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53 Cards in this Set
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When was the constitution launched?
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1789
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At what rate did the population double in the US?
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every 25 years
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When did the Judiciary Act take place?
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1789
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What did the Judiciary Act do?
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created effective federal courts
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When did the first official census occur?
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1790
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When was the Bill of Rights adopted?
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1791
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When did Vermont become the 14th state?
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1791
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When was the Bank of the United States created?
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1791
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When was the excise tax passed?
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1791
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What was an excise tax notably put on?
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whiskey
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What was the excise tax on whiskey?
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about 7 cents per gallon
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When was Washington reelected president?
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1792
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Where were political parties first formed?
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1792-1793
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When was Louis XVI beheaded?
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1793
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What kicked off the radical phase of the French Revolution?
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the beheading of Louis XVI
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Why did France declare war on Britain and Spain?
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after the French executed Louis XVI Spain and Britain tried to invade France
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When did Washington's Neutrality Proclamation occur?
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1793
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When did the Citizen Genet affair occur?
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1793
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Did the Citizen Genet affair occur before or after Washington's Neutrality Proclamation?
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after
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When did the Whiskey Rebellion occur?
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1794
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When did the Battle of Fallen Timbers occur?
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1794
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What was the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
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frontier Indians defending land were crushed
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Who was the general in the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
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General "Mad Anthony" Wayne
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What did the US learn from the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
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the British were supplying the Indians with weapons
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What did the Treaty of Greenville entail?
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Indians ceded Ohio Territory
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When did Jay's treaty with Britain occur?
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1794
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When did the Treaty of Greenville occur?
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1795
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What did Jay's treaty entail?
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* Britain would repay the lost money from recent merchant ship
seizures called “impressment”, but it said nothing about future seizures or supplying Indians with arms. * America would have to pay off its pre-Revolutionary War debts to Britain. |
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Who sabotaged the Jay's Treaty?
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Hamilton
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When did Adams become president?
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1797
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When did the XYZ affair occur?
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1797
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What was the cause of the XYZ affair?
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French were mad about Jay's treaty with Britain
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What was the result of the XYZ affair?
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undeclared war with france lasting 2 years
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What does JDR stand for?
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Jeffersonian Democratic Republican
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Was John Adams a Federalist?
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yes
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When were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?
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1798
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Who was Virginia associated with?
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Madison
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Who was Kentucky associated with?
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Jefferson
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Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
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Hamilton
John Jay Madison |
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What political party was Madison apart of?
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Democratic Republicans
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What year did Madison become president?
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1809
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What did the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions stress?
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compact theory or "nullification"
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What was the compact theory?
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states could nullify federal laws
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Did any other state ratify the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions?
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no
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Why caused the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions?
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Alien and Sedition acts passed by Federalists
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What was the purpose of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions?
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to kill Alien and Sedition acts
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When did the Supreme court adopt the right to nullify legislation?
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1803
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What jobs did Federalists have?
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merchants, manufacturers, & shippers
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What jobs did Democratic Republicans have?
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agrarians
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Did the Federalists support the British or the French?
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the British
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Did the Republicans favor the British or the French?
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French
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Where did Citizen Genet land in the US?
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Charleston, Virginia
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When did the convention of 1800 result in?
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peace with France
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