
favored stronger gov.
federalist papers
hamilton, john jay, madison wrote as propaganda supporting constitution
bill of rights
1791, first ten amendments, protects freedoms
judiciary act of 1789
court system, office of attorney general
assumption
transfer of debt from one party to another
funding at par
federal gov pays off debts and interest
bank of united states
1791 Philadelphia, printed paper money and served as depository for treasury funds
jays treaty
british evacuate us and pay damages in exchange for america paying debts
farewell address
washingtons goodbye speech
xyz affair
france tried to bribe america and woudnt meet with them otherwise, hid diplomats names to protect legacy
convention of 1800
formally dissolved treaty with france