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10 Cards in this Set
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The Tempory capital during 1789
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New York City
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Term used as title of honor for the president
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Mr. President
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Leader of the First Congress
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James Madison- Virginia congressman who help write the constitution; nationalist
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How congress strengthened under the guidance of James Madison
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passed tarriff on imports and turned amendments to the constituation demanded bu the state ratifying conventions
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The Third and Second Amendments
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(prompted by old fears of a standing army) guarenteed the contiualtion of a militia of armed citizens and quartering rules
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Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth amendments
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protexted and defined a citizens rights in court and when under arrest
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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established a Supreme Court with six members, along with 13 districts and 3 circuit of court appeals
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Henry Knox
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Secretary of war- washingtons old comrade from the revolution
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Alexander Hamilton
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single minded nationalist; brillant economic thinker; admired British Centralized government
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Debts in 1789
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$11 Million to France, Roughly $24 Million debts owed by the national and state governments owed to American citizens who supplied things during revolution.
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