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REVIEW K.I.P.S. (random pick) What is National Debt? |
Definition: Money owned by the United States. Sentence: As secretary of treasury, Hamilton’s biggest challenge was paying of the national debt. |
1.What does the United States own? 2. What is green and people have in order to buy things? |
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REVIEW THE “Expectations of Americans” GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (random pick) What were the three expectations of the farmers? |
1. Farmers wanted fair taxes 2. They wanted the right to settle in western lands 3. They expected the government not to interfere with their daily lives |
(for #1) - what did farmers want for tax? (for# 2) - what right did they want to have that includes settling? (for # 3) - what did they expect from the government not to do? |
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REVIEW THE “Hamilton/Jefferson” GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (random pick) What did Hamilton want to have for tariffs? What did Jefferson want and worried about for having tariffs? |
Hamilton: He wanted to pass higher tariffs. Jefferson: He worries about depending too much on business and manufacturing. He wanted the tariffs to be low to help farmers for goods. |
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REVIEW THE “Challenges for the New Nation/ Washington’s Presidency” GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (random pick) What was one of the advice Washington gave on his farewell address? |
pick one, two, or three... 1. do not form alliances with other countries 2. do not form political parties 3. keep the country out of debt |
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What three items were Americans expecting from the new government of George Washington? |
Americans had high expectations for the new government. Americans expected the government to protect them, to keep the economy stable, and to improve trade. |
*If needed look back in the “Expectations of Americans” Graphic Organizer* |
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What were the two reasons Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a national bank? |
Hamilton wanted a national bank for the government, so that way the government can... 1. Make safely deposits of their money 2. To make loans for the government and business |
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How did Alexander Hamilton tackle the problem of settling the national debt? |
1. Taking on the foreign and domestic debt by replacing creditor’s old, low-value bonds with new, interest-bearing bonds. 2. Take over most of the state’s $25 million revolutionary war debts 3. Pass a tariff (tax on imported goods) to both bring in money and help American manufacturers. |
There are three ways that Hamilton tackles the problem. |
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What was the Neutrality Proclamation? |
The Neutrality Proclamation is a public announcement that stated that the US would not take sides with any European countries that were at war. |
*If needed look back on K.I.P.S* |
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What was Jay’s Treaty? |
Jay’s treaty settled disputes that had arisen between the United States & England. England agreed to abandon all their forts in the US and the US agreed to pay all debts the US owed the England prior to the Revolutionary War. |
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What was Pinckney’s treaty? |
Pinckney’s treaty settled disputes that the US had with Spain. With this treaty Spain agreed to re-open the lower Mississippi River to the US farmers. |
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What was General Anthony Wayne’s task in the Northwest Territory? |
General Wayne’s task was to bring troops to the frontier to fight against the Native Americans. |
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What was the treaty of Greenville? |
The treaty of Greenville gave the US to claim to most Indian lands in the Northwest territory. |
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion? |
Farmers in western Pennsylvania were angry about the Whiskey tax. These farmers argued that they could not afford to pay the tax, and attacked the tax collectors. |
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How did George Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion? |
Fearing that these farmers were a threat to the US, president Washington led an army of 13,000 soldiers to western Pennsylvania to end this threat. |
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What three warnings did George Washington give to the American people in his Farewell Address? |
1. Do not form any alliances with other countries 2. Do not form political parties 3. Keep the country out of debt |
*If needed look back on flash card #4 or the Graphic Organizer “Challenges for the new nations chart/ Washington’s presidency”* |
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What two political parties were formed before the election of 1796 and who formed each party? |
1. The Federalists party; founded by Alexander Hamilton 2. The Democratic Republican Party; founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison |
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What was the XYZ Affair and how did President Adams respond to this affair? |
The XYZ affair occurred when France agreed to talk to the US only if the US pay $250,000 tribute to the French. President Adams tried to seek peace with France and he was able to secure it with France. |
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Why did the Federalist Party create the Alien and Sedition Acts? |
The Federalist Party intentionally created these acts to crush the Democratic Republicans. |
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What was the Sedition Act? |
It forbade anyone from publishing or voicing criticism of the federal government. |
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How did states and the Democratic-Republican party view the Sedition Act? |
Jefferson and Madison pressured the congress to repeal (stop) the Alien & Sedition Acts, even Kentucky and Virgina passed resolutions that stated the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. |
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