Chapter 6

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Alexander Hamilton

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first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher.

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The Founding Fathers

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political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776

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The Virginia Plan

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The Virginia Plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention

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The Great Compromise

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This plan proposed a one-house national legislature with representatives selected by state legislatures. Each state will be able to cast one vote.

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James Madison

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American politician and political philosopher who served as the fourth President of the United States

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Sovereignty

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the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory

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Separation of Powers

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model for the governance of both democratic & federative states. T

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Federalists

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The Federalist party was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816, the era of the First Party System

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Anti Federalist

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against the federalist party

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The Federalist Papers

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The Federalist Papers

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The Bill of Rights

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name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known.[1] They were introduced by James Madison

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The Cabinet

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usually referred to as the President's Cabinet or simplified as the Cabinet, is composed of the most senior appointed officers

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Bank of the United States 1790’s

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established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while the city served as the temporary national capital

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Whiskey Rebellion

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less commonly known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in Pennsylvania in the 1790s

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Citizen Genet

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Citizen Genet, ambassador to America during the French Revolution

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Jay’s Treaty

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also known as Jay's Treaty, The British Treaty, and the Treaty of London of 1794, was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain

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Pinckney’s Treaty

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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

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The quasi War

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undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800

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The XYZ Affair

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diplomatic event that strained relations between France and the United States, and led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War.

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress during an undeclared naval war with France

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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

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political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures resolved to not abide by Alien and Sedition Acts.

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Aaron Burr

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served as the third Vice President of the United States (1801–1805) under President Thomas Jefferson

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The Judiciary Act of 1801

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represented an effort to solve an issue in the U.S. Supreme Court during the early 19th century.