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13 Cards in this Set
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tarriff
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a tax on imported goods
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interest
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an extra sum of money that borrowers pay creditors in return for the loan
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strict construction
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a belief that government should not do anything-such as start a national bank- that the constitutuion did not specifically say it could do .
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loose construction
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a belief that the constitution was only a loose framework of laws on which government could build the nation as it saw fit; government could do anything the Constitution did not forbid.
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neutral
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not taking a side
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Jay's Treaty
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an agreement made when Chief Justice John Jay went to London; Britian agreed to leave the forts it occupied in the Northwest Territory, this was aimed to help expand trade between the 2 nations; he was unable to convince the British to end the practice of stopping American ships on the high seas and searching them for British subjects; some thought it was a betrayal of revolutionary idals(sellout)
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Whiskey Rebellion
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it was in response to the whiskey tax; rebels closed courts and attacked tax collectors; Washington sent an army led by Hamilton and Gen. "Light Horse Harry"Lee and dissoved the rebellion
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political party
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a group of people who seek to win elections and hold public office in order to shape government policy and programs.
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Why was Hamilton's debt plan controversal?
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Some people did not want the federal government to interfer in local and state affairs and disliked Hamilton's new taxes.
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How did the French Revolution highlight political differences within the U.S.?
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Federalist- tended to oppose it seeing it as an example of a democatic revolution gone wrong.
Jefferson's supporters -viewed the French Revolution as an extension of the American Revolution; they like its rejection of government by kings and its acceptance of rebublican government. |
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Why did many Americans oppose Jay's Treaty?
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Critics felt it contained no protection for American shipping and many Americans saw the treaty as a betrayal of revolutionary ideals (sellout); they hated the British
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Summerize the differences between the first 2 political parties in the U.S.
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Republicans or DemocraticRepublicans (historians call them Jefferson Republicans)-opposed the federalist wanted little government involvment
Federalist- felt bigger government was necessary to be a successfull nation. |
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What advice did Washington give Americans in his farewell address?
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He warned against competing political parties, antipathies (hatreds) against particular nations and passionate attachments for others neutrality)
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