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29 Cards in this Set
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Mt. Vernon Convention
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hosted by George Washington; to review what could be done about the country's inability to overcome critical problems
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Annapolis Convention
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After Mt. Vernon convention; continued the discussion with only five states delegates in 1786
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James Madison
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"father of constitution"
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Alexander Hamilton
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Strong nationalists; aided James Madison
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John Dickinson
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Shared common goal to strengthen young nation; influenced fashioning specific articles of Constitution
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Virginia Plan
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Madison's proposal; favored large states
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New Jersey Plan
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Favored small states
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Connecticut Plan; Great Compromise
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Combo of VA and NJ plan; bicameral Congress - rep population of each state
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3/5 Compromise
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Counted one slave as 3/5 of a person for state to Levi taxes and representation
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Federalists
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supported constitution and strong federal government
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antifederalist
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opponent of federalist; weak central gov't
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The Federalist Papers
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series of highly persuasive essays written for a NY newspaper by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, & John Jay; presented cogent reasons for believing in the practicality of each major provision of the constitution
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Henry Knox
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secretary of war
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Edmund Randolph
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attorney general
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tariffs; excise tax
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taxed placed on goods
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French Revolution
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Americans generally supported the French people's aspiration to establish a republic, but many were horrified by reports of mob hysteria and mass executions
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Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)
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G.W. was against foreign affairs; set this in place to stay neutrality in conflict; Thomas Jefferson resigned from the cabinet in disagreement with Washington's order
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"Citizen" Edmond Genêt
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French minister to the US; broke all the normal rules of diplomacy by appealing directly to the Am people to support French cause
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Jay Treaty
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Angered Am supporters of French; treaty in which Britian agreed to evacuate its posts on the US western frontier
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Pickney Treaty (1795)
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Spain agreed to open lower Mississippi River and New Orleans to America for trade; Spain's way of supporting US over Britian
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right of deposit
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granted to Americans so that they could transfer cargoes in new Orleans without paying duties to Spanish government
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Whiskey Rebellion (1794)
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Rather than paying their tax on whiskey, an angry group of farmers from western PA defended their liberties by attacking revenue collectors
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Democratic-Republican Party
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opposition of Federalists; supported Jefferson
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Washington's Farewell Address
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-no foreign affairs (no permanent alliances)
-no European affairs -avoid political parties -avoid sectionalism |
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John Adams
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2nd President former VP; Federalist; won by three electoral votes; Jefferson VP
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XYZ affair
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Adams sent a delegation to Paris to negotiate with French government; French ministers
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Alien & Sedition Acts
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to weaken Democratic-Republican party, federalists issued laws:
1) naturalization act [5 to 14 years for immigrants to be citizens] 2) Alien Acts [pres can detain and send away any enemy aliens in time of war] 3) Sedition Acts [no critism on pres or congress if caught, imprisioned or death] |
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Kentucky and VA Resolutions
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in retaliation of Alien and Sedition Acts; both states had entered into a "compact" in forming the national gov't, and, therefore, if any act of fed govt broke the compact, a state could nullify the fed law
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Revolution of 1800
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the change from fed control to democratic-republican control
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