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23 Cards in this Set
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Who was Alexander Hamilton?
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- Secratary of Treasury under Washington & adams
- established federal bank - gathered all debt to make national debt - added alcohol tax for gov revenue |
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WHo were The Founding Fathers?
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- writers of the Constitution
- delegates for constitution from each state |
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What was The Virginia Plan?
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- plan presented by virginia delegates Edmund Randolph & James Madison
- suggested gov have executive, judicial, and Legislative (w/ 2 houses) branches |
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what was The Great Compromise?
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- compromise b/tween big & little states:
- Congress made of House of Reps (according to pop.) upperhouse = Senate (fixed number of reps) - slaves = 3/5s of a person |
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Who was James Madison?
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- 5th pres
- writer of Constitution - came up w/ Virginia Plan |
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What was Sovereignty?
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- amount of power given to any one governmental body in comparison to the other bodies
- wanted people to have the real power |
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What was Separation of Powers?
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- based on Rochambeau's idea
- separated power between 3 branches - Judicial, Executive, Legislative - make sure they keep eachother in check |
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WHo were the Federalists?
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pro- central government
Members: Ben Franklin, George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay Madison+Hamilton+Jay published under name “Publius” and wrote The Federalist Papers • Meant as an effort to counter powerful arguments of those opposed to Constitution (especially those in New York) |
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Who were Anti Federalists?
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: name given to them by Federalists implying that they could only offer chaos and opposition
Actually had very legitimate arguments • Claimed new big central government would raise taxes, favor rich, be tyrannical • Wanted a bill of rights to ensure this wouldn’t happen • Believed that any government could put end to individual liberty |
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What were The Federalist Papers?
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Madison+Hamilton+Jay published under name “Publius” and wrote The Federalist Papers
• Meant as an effort to counter powerful arguments of those opposed to Constitution (especially those in New York) - said that ANti federalists could only offer chaos w/ small gov :P |
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What was The Bill of Rights?
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- list of rights assured to people by the constitution, 1st ten amendments
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WHat was The Cabinet?
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- - Created 3 departments for executive branch
o The Cabinet – Secretary of State (Thomas Jefferson), Treasury(Alexander Hamilton), War (General Henry Knox), Attorney General (Edmund Randolph), Postmaster General - under Washington's pres |
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What is the Bank of the United States 1790’s
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- tax purposes, bonds, loans, currency for businesses
- established by Alexander Hamilton (Sec. of Treasury) - issued bonds and stuff |
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
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- rebellion of farmers & small business men who didnt want to pay the alcohol tax
- washington came in with a force of 15000 and put the down the rebellion b4 anyone even started fighting |
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Who was Citizen Genet?
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-during French & Brit war Washington declared US as neutral
- Genet didn't observe that and he came to US with intentions to hire American ship-owners as French privateers, ignoring the act, Washington (federalist) got pissed but before he could do anything Genet was long gone w/ his supporters (the republicans, no less) |
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What was Jay’s Treaty?
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- treaty w/ british negotiated by John Jay
- was ratified with much opposition, produced okay-ish commercial relationship w/ Britain, but didn’t really get everything they wanted done - kept all out war form happenin b/c brits kept seizing Amer trading ships b/c they were trading w/ france during frenchy/brit war |
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What was Pinckney’s Treaty?
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- treaty between Spain & US
- said that US merchants could use Mississippi & New Orleans port for trade - spainish gov had to stop indian raids accross the border - florica boundery & 31 parrellel |
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What was The Quasi War?
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- undeclared war w/ france where US expanded navy & coorporated w/ brits to capture 85 french ships, agreed to a treaty W/ napoleon b4 things excalated too far
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What was The XYZ Affair?
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- 3 delegates sent to France to negotiate treaty b/c france was grumpy that US & spain were chummy b/c Pickney's treaty, but French officers demandeda bribe which the delegates refused
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WHat were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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- Alien Act – placed new obstacles in the way of those wishing to become American citizens, gave pres bigger hand in dealing w/ aliens
- Sedition Act – allowed government to prosecute those involved in treason - made foreigners want to come less |
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What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
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- said that Alien & Sedition acts were unconstitutional they had no power and were null and void
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Who was Aaron Burr?
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- vice pres of Jefferson
- radical federalist of Essex Junto group - ran, but lost as New York Governor - part of effort of New England (taking NY & NJersy w/ it) to secede, failed - charged as traitor when accused of attempting to attack New Orleans |
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WHat was The Judiciary Act of 1801?
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- judiciary branch left Federalist aft. Adams left office b/c right before Adams left he finished appointing a bunch of Federalist judges, which he and the Congress Federalists had been working on for so long to change the system to their advantage
- midnight appointments |
