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29 Cards in this Set
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both Washington and Hamilton saw what rebellion as a threat to the authority of the national government |
the whiskey rebellion |
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the whiskey rebellion was a serious challenge to the new nations ability to __________ |
enforce its laws |
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the 1 cabinet |
Secretary of state Secretary of treasury Secretary of war |
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who was the secretary of state |
Thomas Jefferson |
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who was the secretary of treasury |
Alexander Hamilton |
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who was the secretary of war |
Henry Knox |
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what was the whiskey rebellion |
1794 uprising in Penn. that opposes the federal excise tax on whiskey on farmers |
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why did Washington not like the political parties |
Washington thought it would divide the nstion |
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jays treaty |
John Jay's Treaty, 1794–95. On November 19, 1794 representatives of the United States and Great Britain signed Jay's Treaty, which sought to settle outstanding issues between the two countries that had been left unresolved since American independence
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pinckey's treaty |
Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or theTreaty 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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farewell address (letter to the nation) |
-Remain neutral -warned against political parties -keep taxes reasonable |
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thoughts of polotical parites |
-developed within Washington's cabinet -did not favor them - often sided the the federal beliefs |
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1793 war broke out between France and Britian. what was Washington's postilion concerning this situation |
was for the us to stay neutral |
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alien acts |
the federalists didn't want the french to vote when they move in because they were all den-rep. so they made them wait 14 years before they could vote |
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George Washington years of presidency |
1789- 1797 2 terms |
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the federalists |
first political party to occupy believed in a strong and national government |
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XYZ affair |
sent agents to have peace. 1789 in which french officers demanded bribes of american negotiators. ADAMS |
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sedition act |
made it a crime to criticize the government |
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letter of the law |
these are the rules follow it |
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what did Richard Hendrick say when he eulogized Washington |
in the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the heart of the countymen |
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judiciary act created 3 things what are they |
the supreme court, federal district and circuit courts, and the office of attorney general |
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who led the Democrats |
Thomas Jefferson |
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who led the federalists |
Alexander Hamilton |
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precedents Washington set all presidents year and cause of Washington's death |
-serving 2 terms -give a farewell address 1799 and throat infection |
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what was the most critical domestic problem |
money |
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how did Hamilton plan to solve this problem by proposing what 3 bills |
-raise money through taxes -create a national bank -promote protective tariffs |
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to garn support for his plan, what compromise did Hamilton propose |
Hamilton proposed locating the nations capitol in the south |
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what were the money and dept issues |
Hamilton proposed federal gov't assume/ pay off all state dept - southern states opposed; because they already paid their dept -compromise? new capital moved to a southern location |
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before becoming president., 4 accomplishments (Washington) |
-member of the Virginia house of Burgess -member of the continental congress -commander of the continental army -chairman of the constitutional convention |
