Domestic And Foreign Issues Of The First Four Presidents

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Established the Federal Court System- the Supreme Court, etc.

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Judiciary Act of 1789 (George Washington)

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Pennsylvania farmers' uprising against the tax placed on whiskey.

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Whiskey Rebellion (George Washington)

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Presidential Advisers- made up of different department heads.

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Cabinet (George Washington)

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These were created due to the differences between Hamilton and Jefferson on how to interpret the Constitution

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Political Parties (George Washington)

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Controversial idea of Hamilton- created to get out of debt from Revolutionary War.

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Bank of the United States (George Washington)

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Failed Treaty- didn't kick the British out of the NW Territory.

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Jay's Treaty (George Washington)

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Between US and Spain- we get access to the Mississippi River and "right of deposit" at the Port of New Orleans.

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Pinckney's Treaty (George Washington)

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Belief that the government CAN do anything that the Constitution does not prohibit.

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Loose Constructionist (George Washington)

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Belief that the government SHOULD NOT do anything that the Constitution does not specifically say it can do.

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Strict Constructionist (George Washington)

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Laws that limited free speech and press- you can be jailed for speaking badly about the government. It became more difficult to become a US citizen.

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Alien and Sedition Act (John Adams)

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State laws passed in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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VA and KY Resolutions (John Adams)

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Before leaving office, Adams appointed many members to the supreme court.

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Judiciary Act of 1801 (John Adams)

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Name given to the justices appointed by Adams at the last minute.

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Midnight Judges (John Adams)

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French want a bribe to talk- they keep taking our ships. The US Navy is formed.

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XYZ Affair (John Adams)

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Land purchased by Jefferson in 1803- doubled the size of the US.

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Louisiana Purchase (Thomas Jefferson)

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Passed to respond to British impressment- hurt the American economy.

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Embargo Act (Thomas Jefferson)

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Jefferson's platform- his ideas that he ran on in the election of 1800.

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Reduced Size of Government (Thomas Jefferson)

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Explore the Louisiana Territory together.

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Lewis and Clark (Thomas Jefferson)

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Native American woman who helped guide the explorers through Louisiana.

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Sacajawea (Thomas Jefferson)

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Major river and port city acquired with the Louisiana Purchase.

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Mississippi & Port of New Orleans (Thomas Jefferson)

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1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of Judicial Review.

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Marbury v Madison (Thomas Jefferson)

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Power of federal courts to review state laws and state court decisions to determine if they are constitutional.

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Judicial Review (Thomas Jefferson)

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2nd war for American Independence.

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War of 1812 (James Madison)

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French and British practice of seizing American merchant ships and taking sailors.

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Impressment (James Madison)

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Three causes of the War of 1812.

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Impressment, War Hawks, & Native American Attacks (James Madison)

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Treaty that ended the war of 1812.

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Treaty of Ghent (James Madison)

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Meeting of New Englanders to protest War of 1812; threatened to "leave" the US.

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Hartford Convention (James Madison)

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Last battle of the War of 1812- took place after the treaty.

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Battle of New Orleans (James Madison)