APUSH Period 3

• Britain v French with native American alliances on both sides

• After the end of war French ceded all territory to the British and Spanish

• Put together by by Ben Franklin to create colonial government and establish defense, trade a better relations with indeginous socities

• no one is the colonies, or British government liked it

• Formally ended 7 years War

• British got a east of Mississippi river, Spain got west.

• Restricted colonial settlement west of Applachian Mts.

• Colonists were upset, resulted in protest.

• import tax on sugar coffee, wine, ect.

• Sparked protests across colonies

• Colonies couldn't print own paper money

• British Troops remained in colonies after the seven years war.

• Imposes tax on paper items -eventually repelled

• 5 Resolutions passed by Virginia house of Burgesses

• Denounced Taxation without Representation

• 27 delegates met in NYC to petition stamp act

• Parliament had authority to pass any law to bond Colonies closer to England.

• Proclaim Great Britain's political supremacy.

• Import tax on luxury items like glass, lead, paint and tea

• Clash between colonists and British soldiers, resulting in 5 deaths

• goal to reduce financial debt of British west India company.

• Created a monopoly on tea resulting in protests.

• men disguised as native Americans dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tea act.

• Closed Boston port in response to Boston Tea Party.

• closed port of Boston until colonists paid for damages.

• Extended Quebec border into Ohio River Valley.

• Had a colonial government without local representation

• Congress help in Philadelphia after intolerable acts.

• Hoped to get back pervious freedoms

• British soldiers came to confiscate guns and ammunition and arrest patriot leaders, Ended in battle.

• Ride of Paul Revere

• Contential Congress served as national government during revolution.

• Coordinated war efforts throughout the colonies

• Narrow Victory for british red coats.

• British had 2x many casualties.

• Allowed British to maintain control of Boston.

-Any slave who fought for the red coats, we're free after the war.

• Raised concerns about independence.

• Document declaring the colonies independent fron England.

• Made public on July 4th.

• Essentially a declaration of war

• Patriot Victory

• British had 2x as many casualties

• Undermined significance of the capture of Philidalphia.

-Horrible conditions, many died of the cold or diseases.

• Led army to be ill prepared

• Surrender of British forces

• sealed a patriot victory in the war.

-Formally ended revolution.

• Gave national government limited power

• replaced by the constitution

• Us commission with Iroquois delegates

• Iroquois wanted western New York and Ohio River Valley back.

• Act that provided survey, scale and division of new territories

• Virginia assembly law that insureds seperation of church and state. -Largley guaranteed religious freedom

• West Massachusetts farmers upset about economic troubles after the war.

• Led to strenghting of articles of confederation.

• Clarified and provided how territories could become states.

• Meeting to draft constitution

• Establish Framework for strong central government

• executive, legislative and judicial branches

• 2 part legislative system

• based on population of state.

• One legislative house

• equal number of of representatives

• Slaves were 3/5 of a free person

• For taxation and population purposes

• First 10 amendments

• Helped reassure Americans mostly antifederalists.

• Maintain fair trade between Americans and Native Americans

• Widely ignored, conflict and relations got worse.

• Western PA farmers were upset about the tax on whiskey.

• George Washington sent troops to intervene, made some weary of the new form of government.

• Declared US neutrality in affairs in europe. (French Revolution)

• Limited shipment to europe but increased trade with british west indies.

• Major US victory against many Native American tribes.

• Following battle of Fallen Timbers

• Forced Native American tribes to cede northwest territory to the United States.

• Forces British troops of US soil.

• Required American repayment of debt to british firms.

• Limited trade with west indies.

• Defined border between US and Spanish territory.

• Open mississippi river and New Orleans to US shipping.

• Supported by federalists.

• French agents demanded bribes before meeting with american diplomats.

• Immigration act passed by federalist controlled congress

• Raised residency requirement from 5 to 14 years.

• To make it harder for immigrants who mostly voted Democratic- Republicans to gain a right to vote.

• Security act passed by federalist controlled congress

• Alien act allow president to deport non citizens.

• Sedition act placed restrictions on political speech.

• Declared alien and sedition acts null and of no force in the states.

-Burr and Jefferson got the same number of votes.

• House got to choose president, Jefferson was choses.

• John Adams became VP.

• Establishing a national bank to stabilize the economy and provide a central institution for managing finances.

• Implementing a tariff system to protect American industries and generate revenue for the government.

• Assumption of state debts to strengthen the federal government and promote unity among the states.

• Creation of a national currency to facilitate trade and economic growth.

• Encouraging the development of manufacturing industries through government support and subsidies.

• Imposing excise taxes on certain goods to generate additional revenue for the government.

• Promoting the sale of government bonds to raise funds for the federal government.

• Implementing a system of sound fiscal policies to establish the creditworthiness of the United States.

The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was a pivotal agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Here is a summary in three bullet points:

• The Great Compromise resolved the conflict between large and small states regarding representation in the legislative branch of the new government.

• It proposed a bicameral legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives, where representation would be based on population, and the Senate, where each state would have equal representation.

• This compromise balanced the interests of both large and small states, ensuring a fair and effective system of representation in the United States Congress.

• Republican motherhood was an ideology that emerged in the late 18th century in the United States.

• It emphasized the role of women in raising virtuous and educated citizens who would contribute to the success of the new republic.

• The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, favoring larger states.

• The New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states, favoring smaller states.

• They ended up choosing the proportional representation, with bicameral legislation, and equal representation