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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genet Affair | France sent Edmond Genet to the United States for American aid in the French war against Great Britain. Genet appealed to the Americans for support, Washington prepared to deport him. Genet then got permission to stay in the US (to not be executed). |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Uprising of western Pennsylvania farmers against the 1791 federal tax. Washington called out the militia, and the rebellion immediately collapsed. All those tried as participants were later acquitted or pardoned. This confirmed the government's authority. |
| Jay Treaty | Agreement between the U.S. and Great Britain to resolve violations of the Treaty of Paris. The English agreed to settle boundary disputes and pay American ship owners for ships they had seized. The treaty was unpopular. It failed to solve any problems. |
| Proclamation of Neutrality | An attempt by Washington for the U.S. to remain neutral from the war in Europe between England and France. |
| Washington’s Farewell Address | Printed in the Philadelphia Ameircan Daily Advertiser on September 17, 1796 but never delivered orally. In it he warned against the evils of political parties and entangling alliances abroad. |
| Pinckney Treaty | Establishing U.S. commercial relations with Spain and fixing the southern boundary of the United States at the 31 st parallel. This also allowed Americans to land goods at New Orleans tax-free and granted free navigation of the Mississippi River. |
| XYZ Affair | Agents demanded a loan of $12 million and a $250,000 bribe to French foreign minister Charles Maurice Talleyrand before discussions could take place. Anger in the U.S. towards the French and quasi-war bc terms were refused. Led the two countries to war. |
| Jeffersonian-Republicans (Dem-Rep) | Opposite of Federalists. They wanted weaker federal government, with most power assigned to the states, an economic policy favoring agriculture and a foreign policy that favored the French Revolution. |
| Alien Acts | Alien Enemies Act president was authorized to imprison or deport citizens of enemy nations. Alien Friends Act permitted deportation of citizens of friendly nations. Naturalization Act increased the residency requirement for citizenship from five to 14 yrs |
| Sedition act | (expired in 1801) prohibited resistance to federal laws and criticism of the government. |
| Treaty of Greenville | An agreement ending a period of warfare with Indians, this opening the Old Northwest territory for whites to settle in apparent safety. It was signed following the defeat of the frontier Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers by (“Mad”) Anthony Wayne. |
| Assumption Bill | Combining all state debts into one national debt. |
| Report on Public Credit | First objective of Hamilton was to boost the nation’s credit. Called for funding the entire national debt “at par.” |
| Report on Manufacturers | Outline a plan (some of the components to his financial plan-whiskey tax and tariffs) for stimulating the growth of industry and spoke glowingly of the advantages to society of a healthy manufacturing sector. |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | One of the first laws passed by the U.S. Congress under the new Constitution. The Judiciary Act created the office of attorney general, organized the U.S. Supreme Court, and established a system of lower federal courts across the nation. |
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