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25 Cards in this Set

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Judiciary Act 1789
. It created effective federal courts in a hierarchal order. There were city, county, and state courts , along with circuit courts, and the Supreme Court
Citizen Genet
He was a French statesman who came to America in search of monetary aid
Right of Deposit
This was the right to pass through a port and trade goods paying taxes. Westerners wanted this privilege at the Port of New Orleans.
John Marshall
He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for 33 years. He made the judiciary free from political attack.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase
Chesapeake Leopard Affair
This incident between an American and British ship cause great public resentment among Americans
Hamilton’s Financial Plan
. Designed to pay off the U.S.’s war debts and stabilize the economy, this idea believed that the United States should become a leading international commercial power. Its programs included the creation of the Bank of the United
whiskeys rebellion
. In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders.
Washington’s Farewell Address
He warned against the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances
Citizen Genet
. A French diplomat who came to the U.S. 1793 to ask the American government to send money and troops to aid the revolutionaries in the French Revolution
Jay’s Treaty
. It was signed in the hopes of settling the growing conflicts between the U.S. and Britain. It dealt with the Northwest posts and trade on the Mississippi River
Pinckney’s Treaty
. Treaty between the U.S. and Spain which gave the U.S. the right to transport goods on the Mississippi river and to store goods in the Spanish port of New Orleans
XYZ Affair
This was a diplomatic scandal which took place from March of 1797 to 1800 in which three French agents, demanded a $12 million loan from the United States, and a formal apology for comments made by U.S. President John Adams
Compact Theory (States Rights)
It was the belief that federal government acted as the states agent and that states can declare federal laws unconstitutional
revolution of 1800
. Jefferson’s election victory changed the direction of the government from Federalist to Democratic- Republican without incidence."
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional
Judicial Review
This was the power given to the Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of a law passed by congress
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson was interested in the territory because it would give the U.S. the Mississippi River and New Orleans (both were valuable for trade and shipping) and also room to expand.
Impressments
. British seamen often deserted to join the American merchant marines. The British would board American vessels in order to retrieve the deserters, and often seized any sailor who could not prove that he was an American citizen and not British
Embargo Act
This act issued by Jefferson forbade American trading ships from leaving the U.S. It was meant to force Britain and France to change their policies towards neutral vessels by depriving them of American trade
Non-Intercourse Act
Replaced the Embargo of 1807, unlike the Embargo, which forbade American trade with all foreign nations, this act only forbade trade with France and Britain.
Macon’s Bill No
Forbade trade with Britain and France, but offered to resume trade with whichever nation lifted its neutral trading restrictions first
War Hawks
. Western settlers who advocated war with Britain because they hoped to acquire Britain’s northwest posts
Hartford Convention
This turned public sentiment against the Federalists and led to the demise of the party
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner