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89 Cards in this Set
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Samuel Adams |
-set up Continental Congress -cousin of John Adams |
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Annapolis Convention
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Maryland & Virginia five states showed up about use of Potomac River
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Antifederalist |
Didn't want a strong central/federal government |
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Articles of Confederation |
written by John Dickinson took 4 years for Maryland to agree 1781-1789 no president x every state gets 1 vote Congress can't make taxes, control trade, enforce treaties Congress passes laws w 3/4 votes
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Confederation |
friendly league of sovereign states united by independence |
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Assumption of state debts |
federal gov. pays states' individual debts in tax dollars |
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Bank of the US |
Washington picked Hamilton's side private bank to make rich richer and poor poorer |
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Bill of Rights |
most important rights as citizens |
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Census |
record of population done every ten years |
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Checks & Balances |
ask congress for approval --> more control over President than judges had |
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Constitutional Convention |
aka Philadelphia Convention Hamilton has Congress issue an invitation revising articles every state shows up but RI |
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Great Compromise |
Connecticut comes forth with compromise new government needs developed "mini constitution" -> Virginia/Paterson Plan |
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Critical Period |
time following Revolution (1783-1789) theory by John Fiske (philosopher) said to be horrible time for Americans |
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Delegated Powers |
In Constitution, what Congress can and can't do |
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Elastic Clause |
Congress can make laws pertaining to 17 amendments NECESSARY AND PROPER |
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Election of 1796 |
Adams = President, Jefferson = VP Hamilton had no chance Adams & JEfferson eventually like each other |
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Electoral College |
Pres x VP chosen by Electors of each state electors = # of Members of Congress |
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Excise Tax |
indirect tax on imported items, ie whiskey |
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Export tax |
no tax on exports unless completely mandatory |
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Farewell Address |
"no political parties, no foreign affairs" -washington |
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Federalists |
Want strong central government |
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Hamilton |
bastard we need/fund articles bank of us debt at par tax state debt assumption loses 1796 election |
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Patrick Henry |
Leader of anti-federalists |
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Inflation |
too much money means it's worth less |
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Implied Powers |
rights not stated, just implied |
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Jay Gardoqui Treaty |
didn't pass US gives up right of Deposit & Tax, no Mississippi River, no Spanish, etc |
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Jay Treaty |
DID pass John Jay & Grenville (settle disputes between Britain and USA) |
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Judiciary Act of 1789 |
judicial power in one SupremeCourt |
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Ken & Vir Resolutions |
setup nullification, states can nullify gov stuff that's against constitution |
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Land Ordinance of 1785 |
land from Rev. War sold x divided |
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James Madison |
4th Pres, Father of Constitution |
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NW Ordinance of 1787 |
created first NW Territory, lands from Appalachian Mts. onward |
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Philly Convention |
Constitutional Convention; held in Philly, RI doesn't show |
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Pinckney Treaty |
leave SW, leave indians alone, right to use Mississippi River x Port of New Orleans, we get nothing |
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Proclamation of Neutrality |
Washington says we need to be neutral Genet sent to US to to try to break this decision We kick him out |
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Reserved Powers |
not numbered rights |
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Sedition Act |
tells states they CANT nullify bs from gov. |
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Seperation of Powers |
Pres VS Congress (house vs senate) VS Judicial syst. |
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Shay's Rebellion |
started in Mass. = money worth lots farmers want paid for Rev. War Battle led by farmer Dan Shays shows gov was powerless to raise money --> NEED STRONGER GOVERNMENT |
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Slave Trade |
international |
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Tarriffs |
taxes on imports x exports |
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Tariff of 1789 |
taxes necessary to help the government |
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3/5 Compromise |
Slaves worth 3/5 a person congress pass no law on slave trade for 20 years 20 years later it will be banned |
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Treaty of Greenville |
followed indians lose at Battle of Fallen Timbers limited north x west land |
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Treaty of Paris 1783 |
Ended war between GB x US, GB was generous to us |
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Whiskey Tax |
excise tax on whiskey only for westerners |
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Whiskey Rebellion |
rebellion from Moonshiners opposing whiskey tax cent. gov shows force x power to enforce laws |
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XYZ Affair |
John Adams admin, led to Quasi War, XYZ were french diplomats who said we'd have to pay to talk to Tallyrand, our gov got upset |
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deflation |
bad for farmers |
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#1 tax was... |
state tax on land |
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Ben Franklin went to the... therefore it was a ... idea. |
Constitutional Convention, good idea |
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Patrick Henry didn't go to the CC because .... and he was .... |
he was afraid it'd take away their rights. he was right. |
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Changes had to be .... |
unanimous. |
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Charles & Mary Beard |
famous historians who wrote Economics & The Constitution during the Great Depression |
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The A of C were for... |
freedom. |
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The Constitution was for.. |
Law & Order |
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JM & TJ weren't sexual, but strictly.. |
intellectual. |
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JM took new |
outline of the government (Father of Const.) |
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Montesquieu wrote ..., came up with .... |
Spirit of the Law, came up w separation of powers |
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The Virginia Plan was based on... |
population |
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The Paterson Plan (NJ) was based on... |
all states equal. |
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Connecticut wrote up the... |
Great Compromise. |
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The Great Compromise said we needed a... |
Bicameral Congress.
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Bicameral Congress means... |
HoR (Senate) each 2 votes -> VA Plan |
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Jay, Madison, & Hamilton wrote... |
Federalist Papers |
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... elects Electors. |
State Legislature (same as reps + 2) |
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NC & RI wouldn't... |
ratify the Constitution. |
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Dual-form government means... |
Delegated VS Reserved Powers. |
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Reserved Powers go to... |
state government. |
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Strict Constructionist believes in... |
Neccessary. |
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Loose Constructionist believes in... |
Proper. |
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Judiciary Act of 1789 |
six judges appointed by WA |
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Farmers ... laws they didn't like, WA wanted leaders ..., 13k soldiers sent to put them in place |
disobeyed/ignored laws, leaders hanged |
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Hamilton's List |
Pay Debt |
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Cent. Branch of Bank of US located in... |
Philly, 20 year charter |
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Paid foreign debts to... |
Dutch, French, pirates |
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Helped French in French Rev. bc... |
Alliance of 1778 |
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Hamilton said for us to watch it around French x English bc... |
English have 700+ ships while we have 3, trade, could hurt us. |
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WA wrote... |
Proclamation of Neutrality. |
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British were doing "impressment" aka... |
drafting |
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British in NW told Indians... |
to kill us. |
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Jay Treaty... |
get Brits out of NW. |
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Battle of Fallen Timbers |
US Army vs Indians |
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Treaty of Greenville |
Indians give up most of OH & a chunk of IN |
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Pinckney Treaty |
Spanish agreed to leave SW x central indians, give chunk of FL x right to use Miss. River & New Orleans |
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Convention of 1800 |
dissolve Franco-American Alliance -> $20mil alimony |
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1797-1800 |
Quasi War |
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Federalist laws designed to hurt Republicans |
Sedition, Naturalization, and Alien Acts |
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Virginia Nullification Compact |
things against Constitution -> States' final judge -> civil war. |
