Period 3: 1754-1800 Flashcards

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French and Indian War

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1754-1763
Over Ohio River Valley - trade/settlement
French build forts - Fort Duquesne - friendly with Indians
English Gov. Dunwittie has stock in Ohio Land Company - send George Washington to expel French
British declare war

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Albany Plan of Union

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1754
for defense - fails and shows disunity of colonies

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Writs of assistance

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1761
search warrants to enforce Navigation Acts
James Otis opposes

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Treaty of Paris

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1763
ends French and Indian War
French lose all territory

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Paxton Boys Rebellion

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1763
dissatisfied west of the Appalachians

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Pontiac’s Rebellion

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1763
tribes organize against British

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Salutory Neglect

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ends 1763

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Admiralty Courts

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royal courts that were paid for convictions
colonists oppose

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Sugar Act

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1764
raise revenue - England in debt
cut Molasses Act in half
objection - first direct tax - “No taxation without representation”

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Currency Acts

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1764
prevents printing of colonial money

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Stamp Act

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1765
tax on printed materials to “keep troops in colonies”
colonists don’t want standing army
Sons of Liberty enforce non-importation

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Stamp Act Congress

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1765
Protests Stamp Act
we buy only from England, we deserve equal privileges

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Quartering Act

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1766
colonies must support troops

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The Townshend Acts

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1767
tax lead, paint, paper, glass, tea
colonies react by non-importation, Samuel Adams Circular letter
Governor of MA suspends legislature

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Boston Massacre

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1770

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Boston Massacre

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1770

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17
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Golden Hill Massacre

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1770
NY

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Committees of Correspondence

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1772 organized by Samuel Adams

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Gaspee Incident

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1772
British ship burned
attempted to collect taxes

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Tea Act

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1773
reduces price to tea - gives England monopoly

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Boston Tea Party

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1773
dump tea into sea

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22
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Intolerable Acts

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1774
to punish Boston
Boston Port Act - closes ports
MA Government Act - no town meetings, no trial by jury, Quartering Act
Quebec Act - Quebec added to Ohio River Valley - supports people in Quebec Catholic, no trial by jury, no election

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First Continental Congress

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1774
convenes in Philadelphia
Moderate - don’t want to split
demand rights of Englishmen
Joseph Galloway - Plan of Union - council with delegates from colonies, president by Crown - rejected
Declaration of RIghts and Resolves - reject Intolerable Acts, ultimatum - no trade
Establish Continental Association to enforce

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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1775

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Second Continental Congress

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1775
More radical
Issued “Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms”
Appoint George Washington as commander
Olive Branch Petition - last attempt to reconcile - rejected

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R.H. Lee’s Resolution

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1776
“should be independent states”

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American Declaration of Independence

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1776

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Common Sense

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1776 Thomas Paine

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Battles of Long Island and Trenton

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1776

30
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Battle of Saratoga

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1777
turning point in Revolution

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Articles of Confederation

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1777
Congress adopts
Dickinson
Independent, free, sovereign states
Have same duties and restrictions
each state one vote
individual states can’t enter into alliances with foreign states
can’t enter alliance or holds treaties without consent of Congress
Union for defense
Delegates appointed annually
Freedom of speech and debate
Can’t wage war without consent
Money in treasury depends on value of land
Can’t control trade

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Vermont ends slavery

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1777
first state to do so

33
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Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France

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1778
sends navy and army

34
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Spain declares war on England

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1779

35
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British surrender

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1781
Yorktown
Cornwallis looses

36
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Treaty of Peace

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1783 signed - violated - Articles of Confederation weak
Independence recognized
Granted fishing rights
Loyalist restitution of property
Britain withdraw from forts (Not really)
Free Navigation of Mississippi

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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1785
government responsible over territory

38
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Treaty of Hopewell

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1785
ends hostilities with Cherokee

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Shay’s Rebellion

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1786
depression, no market, no hard currency, farmers poor
want MA Government to print more money
rebellion put down by donations - Articles of Confederation fails - no army

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Annapolis Convention

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1786
agreement between states - fails

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Constitutional Convention

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1787
Philadelphia
revise Articles
House of Representatives - sole power to impeach, bill for revenue
Senate - try impeachments
Congress - tax, excese, duties, commerce regulation, declare war, raise army
Executive - commander, make treaties with consent, appoint judges
Supreme Court - original jurisdiction
Protection against invasion, domestic and foreign
2/3 of both houses to amend constitution

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Great Compromise

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1787
bi-cameral legislature (equality in Senate, popular in House)

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3/5 Compromise

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1787

44
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No importation of slaves after 1808

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1787

45
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US Constitution

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1787
James Madison

46
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Northwest Ordinance

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1787
prohibits slavery in west, provides for states to be admitted on equal status

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George Washington

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inaugurated 1789 as first President

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Judiciary Act

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1787
establish courts beneath Supreme Court

49
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French Revolution

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1789
don’t help French

50
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Bill of Rights

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1791 ratified
1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly
2. Right to keep and bear arms
3. No quartering without consent
4. Against search and seizure
5. Not subjected to same offense twice, be deprived of life. liberty, or property
6. Right to speedy trial
7. Guaranteed trial by jury
8. No excessive bail, fines, or cruel and unusual punishment
9. Rights not confined to what is written
10. Powers not delegated to US are reserved to states

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First Bank of United States

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1791 established

52
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Hamilton’s Program

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1791
debt is good
tie interests of rich
promote home manufacturing
alliance with Britain

53
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Cotton Gin

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1793
invented by Eli Whitney

54
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Whiskey Rebellion

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1794
poor farmers don’t want to pay excise tax
Washington uses troops to put down

55
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Jay Treaty

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1795
with Britain
US will not trade with ports opened during war time that were closed during peace time - Britain will leave forts (Not really) and will allow US to trade in Asia

56
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Pickney’s Treaty

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1795
with Spain
free navigation of Mississippi River, right of deposit in New Orleans

57
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Washington Farewell Address

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1796
strong central government and foreign neutrality

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Election 1796

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John Adams elected (Federalist)
Jefferson VP

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XYZ Affair

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1796
France attacks American ships and makes unreasonable demands - no money, no war

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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1789
illegal to publish anything against government or president

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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

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1789-1799
gave states right to nullify in unconstitutional - anti-Alien and Sedition Acts

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Fries Uprising

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1799
oppose federal tax on property - put down

63
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Logan Act

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1799
citizen can’t represent government
George Logan attempts to negotiate with France