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13 Cards in this Set
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Electoral College
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a group of delegates, or electors, who represent the peoples vote in choosing the president
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Precedent
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an action or decision that later serves as and example
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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an act that created 3 levels of federal courts and defined their powers and relationships to the state courts
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Alexander Hamilton
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-Secretary of the treasury
- Wanted to strengthen the countries financial plan -created the national bank |
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Hamilton's plan
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- the new government has to pay off debt and bonds owed to other countries and citizens
-government would pay off other countries debt but not american citizens |
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Hamilton's compromise plan
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agreed to a proposal by southern leaders to move the capital from new york to in between virginia and maryland called Washington D.C
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The Whiskey Rebellion
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- made a tax on whiskey that was made ( farmers did not like this)
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the west
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the new government and native americans had trouble over this land, the natives demanded settlers north of the ohio valley leave
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Europe
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the french revolution begins in 1793
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Jays treaty
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- withdraw from american soil
- pya damages for ships the seized -allow some american ships to trade with british colonies in the caribbean (many did not like this) |
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Pinckney's treaty
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gave americans the right to freely navigate the mississippi river and trade at the port of New Orleans
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Washington
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in 1796 he decided's not to run for a third term president bc he was tired of public life had a farewell address about debt and the government should not borrow money
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Election of 1796
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john adams, thomas jefferson, Aaron Burr and thomas pinckney were chosen as candidates
-after months of campaigning against each other adams won |
