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APUSH Midterm 3
New Republic 1787-1800
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1787 | U.S. Constitution |
| 1789 | Judiciary Act- organized Supreme Court |
| 1800 | Election in which Jefferson becomes president |
| James Madison | Primary author of Constitution |
| Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of Treasury; economic genius who established national bank, tariff system, and trade relations with Britain |
| John Marshall | Chief Justice of U.S. who helped lay base for constitutional law and made judicial branch of gov't |
| Aaron Burr | VP of Jefferson; later killed A. Hamilton in duel |
| The Federalist Papers | Documents pushing for ratification of Bill of Rights |
| Proclamation of Neutrality | 1793; Formal announcement by G. Washington that America would not assist other countries at war |
| Washington's Farewell Address | Warns against foreign affairs and forming of political parties |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | 1799; Declared Alien and Sedition Acts to be unconstitutional |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | 1798; Created stricter regulations on immigration and foreigners |
| Jay's Treaty | 1794; Resolved issues in Treaty of Paris between U.S. and Britain |
| Pinckney's Treaty | 1795; Defined boundaries of U.S. at Mississippi River |
| Whiskey Rebellion | 1794; Protest against tax implemented by Hamilton to help pay off national debt |
| Great (Connecticut) Compromise | 1787; Bicameral legislature with one part giving states representation by pop. and the other equal representation |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | Struggle between Native Americans and U.S. for control of Northwest Territory; led to Treaty of Greenville establishing boundary |