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31 Cards in this Set
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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created a Supreme Court staffed by a chief justice and 5 associate justices. It also created 13 district courts to review the decisions of the state courts. Mainly the work of Connecticut Congressman, Oliver Ellsworth
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Report on Public Credit
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a report created by Hamilton that covered the areas of funding and assumption. It promised that the US would fund it's foreign domestic obligations at full face value and said that the federal government would assume responsibility for paying remaining state debts.
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Report on Manufacturers
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The third major report created by Hamilton. It suggested ways in which the federal government might stimulate manufacturing. He wanted to free America from European imports by developing it's own industry.
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Jay's Treaty
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John Jay was sent to England in May 1794 to get compensation for ships taken by England in the West Indies, improve commercial relations, and define American neutrality in the emerging war between England and France. But, England did not agree and said they would continue to search American ships, and wouldn't compensate the US for the seized ships until we paid them debts from before the Revolution
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John Jay
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the Chief Justice under President Washington. Sent to England in May of 1794 to negotiate with England. He was unsuccessful and the outcome resulted in many Americans being upset with him
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Implied Powers
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an interpretation of the Constitution created by Hamilton that relied heavily on Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution. It gave certain powers to government that weren't directly stated in the Constitution, like taxation, regulation of commerce, and making war.
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Judicial Review
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the power the judicial branch has to check other parts of government. For example, district courts were created under the Judiciary Act of 1789 to review the decisions of the state courts.
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Strict Construction
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interpreting the Constitution word for word and not making any variations from it.
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General Anthony Wayne
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A united states general and statesman. Known as Mad Anthony.
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John Marshall
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Was the chief justice of the united states. Laid the basis for the American constitutional law. Leader of the federalists party. He was secretary of state.
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Washington’s Farewell Address
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Was originally written to follow his retirement after his first term, them the letter was set aside and Washington ran for a second term. because Jefferson and Hamilton convinced him that the country would fall apart without him. After his second term he revised the letter with the help of Hamilton. He talked about how the American politics were changing in the letter and his support of the government after his eight years of being in it. He also mentioned the constitution and the people.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Third president of the united states. Wrote the declaration of independence. Founding father and republican. Governor of Virginia and secretary of state. He didn't want a national bank or jays treaty. Negotiated the Louisianan purchase.
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XYZ Affair
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Was when the French and the Americans were having diplomatic problems. France attacked American ships when war had not been declared this was known as the Quasi-war.
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Naturalization Law
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Provided the first rules for the united state in granting united states citizenship. It left out indentured servants, slaves, free blacks, and Asians.
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Election of 1796
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Was the first competitive presidential election that elected president and vice president of different parties. Republicans for Jefferson and Federalists for Adams. Adams won presidency and Jefferson was vice president.
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Election of 1800
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Also known as the peaceful revolution. Jefferson won this election over Adams. This election revealed a flaw in the constitution. Jeffersonians and Hamilton helped Jefferson win the presidential election.
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Federalist Party
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The Federalist party was an American political party in the period 1787 to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801. The party was formed by Alexander Hamilton, who, during George Washington's first term, built a network of supporters, largely urban bankers and businessmen, to support his fiscal policies. These supporters grew into the Federalist Party committed to a fiscally sound and nationalistic government.
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Pinckney Treaty
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Pinckney's Treaty, 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 and established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain. It also defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish colonies and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River. The treaty's full title is Treaty of Friendship, Limits, and Navigation Between Spain and the United States. Thomas Pinckney negotiated the treaty for the United States and Don Manuel de Godoy represented Spain. Among other things, it ended the first phase of the West Florida Controversy, a dispute between the two nations over the boundaries of the Spanish colony of West Florida.
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Whiskey Rebellion
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resistance movement in what was the western part of the United States in the 1790s, during the presidency of George Washington. The conflict was rooted in western dissatisfaction with various policies of the eastern-based national government. The name of the uprising comes from a 1791 excise tax on whiskey that was a central grievance of the westerners. The tax was a part of treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton's program to centralize and fund the national debt.
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Alexander Hamilton
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the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher.
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Henry Knox
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a military officer of the Continental Army and later the United States Army, and also served as the first United States Secretary of War.
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Edmund Randolph
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an American attorney, the seventh Governor of Virginia, the second Secretary of State, and the first United States Attorney General.
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James Madison
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an American politician and political philosopher who served as the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817) and is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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Charles Pinckney
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an American politician who was a signer of the United States Constitution, the 37th Governor of South Carolina, a Senator and a member of the House of Representatives.
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Quasi-War
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A time in 1797 when French privateers began seizing American ships, but neither the U.S. or France declared war.
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Convention of Mortefontaine
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Created an air of cooperation that paved the way for the Louisiana Purchase. Treaties of 77-78 were declared null and void.
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Treaty of Greenville
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Signed between U.S. and Indians. Ceded the land that became Ohio to the U.S. government.
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Treaty of San Lorenzo
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Aka Pickney's Treaty. Between U.S. and Spain to keep good relations. Led to opening of Mississippi, right to deposit goods in New Orleans without duties, 31st parallel and promise to stay out of Indian Affairs.
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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A group of bills passed in 1798 by Congress. Authorized the use of federal courts and powers of the presidency to silence the republicans.
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Virginia Resolutions
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By James Madison and urged states to defend the rights of American people.
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Kentucky Resolutions
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By Thomas Jefferson and stated that every state has a natural right in cases not within the compact to nullify of their own authority all assumptions of power by others within their limits.
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