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15 Cards in this Set
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Launch of the French Revolution
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1789
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War between Britain and France
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French Revolution
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What effect did the French Revolution have on foreign policy
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The US declared that it would remain neutral and be friendly to both sides.
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In 1794, British agreed to pay damages for US vessels they had seized.
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Jay's Treaty
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Act passed by Congress to solve the problem of dividing power between state and national courts.
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Federal Judiciary Act
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In 1795, Spain gave Americans the right travel freely on the Mississippi River and store goods free (no customs duties) at the port of New Orleans.
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Pinckney's Treaty
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What was the national debt in 1789?
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$52 million
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Why was it important for the US to pay off its debt?
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To show that they did not want any more wars because they needed their money for other things.
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What is a tariff?
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Tax on imported goods.
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What was Hamilton's plan?
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Pay off all war debt
Raise government revenues Create a national bank |
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How did tariffs play into Hamilton's plan?
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One of his goals was to raise government revenues and charging taxes would help with this.
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The four men in Washington's cabinet
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Alexander Hamilton
Edmund Randolph Thomas Jefferson Henry Knox |
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Year the US gains control of the Treans-Appalachian West
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1778 - Set a boundary for the Spain border so others could travel freely
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One who favors broad contruction of the Constitution would NOT likely support
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the political theory of states' rights
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Why did ALexander Hamilton believe the nation needed to pay its debts?
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Other countries would not do business with the US
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