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23 Cards in this Set
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Where was the temporary seat of government, where Washington was inaugurated in 1789?
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New York City
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What was the Bill of Rights and when was it ratified by the states?
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The first ten amendments, by the end of 1791
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What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?
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It provided for a Supreme Court to rule on the constitutional validity of state laws
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What was the interpreter of the "supreme law of the land"?
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The Supreme Court
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Who were the secretaries of state, treasury, and war under George Washington?
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Jefferson = state
Hamilton = treasury Knox = war |
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What did the secretaries of state, war, and treasury, and the attorney general, later become called?
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the Cabinet
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What was the Proclamation of Neutrality?
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George Washington's response to the French Revolution against Britain, in 1792
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What and when was Jay's Treaty with Britain?
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1794, a treaty with the British to attempt to settle the conflict of British attacking the American ships because Americans were trading with the French and not British.
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What was the Pinckney Treaty of 1796?
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Spain opened the Mississippi River to America traffic. The 31st parallel was the northern boundary of Florida.
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What did the secretaries of state, war, and treasury, and the attorney general, later become called?
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the Cabinet
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In which battle did General Anthony Wayne decisively defeat the Indians in 1794? What was the resulting treaty that cleared the Ohio territory of Indian tribes?
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The Battle of Fallen Timbers, Treaty of Greenville
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In which event did western and PA farmers refuse to pay the excise tax on whiskey which formed the backbone of Alexander Hamilton's revenue program?
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The Whiskey Rebellion, 1794
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What was the XYZ Affair, and who was president?
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John Adams was president. (1798)
U.S. delegates went to France to persuade the French not to harass American shipping. But 3 subordinates of French Minister Talleyrand refused unless given a bribe. Outrage! |
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What was the cause of the Quasi-War, and when was it?
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The cause was the XYZ Affair and it was from 1798-1799.
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What was the Quasi-War?
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John Adams suspended all trade with the French until the new French government under Napoleon signed a treaty.
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What were the Alien and Sedition Acts and when were they?
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During John Adams's presidency.
Alien Act: hurdles in path of immigrants trying to obtain citizenship, Sedition Act: muzzle the newspaper critics. editors were actually jailed! |
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What were the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
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State governments could nullify federal laws within those states.
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Who wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Who fought the famous duel of 1804, and who won?
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It was between T.J.'s VP Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, T.J.'s supporter for presidency. Burr killed Hamilton.
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Who was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as part of the NEW Judiciary Act of 1801?
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John Marshall. Adams was president.
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Who designed Washington, D.C.?
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Pierre L'Enfant
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Who were Jefferson's members of the Cabinet (secretary of state and treasury)?
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James Madison = secretary of state
Albert Gallatin = secretary of treasury |
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Under whose presidency were the Alien and Sedition Acts suspended?
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Thomas Jefferson, and the men were released
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