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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Whiskey rebellion | 1791 - tax on spirits and producers 1794 - opposition in western Pennsylvania grows violent rebels try to capture Pittsburgh Washington leads army, rebels, disappear, showed strength in stability for federal government, 1803 tax law repealed |
| National debt | Federal government owed $61 million, states owed 20 million, Alexander Hamilton solve this problem |
| Assumption plan | Establishes US credit abroad, federal government would assume that debts of all states national debt 81 million sold bonds to wealthy to pay off old debt terrace paid off new debt create national bank loan money to states Jefferson opposes plan makes deal |
| French revolution | 1778 Treaty of Amity and commerce 1792 French demolished monarchy 1793 France versus England, Australia, and Prussia Washington designs on neutrality |
| Decision of a French revolution | Hamilton = treaty, not binding because French government changed = treaty as a treaty argued only Congress can get declare neutrality |
| Jay treaty | British royal navy seizing US ships attempting to trade with France also forced US sailors into British royal Navy John J sent to fix issues J Treaty = enormously unpopular most benefited. Britain left most issues to arbitration in court. US neutral |
| J Treaty pros | Avoided war with Britain, British and US grow closer in trade |
| Cons | French starts to rethink the relationship with the US |
| Capitalism | someone who owns the factors of production factories of production are factory tools anything that goes towards making a product Eli, Whitney interchangeable, parts factories multiply the cotton grin expanded slavery |
| Before and after | Before master and apprentice beef now capitalist and wage earners |
| Transportation | Canals and railroads |
| Election of 1800 | First with political parties federalist first democratic Republicans, Aaron Burr versus Thomas Jefferson ends in a tie house of rocks will decide house votes 36 times before Jefferson wins Hamilton support of Jefferson prove decisive |
| Importance of election | Constitutional transfer of power, triumph of politics, America will turn West ward and start expanding |
| The Washington administration | Unanimously, elected, vice president was John Adams, |
| Challenges of the Washington administration | Had to show strength of government, pay off national debt, and keep America safe |
| Adams administration | Second president, vice president was Thomas Jefferson |
| Challenges of Adam’s , administration | Had to avoid war and keep the country stable |
| Quasi war | French wanted access to US ports or money, Congress created an army of 10,000 strong men, US in French sees each other ships |
| Alien and seduction act | 1798 Hamilton’s pro British federalist versus Jeffersons pro French democratic Republicans 14 years of residence in US before becoming citizen. The goal was to try and stop Irish from voting for Jefferson. President could deport aliens |
| Seduction | Illegal to spread false scandalous, and malicious content the alien and sedition act only applied to democratic Republicans |