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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | Answered critical questions while creating government. Created a judicial structure that has remained essentially intact. - provided for a supreme court consisting of a chief justice and five associate justices. -set up 3 federal circuit courts and 1 |
| Alexander Hamilton | Who George washington chose as secretary of treasury. Believed in a strong central government led by upper class. Northern states supported him. Loose constitution |
| Cabinet | The president's chief advisors |
| Bank of the U.S | Would issue paper money and handle tax receipts and other government funds. -Hamilton's idea |
| Democratic Republicans | Republicans who supported Jefferson. -favored popular government. -strong state governments |
| two party system | -well established by the time Washington left office. -political parties continued to develop despite criticism. |
| protective tariff | An import tax on goods produced in Europe. meant to encourage American production -brought in a great deal of revenue |
| excise tax | A tax on a product’s manufacture, sale, or distribution—to be levied on the manufacture of whiskey. -pushed through by Hamilton because protective tariff wasn't enough for hi |
| How would you judge President Washington’s decision to put two such opposed thinkers as Hamilton and Jefferson on his cabinet? (Consider the merits of both men, their philosophies, the conflicts that developed | I think that it was smart of Washington to put opposed thinkers on his cabinet. He knew that he could rely on Hamilton and Jefferson because their oppositions proved them to be very committed to their positions and strong willed. |
| How was the Whiskey Rebellion an opportunity for the federal government to demonstrate its authority? | The Whiskey Rebellion allowed the federal government to show that it could enforce law along the western frontier. |
| Based on your knowledge of the problems the nation faced, would you have supported Hamilton’s economic plan? | I would not. I feel like I would agree more with Jefferson and worry that the bank would form an unhealthy alliance with government |
| Evaluate the lasting impact of the Judiciary Act of 1789. | The Judicairy Act of 1789 created the cabinet and other branches of government, which eventeullay led to the creation of the two-party system. |
| Neutrality | Stated that the United States would support neither side of the French Revolution. Hamilton and Jefferson agreed that entering a war was not in the new nation's interest. |
| Edmond Genet | Young diplomat who the French had sent to win American support. Did not follow diplomatic procedure and began to recruit Americans for the war against Britian, without presenting his credentials to the Washington administration. Became a citizen becaus |
| Thomas Pickney | Great Britain U.S. minister. Spain agreed to meet with him because they were scared. Spain’s concerns about a united British-American front aided Pinckney in negotiating a treaty, Known as Treaty of San Lorenzo. |
| Little Turtle | Chief of the Miami Nation. Won battle against American troops trying to gain control over Ohio |
| John Jay | Chief justice of supreme court Negotiated Jay's treaty with Britain. The British would abandon their posts in the Northwest territory. |
| Sectionalism | placing the interests of one region over those of the nation as a whole. Caused conflict during election because southern states voted for Jefferson and northern states voted for Adams. |
| XYZ affair | When the Directory sent 3 low level officials in place of the french foreign minister. They demanded $25,000 bribe in order to see talleyrand. Adams called these officials, X, Y, and Z. |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | Pushed by Federalists, raised the residence requirement for American citizenship from five years to 14 years and allowed the president to deport or jail any alien consid- ered undesirable. Set fines and jail terms for any- one trying to hinder the oper |
| Nullification | States had the right to nullify, or consider void, any act of Congress that they deemed unconstitutional. Plotted by Jefferson and Madison because they were mad about Alien and Sedition Acts |
| Do you agree with the Democratic-Repulblicans that the Alien and Sedition Acts were a violation of the first amendment? Were they necessary? Support your opinion. | I think that they were a violation because they ended up doing way more than keeping people out of the country. Hamilton felt that they were necessary because he did not want immigrants vote against him. |
| How did the presidency of John Adams show that there continued to be a battle over the balance of power between the states and the general government | The ability to nullify definitely showed the battle between balance. |
| Lewis and Clark | Commissioned by President Jefferson. to explore the West. Setting out from St. Louis, Missouri, in 1804, the expedition traveled overland to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Aaron Bur | Jefferson's running mate in the election of 1800, received the same number of votes in the electoral college. |
| John Marshall | Who Adams appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. -Federalists -Served on court for more than 30 years -Strengthened power of Supreme court and federal government. |
| Judiciary Act of 1801 | Increased the number of federal judges by 16. Adams filled most of these positions iwth federalists, in attempt to control future federal judicial decisions. |
