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18 Cards in this Set
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Federalists
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- supporters of the Constitution
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Democratic-Republicans
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- a group of people organized by Jefferson & Madison who disagreed with Hamilton
- wanted to limit the government's power |
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Matthew Lyon
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John Adams
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- helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris the ended the Revolution
- served two terms as vice president to Washington - |
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Little Turtle
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- chief of the Miami people
- 1791 St. Clair's forces were badly beaten by Little Turtle - more than 600 American soldiers died in a battle by the Wabash River |
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Henry Knox
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- secretary of war who was appointed by Washington
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Alexander Hamilton
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- secretary of the treasury
- appointed by Washington - in charge of government's economic policies |
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Aaron Burr
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- put forth for vice president by the Republican party in election of 1796
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George Washington
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- elected as president in 1789
- first president of United States under the federal Constitution |
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Thomas Jefferson
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- appointed by Washington as Secretary of State
- pro-french - favored a government ruled by the people - strict interpretation of the Constitution |
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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- Congress established a federal court system with 13 district courts and three circuit courts to serve the nation
- federal courts had the power to reverse state decisions |
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State Department
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- would handle relations with other nations
- set up within the executive branch of government |
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Treaty of Greenville
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- the Native Americans agreed to surrender most of the land in present-day Ohio
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Sedition Act
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- strict laws to protect the government from activities aimed at weaking it
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Naturalization Act
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Treasury Department
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- set up to deal with financial matters
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War Department
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- would provide for the nation's defense
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Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
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- claimed that the Alien & Sedition Acts could not be put into action because they violated the Constitution.
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