A.p U.s. History Chpt 6 Vocabs

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Mt. Vernon Conference

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Hosted by Washington to discuss what could be done to the country's inability to overcome critical problems.

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Annapolis Convention

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Was to hold further discussion about serious problems which was discussed in the Mt. Vernon Conference in which all the states might be represented.

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Constitutional Convention

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Held in Philadelphia with the purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation.

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Framers of Constitution

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Was delegates of the constitution.

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James Madison

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Help to specified articles of the constitution.(father of the Constitution)

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Alexander Hamilton

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Help to specified articles of the constitution.First secretary of the treasury.

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Gouverneur Morris

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Help to specified articles of the constitution.

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John Dickinson

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Help to specified articles of the constitution.

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Checks and Balances

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One branch of government having sufficient power to check the others.

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Virginia Plan

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Proposed by Madison which favored the larger states to have more representatives.

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New Jersey Plan

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Favored the smaller states to have more representation in congress.

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Connecticut Plan: Great Compromise

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The resolution between the conflict of Smaller vs Larger states representation in Congress.It provided for a two-house Congress.

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House of Representatives

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Each state would be represented according to the size of its population.

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Senate

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Each state would be given equal representation.

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Three fifths Compromise:Slave trade

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Counted each slaves as three fifths of a person for states level of taxation and representation.Slaves would be imported until 1808 when Congress could abolish the practice.

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Commercial Compromise

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Allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce.

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Electoral College System

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Delegates assigned to each state a number of electors equal to the total of that state's representatives and senators.

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Federalists

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Supported the Constitution and a strong central government.

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Anti-Federalists

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Opposed the Constitution and a strong central government.

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The Federalists Papers

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Presented reasons for believing in the practicality of each major provision of the Constitution.

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Bill of Rights: Amendments

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Protecting American Liberties and Rights.

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Legislative Branch

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congress.

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Congress

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Makes day to day decision with limited power.

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Executive departments: Cabinet

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President organize a cabinet in which to hold meetings with approved leaders for advice and information.

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Henry Knox

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First appointed secretary of war.

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Edmund Randolph

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First appointed attorney general.

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Judiciary Act (1789)

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Established a Supreme Court with one chief justice and five associate justices.

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Federal Courts

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13 district courts and three circuit of appeals.

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Supreme Court

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Ruled on the Constitutionality of decisions made be state courts.

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National debt

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Government faced financial difficulties.

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Infant Industries

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Hamilton proposed the infant industries should be protected and collect adequate revenues at the same time by imposing high Tariffs on imported goods.

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National Bank

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Made to deposit government funds and for printing banknotes that would provide the basis for a stable U.S. currency.

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Tariffs:excise taxes

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taxes paid on good or products.

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French Revolution

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French war against Britain to establish a republic.

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Proclamation of Neutrality

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Issued in 1793 by president Washington declaring the U.S. neutrality in the French-British war.

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"Citizen" Edmond Genet

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A French minister to the U.S. who broke the normal rules of diplomacy by appealing directly to the American to support French cause.He got married in the U.S. and became a citizen.

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Jay Treaty (1794)

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Washington sent John Jay to Britain to talk them out of its offensive practice of searching and seizing American ships and impressing seamen into the British navy.He returned with a treaty in which Britain agreed to evacuate its posts on the U.S. western frontier.

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Pinckney Treaty (1795)

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U.S minister Thomas Pinckney went to Spain and negotiated a treaty in which Spain agreed to open the lower Mississippi River and New Orleans to American trade.

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Right of Deposit

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Granted to Americans so that they could transfer cargoes in New Orleans without paying duties to the Spanish government.

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Battle of Fallen Timbers

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In 1794 the U.S. led by general Anthony Wayne defeated various Indian tribes in Northwestern Ohio.Later in Treaty of Greenville in which the Native surrendered claims to the Ohio Territory and promised to open it up to settlements.

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Whiskey Rebellion (1794

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In western Pennsylvania, farmers refused to pay the federal excise tax on Whiskey.The farmers defended their "Liberties" by attacking the revenue collectors.

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Public Land Act (1796)

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Passed by Congress, it established orderly procedures for dividing and selling federal lands at reasonable prices.

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Federalist era

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The 1790s was dominated largely by Federalist policies, political parties began to form around two leading figures, Hamilton and Jefferson.

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Democratic-Republican

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Favored the protection of the states' rights and strict containment of federal power.

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Political Parties

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In 1796 the two major political parties were the Federalists and the Democratic-Republican.Political parties are organizations to gain political power.

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Washington" Farewell Address

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Washington spoke about policies and practices that he considered unwise.

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"Permanent Alliances"

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Washington warned against this this and future presidents would take heed of this.

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Two-Term tradition

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Was a long-range consequence of Washington's decision to leave office after two terms which later presidents would follow.

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John Adams

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First and only Federalist president.He also signed the alien and Sedition Act.

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XYZ Affair

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When president Adams sent a delegation to Paris to negotiate with the French government, French ministers known as X,Y,and Z requested bribes.

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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The Alien Act authorized the president to deport any alien considered dangerous and to detain any enemy aliens in time of war. The Sedition Act made it illegal for newspaper editors to criticize either the president or Congress and imposed heavy penalties for editors who violated the law.

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Kentucky and Virginia Resolution

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Declared that the states had entered into a "compact" in forming the national government and if any act of the Federal Government broke the compact a state should nullify the federal laws.

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Revolution of 1800

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The peaceful change in office from Federalist control to Democratic-Republican control.