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26 Cards in this Set
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John Jay
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goes to London to negotiate US gets control of territories w of Appalachians
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XYZ Affair (1796)
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wave of anti-French feelings in US, undeclared naval was was fought between US and France for 2 yrs.
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Edmund Genet
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young diplomat from France tries to win American support for war
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sectionalism
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placing the interests of one's own region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole
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Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
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raise residence requirement for American citizenship from 5 to 14 yrs. Pres. could deport any alien considered undesirable
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Little Turtle
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Miami Native American chief, leads Miami Confederacy, wins battles against Americans
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798)
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declared right to make null and void the Alien and Sedition Acts, they violated the Bill of Rights
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Pickney's Treaty (1795)
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Spain gave up claim to land east of Mississippi River, recognized 31st parallel as northern boundary of Florida. US expands west
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Who was appointed to the departments created by Washington?
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State: Thomas Jefferson
War: Henry Knox Treasury: Alexander Hamilton |
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What departments were created by Washington?
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Dept. of State: foreign affairs
Dept. of War: handle military Dept. of Treasury: finances |
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Jay's Treaty
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U.S. gains control in Northwest territory ; Britain continues fur trade on American side of US/Canadian border
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excise tax
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a tax on the produciton, sale or consumption of goods produced within a country
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What was Jefferson's philosophy of government?
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He believed in strong state and local government, rooted in the people's participation
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
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ended Native American resistance in Ohio
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Declaration of neutrality
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U.S. would not take sides
couldn't afford the war, supplies or men |
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Why didn't Jefferson and Madison want a national bank?
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They felt it would build an unhealthy alliance between government and wealthy business interests
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What was Hamiltion's philosophy of government?
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He believed in strong central government led by a prosperous educated elite upper class
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Why did Hamilton want a national bank?
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He wanted to pay off the debts the states owed.
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Republicans
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a political party that supported a strong state government
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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Created judicial structure. Supreme Court with Chief Justice, associate justices, federal circuit courts, federal district courts
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Why did Washington dislike the two-party system?
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danger to national unity
pitting one group against another |
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What party politics did Hamliton belong to?
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Federalists
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What party politics did Jefferson belong to?
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Republican
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cabinet
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group of department heads who serve as the President's chief advisers
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protective tariff
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a tax on imported goods that protects a nation's businesses from foreign competition
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Adams elected president (1796)
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growing danger of sectionalism interests of one region over those of the nation
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