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Alexander HAmilton
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>1st US secretary of Treasury
>founding father >general to george washington >wrote most of the federalists papers' |
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The founding fathers
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>benjamin frnaklin, george washington, john adams, thomas jefferson, john jay, james madison, and alexander hamilton
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The Virginia plan
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>AKA Randolph plan
>proposal by virginia delegates to assemble at the contitutional convention of 1787 >set the overall agenda for debate in the convention and setting forth the idea of population wighed representation |
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the great compromise
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>AKA connecticut compromise
>1787 >defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the united states constitution >house of representatives |
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james madison
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>founding father
>principal author of the US contitution >wrote 1/3rd of the federalist papers >leader of 1st united states congress >AKA father of bill of rights |
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sovereignty
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>quality of having supreme indepedent authority over a territory
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separation of powers
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>model of governance of both democratic and federalist staes
>executive, legislative and judicial branch |
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federalists
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>1762-1816
>formed by alexander hamilton >called for a national bank, tariffs, and good relations with britain |
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anti federalists
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>opposes federalists
>opposed the creation of a stronger US federal government |
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the federalist papers
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>series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the united states constitution
>77 of the essays were published in the "independent journal" |
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the bill of rights
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>1st 10 ammendments to the united states consittution
>introduced by james madison >seried of lagislative articles |
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the cabnet
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>composed of senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federalist government
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bank of united states 1790's
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>chartered by congress on february 1791
>proposed by alexander hamilton in the first session of the first congress |
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whiskey rebellion
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>tax protest in pennsylvania in 1790's
>small farmers used violence to stop federal officials from collecting taxes |
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citizen genet
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>french ambassador to the united states during french revolution
>attempted to recruit soldiers who would fight against the british |
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Jays treaty
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>between US and great rbitain that solved many issues left over from american revolution
>lead to formations of 1st party systtem >adverted war >increased trade |
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the quasi war
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>undeclared war that took place oversea
>between france and US >1798-1800 >AKA FRanco-American War |
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th XYZ affair
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>strained relations between France and US
>led to the quasi war >agents X (jean conrad hottinguer), Y (pierre bellamy) and Z (lucien hautyeval) demanded $12 from the US for diplomatic negotioation |
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alien and sedation acts
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>4 bills passed by federalists
>1798 >5th US congress >designed to protect US from alien citizens of enemy countires |
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virginia and kentucky revolutions
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>1799
>political statements in which kentucky and virginia legislatures decided to no abide to alien and sedation acts >said it was unconstitutional >written by thomas jefferson and james madison |
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aaron burr
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>3rd vice president of US under thomas jefferson
>fought in revolutionary war >served in new york assembly |
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the judiciary act of 1801
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>reduced the number of seats on the supreme court from 6 to 5
>created 10 district couts > |
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