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30 Cards in this Set
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XYZ Affair
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was a diplomatic episode that soured relations between France and the United States and led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi War; it took place from March of 1798 to 1800
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Naturalization Law
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provided the first rules to be followed by the United States in the granting of national citizenship. This law limited naturalization to immigrants who were "free white persons" of "good moral character". It thus, left out indentured servants, slaves, free blacks, and later Asians
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Election of 1796
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first contested presidential election in American history
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Election of 1800
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was significant and controversial, and was ultimately decided in the House of Representatives
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Quasi-War
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undeclared war fought mostly at sea between the United States and French Republic from 1798 to 1800
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Convention of Mortefontaine
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treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the hostilities
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Treaty of Greenville
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igned at Fort Greenville (now Greenville, Ohio), on August 3, 1796, between a coalition of Native Americans & Frontiers men
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Treaty of San Lorenzo
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between the U.S. and Spain played an important role in the expansion of the new nation's boundaries
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Alien and Sedition Acts were 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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cand Kentucky Resolution
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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (or Resolves) were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures resolved not to abide by Alien and Sedition Acts. They argued that the Acts were unconstitutional and therefore void, and in doing so, they argued for states' rights and strict constructionism of the Constitution. They were written secretly by Vice President Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, respectively.
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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The United States Judiciary Act of 1789 was a landmark statute adopted on September 24, 1789 in the first session of the First United States Congress establishing the U.S. federal judiciary
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Report on Public Credit
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Made by hamilton, contained two major recommendations covering the areas of funding and assumptions
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Report on Manufacturers
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suggested ways by which the federal gov't might stimulate manufacturing
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Jay’s Treaty
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the efforts resulted in a political humiliation. his main objectives were removal of british forts on us territory, payment for ships taken in the west indies, improved commercial relations, and acceptance of the american definition of neutral rights.
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John Jay
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John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States (1789–95)
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Implied Powers
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those powers authorized by a legal document (from the Constitution) which, while not stated, are seemed to be implied by powers expressly stated.
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Judicial Review
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the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review, and possible invalidation, by the judiciary
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Strict Construction
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Strict constructionism refers to a particular legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that limits or restricts judicial interpretation. The phrase is also commonly used more loosely as a generic term for conservatism among the judiciary.0
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Federalist Party
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the people who were in favor of the ratification of the constitution
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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
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Whiskey Rebellion
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a 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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was 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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was 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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was 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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was 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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was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as their presidential candidate, but he did not win either election.
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General Anthony Wayne
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was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of Mad Anthony
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John Marshall
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was the Chief Justice of the United States (1801-1835) whose court opinions helped lay the basis for American constitutional law while promoting nationalism and making the Supreme Court of the United States a center of power with the capability of overruling Congress. Previously, Marshall had been a leader of the Federalist Party in Virginia and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1799 to 1800. He was Secretary of State under President John Adams from 1800 to 1801.
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Washington’s Farewell Address
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George Washington wrote "Washington's Farewell Address". En.wikisource.org. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Washington%27s_Farewell_Address#1. Retrieved 2009-09-19. near the end of his second term as President of the United States and before his retirement to his home at Mount Vernon. Originally published in David Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1796 under the title "The Address of General Washington To The People of The United States on his declining of the Presidency of the United States," the letter was almost immediately reprinted in newspapers across the country and later in a pamphlet form.[1] The work was later named a "Farewell Address," as it was Washington's valedictory after 45 years of service to the new republic, first during the French and Indian War, through the American Revolution, and finally as the nation's first president.
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Thomas Jefferson
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was the third President of the United States (1801–1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). An influential Founding Father, Jefferson envisioned America as a great "Empire of Liberty" that would promote republicanism.[2]
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