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15 Cards in this Set
- Front
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-Established the Supreme Court
-John Jay was the first Chief Justice |
Judiciary Act of 1789
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-Alexander Hamilton's plan of paying back all of America's debts
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Funding at Parr
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1. Pay back all debts
2. Tariff 3. Whiskey tax 4. National Bank |
Alexander Hamilton's plan
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-Small uprising of farmers toward the Whiskey tax
-Washington sent 13,000 soldiers to quell the rebellion -displayed federal might |
Whiskey Rebellion
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-Stated that the United States would remain neutral during the civil war of France
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Neutrality Proclomation
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-French diplomat who attempted to organize opposition to Washington's Neutrality Proclamation
-Washington ordered his removal |
Citizen Edmund Genet
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-1794 battle that defeated the Indians
-Indians were using British guns, increasing tensions |
Battle of the Fallen Timbers
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-Treaty Indians were forced to sign handing over almost all of the Ohio Valley land after Battle of Fallen Timbers
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Treaty of Grenville
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-Treaty signed to settle post-Revelutionary problems between US and Britain
-John Jay negotiated it -Hamilton had given away all of his negotiating plans -US would pay back ALL of its debt -British would leave US posts (it already lied) -English would pay damages for impressment, but wouldn't stop necessarily |
Jay's Treaty
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-Post-revelutionary treaty between Spain and US giving US right to travel down the Mississippi and handing over Florida
-Buddying up to US since it seemed like US was getting friendly with Britain after Jay's Treaty |
Pickney's Treaty
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-President Adams sent diplomats to France to settle bullying in the Meditteranean
-Instead, they were asked to apologize, offer a loan, and give a bribe |
XYZ Affair
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-Meeting between US delegates and Napoleon after XYZ Affair
-Agreed that the Franco-American alliance was over -US still had to pay back its war debts |
Convention of 1800
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-acts made during the Federalist reign that increased the residency requirement of immigrants so that they could not vote (most voted Republican)
-President could deport certain immigrants |
Alien Acts
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-US could prosecute anyone publicly criticizing the federal government during the Federalist's reign
-designed to expire the next election year so that it could not be used against them if Rebublicans got a majority |
Sedition Act
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-Statements developed by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson stating that the gov. had overstepped its rights with the alien and sedition acts
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
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