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Afterbirth of U.S.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Paris (6) | US independence; US gets all land east of Mississippi, south of Great Lakes, & North of Florida; US gets fishing rights of Newfoundland/Nova Scotia; Brits cant take slaves; Brits can claim war debts on US; property could be returned to Ls & made citizens |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 (5) | supreme court: chief justice and five justices; John Jay is chief justice; court of appeals; district courts; created the position of attorney general, U.S. attorneys and marshalls |
| Whiskey Rebellion (3) | violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794; western PA; GW calls up 12000 troops to crush rebellion |
| XYZ Affair (4) | X, Y, Z were French agents; Fs seized many American ships; XY&Z told US diplomats that F wanted bribe to get them to stop; US insulted and decided to have Navy defend US merchant affairs |
| Quasi-War: what it is (1) significance (1) how/when it ended (1) | 1798-1800; undeclared naval war w/ France under John Adams' administration; creation of the US Dep. of Navy; war ends when Napolean came into power in 1799; U.S. have freedom of the sea |
| 1st Barbary War 1801-1805 (2) | US refused to pay tribute (tax) to Barbary states; considered a stalemate |
| George Washington (7) | symbol/father of US; presiding officer of Constitutional Convention of 1787; set up the government; set an example for future presidents; warned against entangling foreign alliances; showed firm executive leadership; made Federal system work |
| French Revolution (4) | inspired by US patriotism and independence; the rise of Napolean; Proclamation of Neutrality; southern economy booms from raw cotton sales |
| Hamiltonian ideas (7) | ideas benefit north most; central government; industry expansion; federalist; pro-British; loose interpretation of Const.; supported national bank |
| Jeffersonians (7) | ideas benefit south most; limited central gov; pro-french, agriculture; strict interpretation of Const.; opposed national bank; Democratic-Republicans |
| Naturalization, Alien, and Sedition Acts of 1798 (2) | allowed the president to imprison and deport noncitizens who were deemed dangerous or were from a hostile nation; criminalized making false statements that were critical of the federal government |
| Jay Treaty of 1795 (2) | British had been seizing American ships; US would pay british merchants for pre-revolutionary war debts |
| John Adams (5) | federalist party; set up foreign and domestic policies for the US; XYZ Affair and Quasi-War happened under his administration; cabinet split into Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians; lost election of 1800 |
| Louisiana Purchase (4) | Napolean sold Louisiana for $15M; US doubles in size again; new England talks of sucession; talks of authority/power of jefferson to do this |
| Lewis and Clark; Corps of Discovery (3) | explored the West of US; determined there wasn't a river that led into the Pacific Ocean; searched for NAs to learn about |
| Marbury v. Madison 1803 (5) | William Marbury appointed justice of peace for DC at last minute by J. Adams; Jefferson told Madison to not deliver his appointment; Marbury sues Madison; rules that Madison was in violation of Judiciary Act of 1789; the law was unconstitutional |
| Aaron Burr (6) | killed Hamilton in duel; senator in NY; ran for Gov. of NY but Hamilton interferred; served in Rev War; graduated from Princeton; VP under Jefferson for one term |
| Napolean (3) | ended Quasi-War when in power in 1799; rising in popularity during F. Rev; sold Louisiana to Jefferson; |
| judicial review (2) | most important power of the Supreme Court; gives the court the power to declare laws unconstitutional |
| John Marshall (1) | secretary of state under J. Adams |
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