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27 Cards in this Set
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Why didn't states like NY or VA not really want the constitution?
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Because they're large states that believed they could take care of themselves.
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Who holds out the longest in ratifying the Constitution?
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Rhode Island
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Virginia agrees to the Constitution as long as what is added?
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A bill of rights
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TRUE OR FALSE: Washington was voted in unanimously.
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TRUE
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Under Washington, who was his Secretary of Treasury?
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Alexander Hamilton
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Under Washington, who was his secretary of State?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Under Washington, who was his Secretary of War/Defense?
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Knox
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Under Washington, who was his Attorney General?
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Edmund Randolf
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Under Washington, who did he appoint to the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
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John Jay
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Under Washington, who was Vice President? What was his job?
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John Adams who presided over the Senate (thought this was a punishment.)
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What was Washington's stance on the war between France and England?
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Neutral!
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Alexander Hamilton was pro or anti British, manufacturing, and industry?
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He was Pro-British, Pro-Manufacturing, and Pro-industry!
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What are the first 5 amendments of the Constitution?
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1. Freedom of Speech
2. Keep and bare arms 3. No quartering of soldiers 4. No illegal search and seizure 5. No double jeopardy - can't incriminate themselves or testify against themselves or be tried twice for the same crime |
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What are amendments 6-10 of the Constitution?
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6. Right to a speedy trial
7. Trial by jury 8. No excess bail or fines 9. No man can infringe upon the rights of others 10. All other rights go to the states |
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What was the Treaty of Greenville?
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It ended the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country by create a dependency of the indians on American goods like ALCOHOL in order to keep them friendly.
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French respond to Americans not helping them in the French Revolutionary War by doing what?
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By seizing American ships!
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What was the XYZ affair?
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A bribery attempt in which the French minister sent 3 representatives to America to tell American representatives that $250K might grease the wheels of diplomacy and $12 million would be the price of a peace treaty.
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What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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Acts that basically stopped everyone from saying anything bad about the American government and had French people deported
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What was the intent of the Alien Acts?
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To harass French immigrants already in the US and to discourage others from coming.
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What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
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Novel argument that state legislators have the right to judge the constitutionality of federal laws and even to nullify them.
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Did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves do anything?
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Not really, they hardly made a dent in the Alien and Sedition Acts
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Why did Alexander Hamilton make the federal government assume both war and state debt?
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To be creditworthy, not debt free.
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Hamilton called for the federal government to assume these state debts and combine them with the federal debt. In effect, what did this due?
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It consolidated federal power over the states.
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What was the Excise Tax on Whiskey?
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It was a 25% tax on whiskey to be paid by farmers who brought their grain to the distillery.
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To republicans, what did the Whiskey Rebellion present?
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An opportunity for the new federal government to flex its muscles and stand up to civil disorder (as they sent in 13K soldiers against 7K protestors)
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What was the reason for supporting Thomas Jefferson over Aaron Burr in the election of 1800?
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Hamilton believed Burr to be dangerous and thought he'd be dangerous to the presidency (and corruptible).
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Hamilton's plan to restore public credit required what? What did this lead to?
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Required new taxation to pay the interest on the large national debt this lead to whiskey being heavily taxed leading to the Whiskey Rebellion.
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