| midnight judges | Known as this because Adams signed their appointments late on the last day of his administration. |
| Marbury v Madision | William Marbury was one of the midnight judges who had never received his official papers. James Madison was Jefferson’s secretary of state, whose duty it was to deliver the papers. Marbury sued to enforce the supreme courts decision that the papers must |
| Judicial review | The ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. |
| Louisiana Purchase | When Napoleon sold the Louisiana territory to the U.S. -included all land drained by the western tributaries of the Mississippi River, -United States doubled in size |
| SacaJawea | Native American woman who participated in the Lewis and Clark expedition. Served as an interpreter and guide. |
| List three accomplishments of Jefferson’s presidency | -reducing national debt -cutting down military expenses -Louisiana purchase |
| Why was Marbury v Madison such an important case? | it affirmed the principal of judicial review |
| How did the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition affect the expansion of the United States? | The Lousiana purchase doubled the size of the United States. The purpose Lewis and Clark expedition was to gain knowledge and information on the new territory |
| Describe the diplomacy used by Jefferson to make the Louisiana Purchase from France. | He sent Monroe and Livingston. |
| How does Adam’s appointment of Marshall exemplify how political party affiliations affect which people are appointed to the Supreme Court? | Adams chose him because he was a federalist. |
| Blockade | Napoleon decided to exclude British goods from Europe. Britain decided to seal up Europe's ports (blockade). This prevented ships from entering or leaving. |
| impressment | The practice of seizing Americans at sea and “impressing,” or drafting, them into the British navy. |
| Embargo | a ban on exporting products to other countries. Jefferson declared this after the Chesepeak incident. |
| William Henry Harrison | Governor of Indiana territory. Persuaded Native American chiefs to sign away 3 million acres of tribal land to the U.S. government. |
| Tecumseh | Shawnee Chief -Did not give in to WHH -believed that the only way for Native Americans to protect their homeland against intruding white settlers was to form a confederacy, -Actions very backed by spiritual beliefs |
| War Hawk | A group of young congressmen from the South and the West. -Called for war against Britain when they found out the Native American confederacy was using arms from British Canada. -Led by John C Calhoun and Henry Clay. -British haters |
| Andrew jackson | Was winning a lot of battles which made him pretty famous. After a six-month campaign involving four battles, Jackson defeated Native Americans of the Creek nation at the battle of Horseshoe Bend in March 1814. This victory destroyed the military power |
| Treaty of Ghent | Peace Treaty signed on Christmas Eve by British and American Diplomats |
| Armistice | End to the fighting |
| Why did the war hawks want war with Great Britain? | They wanted war with Britian because they were upset that the Native American confederacy using arms from British Canada. |
| Do you think that Tecumseh’s confederacy helped or hurt the cause of Native Americans? | I think it helped the Native Americans because it united them. But overall it was hurtful because nobody wanted to join |
| Even though it was fought after an armistice had been signed why was the Battle of New Orleans an important victory for the Americans? | Hundreds of British troops died |
| Why was Washington's presidency so important? | set the presidence for future presidents |
| What were the 3 cabinet positions he appointed | Hamilton: treasury Jeffersin: state Knox: war |
| Name two beliefs of hamilton | strong central gov loose constitution |
| which states supported hamilton? | north |
| 2 jefferson believes | state gov strict constitutuon |
| which states supported jefferson | south |
| two compinents of hamiltons plan to address the debt of america | gov would assume state debt, bank |
| why did the southern states not apprive plan | they alr paid most debt |
| how did the cinflict over the bank of america bring up the loose and strict interpretaton of constitution | it was unconstitutuinal |
| what did the elastic clause state | Congress can make all laws that are “necessary and proper” for carrying out its duties |
| what was the first foreign affiars conflict that america faced? stance? | neutral |
| Where was the US cpitol moved | washington dc |
| what treaty gave america the right to all land east of the missiispi river | san lorenzo |
| Which natve american nation fough against settlements in the ohio river valley? | Miami |
| under which leader did they win | Little Turtle |
| What did Jay's Treaty figure out | when british would abandon their forts |
| what did 2 things washibgtob warned against in farewell | stay neutral during foreign conflict and no politcal parties |
| who wob elction of 1796 | John Adams |
| what was the result of XYZ affair | undeclared war called quasi war |
| what was the pount of adams passing alien acts | keep immigrants from voting against him |
| what did the sedition acts violate | first amendment |
| what resilutin was passed by thomas jefferson to repeal alien and sedition acts? | Nullification |
| 1800 election winner | Thomas Jefferson |
| lousiana purchase did what to America's land mass | doubled it |
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