Ch 6 The Constitutoin And The New Republic 1787-1800

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Mr. Vernon Conference

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George Washington got 4 representatives from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania

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Annapolis Convention

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Was a meeting at Annapolis, Maryland of 12 delegates from five states (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia) that called for a constitutional convention

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Constitutional Convention

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Took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain.

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Framers of Constitution

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The Framers are the men that meet to put to paper the constitution at liberty hall, this group included men from all 13 colonies.

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James Madison

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Was an American statesman and political theorist.

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Alexander Hamilton

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Was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

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Gouverneur Morris

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Was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a native of New York City who represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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John Dickinson

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Was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware.

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checks and balances

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Often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias politica principle,[1] is a model for the governance of a state.

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Virginia Plan

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Was a proposal by Virginia delegates, for a bicameral legislative branch.

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New Jersey Plan

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Was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government proposed by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.

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Connecticut Plan; Great Compromise

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Was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.

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House of Representatives Senate

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Is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.

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Three-fifths Compromise; slave trade

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Was a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the enumerated population of slaves would be counted for representation purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives.

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Commercial Compromise

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The Commercial Compromise allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, including placing tariffs(taxes) on foreign imports, but it prohibited placing taxes on any exports.

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electoral college system

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Consists of the electors appointed by each state who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States.

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Federalists

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Was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s.

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Anti-Federalists

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Refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787.

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The Federalist Papers

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Are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.

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Bill of Rights; amendments

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Is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which limit the power of the U.S. federal government.

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legislative branch

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Is the law making branch of government made up of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and agencies that support Congress.

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Congress

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Is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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executive departments; cabinet

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Are among the oldest primary units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States—the Departments of State, War, and the Treasury all being established within a few weeks of each other in 1789.

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Henry Knox

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Was a military officer of the Continental Army and later the United States Army, and also served as the first United States Secretary of War.

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Edmund Randolph

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Was an American attorney, the seventh Governor of Virginia, the second Secretary of State, and the first United States Attorney General.

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Judiciary Act (1789)

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Was a landmark statute adopted on September 24, 1789 in the first session of the First United States Congress establishing the U.S. federal judiciary. Article III, section 1 of the Constitution prescribed that the "judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court," and such inferior courts as Congress saw fit to establish. It made no provision, though, for the composition or procedures of any of the courts, leaving this to Congress to decide.

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Federalists

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Was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s.

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Anti-Federalists

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Refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787.

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The Federalist Papers

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Are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.

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Bill of Rights; amendments

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Is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which limit the power of the U.S. federal government.

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legislative branch

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Is the law making branch of government made up of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and agencies that support Congress.

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Congress

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Is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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executive departments; cabinet

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Are among the oldest primary units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States—the Departments of State, War, and the Treasury all being established within a few weeks of each other in 1789.

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Henry Knox

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Was a military officer of the Continental Army and later the United States Army, and also served as the first United States Secretary of War.

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Edmund Randolph

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Was an American attorney, the seventh Governor of Virginia, the second Secretary of State, and the first United States Attorney General.

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Judiciary Act (1789)

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Was a landmark statute adopted on September 24, 1789 in the first session of the First United States Congress establishing the U.S. federal judiciary. Article III, section 1 of the Constitution prescribed that the "judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court," and such inferior courts as Congress saw fit to establish. It made no provision, though, for the composition or procedures of any of the courts, leaving this to Congress to decide.

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federal courts

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Make up the judiciary branch of federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government.

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Supreme Court

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Is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate (but largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases.

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national debt

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Is money (or credit) owed by a central government.

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infant industries

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Are new industries.

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national bank

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An ordinary private bank operating within a specific regulatory structure, which may or may not operate nationally, under the supervision of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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tariffs; excise taxes

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May be either tax on imports or exports (trade tariff), or a list or schedule of prices for such things as rail service, bus routes, and electrical usage (electrical tariff, etc.)

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French Revolution

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Sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution'[1] (La Grande Révolution), was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe.

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Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)

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Was a formal announcement issued by United States President George Washington on April 22, 1793, declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain.

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"Citizen" Edmond Genet

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From Ossining, New York, was the first American flier to die in the First World War after the United States declared war against Germany, shot down by anti-aircraft artillery on April 17, 1917.

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Jay Treaty (1794)

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Was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with averting war,[2] resolving some issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the American Revolution,[3] and facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars, which had begun in 1792.

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Pinckney Treaty (1795)

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Also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial on October 27, 1795 and established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain.

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right of deposit

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Its where merchants are allowed to deposit their goods for export.

So it is basically a storage center for merchants until they send their goods off to sea.

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Battle of Fallen Timbers

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Was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indian tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy and the United States for control of the Northwest Territory (an area bounded on the south by the Ohio River, on the west by the Mississippi River, and on the northeast by the Great Lakes).

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Whisky Rebellion (1794)

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Was a tax protest in the United States in the 1790s, during the presidency of George Washington. Farmers who sold their corn in the form of whiskey had to pay a new tax which they strongly resented.

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Public Land Act (1796)

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This law raised the minimum price of government land to $2.00 an acre.

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Federalist era

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Was a time period in American history from roughly 1789-1801 when the Federalist Party was dominant in American politics. This period saw the adoption of the United States Constitution and the expansion of the federal government.

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Democratic-Republican party

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Was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

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political parties

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Is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office.

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Washington's farewell address

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Was written to "The People of the United States"[1] near the end of his second term as President of the United States and before his retirement to his home at Mount Vernon.

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"permanent alliances"

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Dangerous relations with other nations.

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two-term tradition

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Although not yet enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, had been established by President George Washington when he refused to run for a third term in 1796, and although two former two-term Presidents (Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt) had unsuccessfully sought nonconsecutive third terms, no sitting President had ever sought a third term. Roosevelt, however, refused to give a definitive statement as to his willingness to be a candidate again, and he even indicated to some ambitious Democrats, such as James Farley, that he would not run for a third term and that they could seek the Democratic nomination.

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John Adams

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Was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist.

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XYZ Affair

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Was a 1798 diplomatic episode during the administration of John Adams that Americans interpreted as an insult from France.

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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Were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution's reign of terror and during an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-War.

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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

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Were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.

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Revolution of 1800

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Vice-President Thomas Jefferson defeated incumbent President John Adams.