History 1301 Unit 2 - Chapter 7

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John Jay

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This Founding Father held various key offices, including president of the Continental Congress and first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, negotiated several important treaties on behalf of the U.S. and authored several of "The Federalist Papers."

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Louis XVI

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This French king's support for the American Revolution was crucial to the colonists' victory but unleashed conditions - a large debt and demands for democracy - that contributed to his overthrow and execution at the guillotine in 1793.

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Anthony Wayne

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A fiery genreal, he crushed Indian resistance in the Northwest Territory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794), opening the area north of the Ohio River to settlement.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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This French military leader rose to power by staging a coup in 1799 and was subsequently named emperor of France. His military campaigns shaped European politics in the early 18th century, often threatening American neutrality, and prompted his sale of the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.

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Edmond Genet

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This ambassador threatened U.S. neutrality when he authorized private American ships to seize British vessels on France's behalf. He was granted asylum by President Washington when he became a marked man in France.

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Bank of the United States

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A national bank proposed by Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, and established in 1791. It served as a central depository for the U.S. government and had the authority to issue currency.

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Implied Powers

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Powers of the Constitution did not explicitly grant the federal government, but that it could be interpreted to grant.

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French Revolution

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A social and political revolution in France (1789 - 1799).

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Jay's Treaty

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Treaty with Britain negotiated by Chief Justice John Jay in 1794. Though the British agreed to surrender forts on U.S. territory, the treaty provoked a storm of protest in America.

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Whiskey Rebellion

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Protests in 1794 by western Pennsylvania farmers against a federal tax on whiskey. The uprising was suppressed when President George Washington called an army of 15,000 troops to the area.

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Farewell Address

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In this 1796 document, President George Washington announced his intention not to seek a third term. He also stressed Federalist interests and warned Americans against political factions and foreign entanglements.

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Quasi-War

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Undeclared war between the United States and France in the late 1790s.

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XYZ Affair

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A diplomatic incident in which American peace commissioners sent to France by President John Adams in 1797 were insulted with bribe demands from their French counterparts, dubbed X, Y, and Z in American newspapers. The incident heightened war fever against France.

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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Collective name given to four laws Congress passed in 1798 to suppress criticism of the federal government and curb liberties of foreigners living in the United Staes.

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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

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Statements penned by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to mobilize opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts, which they argued were unconstitutional. Jefferson's statement (the Kentucky Resolution) suggested that states could declare null and void congressional acts they deemed unconstitutional.

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Supported a strong national government.

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Members of the Federalist Party ...?

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Suppressing internal political dissent.

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In 1798, the Federalists sponsored a military buildup with the intention of ...?

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The United States resolved its difference with France.

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As a result of the actions take by President Adams in 1799, ...?

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He was unanimously elected by the electoral college.

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How was Washingon's election to the presidency different from that of every president since?

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Providing government subsidies to manufacturers.

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Which of the following would Alexander Hamilton have proposed?

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Opponents who had disagreed on finances began to disagree on which country to support in the European war.

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How were political parties formed in the United States?

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He secretly informed England that the US would compromise on all issues.

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What was Hamilton's impact on Jay's Treaty?

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Because the governor refused to suppress the rebellion, Washington saw it as a state's refusal to pay taxes and violent protest against the government.

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Why did Washington view the Whiskey Rebellion as treason?

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Alexander Hamilton interfered and opposed him constantly.

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How was John Adams' presidency made much more difficult?

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High Federalists used the tensions it created as an excuse for military expansion.

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How did the XYZ Affair affect US politics?

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It threatened their political right to disagree with and speak out against the government.

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Why did the Sedition Act distress many Americans?

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A symbol of the new government

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For many Americans, George Washington was ...?

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Although politicians passionately disagreed about who should be president they voted and re-voted rather than use violence.

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How was the election of 1800 a peaceful revolution?

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Political squabbling had divided the government

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By the end of George Washington's first term of office, ...?

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That the federal government assume remaining state debts.

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Hamilton's "Report on the Public Credit recommended ...?

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Involved issues relating to Congress' constitutional powers.

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Opposition to Hamilton's proposed national bank ...?

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Protective tariffs

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The Report on Manufacturers suggested ...?

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Disdain for American rights

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In the early 1790s, British actions toward the United States indicated ...?

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Getting British troops to withdraw from the northwest forts.

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Jay's Treaty succeeded in ...?

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Behind-the-scenes manipulations by Alexander Hamilton.

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The election of 1796 was complicated by ...?