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Judiciary Act 1789
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. It created effective federal courts in a hierarchal order. There were city, county, and state courts , along with circuit courts, and the Supreme Court
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Citizen Genet
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. He was a French statesman who came to America in search of monetary aid.
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Right of Deposit 1787
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. This was the right to pass through a port and trade goods paying taxes. Westerners wanted this privilege at the Port of New Orleans.
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John Marshall
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He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for 33 years. He made the judiciary free from political attack.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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The were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase
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Chesapeake Leopard Affair
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This incident between an American and British ship cause great public resentment among Americans
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Hamilton’s Financial Plan
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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
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Whiskey Rebellion
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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.
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Washington’s Farewell Addres
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He warned against the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances
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Citizen Genet
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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
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Jay’s Treaty
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. 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
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. Pinckney’s Treaty
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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
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XYZ Affair
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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
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Compact Theory (States Rights)
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It was the belief that federal government acted as the states agent and that states can declare federal laws unconstitutional
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Revolution of 1800
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Jefferson’s election victory changed the direction of the government from Federalist to Democratic- Republican without incidence."
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16. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
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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
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17. Judicial Review
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. It created effective federal courts in a hierarchal order. There were city, county, and state courts , along with circuit courts, and the Supreme Court
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18. Louisiana Purchase
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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.
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20. Embargo Act
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. 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.
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21. Non-Intercourse Act
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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.
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22. Macon’s Bill No. 2
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Forbade trade with Britain and France, but offered to resume trade with whichever nation lifted its neutral trading restrictions first
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23. War Hawks
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. Western settlers who advocated war with Britain because they hoped to acquire Britain’s northwest posts
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24. Hartford Convention
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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
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25. Treaty of Ghent
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Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original ownert
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