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Unit 2—Chapters 6 – 8 A New Nation CSS 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 11.1, 11.3, 11.10.

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1 Unit 2—Chapters 6 – 8 A New Nation CSS 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 11.1, 11.3, 11.10

2 French-Indian War (1754-1763) 1. 2. Ft. Necessity, 1754 Braddock’s March, 1755 Albany Plan, 1754 William Pitt (Prime Minister)

3 Proclamation Line of 1763 Sugar Act, 1764 Quartering Act, 1765 Declaratory Act, 1766 End of Salutory Neglect Stamp Act, 1765 Stamp Tax Congress, 1765 British Response

4 Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party Townsend Acts, 1767 Boston Massacre, 1770 Committees of Correspondence, 1772 Gaspee Affair, 1772 Boston Tea Party, 1773 Quebec Act, 1774

5 Continental Congresses Intolerable Acts, 1773 1st Continental Congress, 1774 Lexington and Concord, 1775 Second Continental Congress, 1775 Common Sense, 1776 Declaration of Independence, 1776

6 Advantages/Disadvantages British Strengths British Weaknesses American Strengths American Weaknesses

7 The War Bunker Hill, 1775 Invasion of Canada, 1776 Trenton, 1776 Saratoga, 1777 Franco-American Alliance Yorktown, 1781 John Paul Jones George Rogers Clark Joseph Brandt Treaty of Paris, 1783

8 A Firm League of Friendship 1781-1789 Articles of Confederation Ratification Annapolis Convention, 1786 What the Articles could do: What it could NOT do:

9 Life, Liberty, Happiness 1776-1789 Problems with Freedom State Conventions, 1776 Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom Treaty of Stanwyx, 1784 Land Ordinance, 1785 Northwest Ordinance, 1787 Shays’ Rebellion, 1787

10 Constitutional Convention, 1787 Constitutional Convention Virginia Plan James Madison (VA, PA, MA) New Jersey Plan William Patterson (NJ, DE, MD, NY) Great Compromise Roger Sherman (CT) 3/5 Compromise Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise Ratification Federalists (Pro-Constitution) Hamilton, Madison, Washington, Franklin Anti-Federalists (Anti-Constitution) Henry, Adams, Hancock

11 The Constitution Federalism Supremacy Clause Elastic Clause Checks and Balances Executive Branch (President) Legislative Branch (Congress) Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) Bill of Rights Formal Amendment Process 1. Proposal -- 2/3 vote in Congress or national convention 2. Ratification -- 3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 of state conventions Original Ten Amendments 1. religion, press, and speech 2. bear arms 3. no quartering troops 4. no search and seizure 5. self-incrimination 6. public trial and attorney 7. jury 8. cruel/ unusual punishment 9. rights of people 10. rights of states

12 Washington’s Administration 1789-1793 First Presidency Judiciary Act, 1789 Eleventh Amendment, 1795 First Cabinet Thomas Jefferson—Secretary of State Alexander Hamilton—Secretary of Treasury Henry Knox—Secretary of War Edmund Randolph—Attorney General John Jay—Supreme Court Chief Justice --George Washington---69 --John Adams---34 --minor candidates---35 81

13 Hamilton’s Plan, 1790 1. “funding at par” 2. “assumption” 3. Bank of United States, 1791 Raising Revenues 1. 2. 3. 4.

14 Washington’s Administration 1793-1797 Whiskey Rebellion, 1794 Neutrality Proclamation, 1793 Jay’s Treaty, 1794 Farewell Address, 1796 1. 2. Washington = presidency --George Washington---132 --John Adams---77 --George Clinton---50 --minor candidates---5 135

15 Adams Administration 1797-1801 XYZ Affair, 1797 Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798 Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 1798 Convention of 1800 141 FJohn Adams---71 DRThomas Jefferson---68 FThomas Pinckney---59 DRAaron Burr---30

16 The Electoral College Electoral College Plan B 141 FJohn Adams71 DRThomas Jefferson68 FThomas Pinckney59 DRAaron Burr30 1796 141


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