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30 Cards in this Set
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What guaranteed U.S. citizens certain rights? It limited the power of the central government.
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Bill of Rights
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What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do?
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Est. a federal district court for each state. (there would be 6 justices)
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Who was Washington's Secretary of Treasury?
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Alexander Hamilton
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What kind of federal government did Hamilton believe in?
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A strong one controlled by wealthy
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What is an economic system in which private businesses run most industries, and competition determines how much goods coset and workers are paid?
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Capitalism
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What are certificates issued by a government in exchange for loans?
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Government Bonds
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What did Alexander Hamilton want to do that caused a lot of uproar?
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Get rid of their debts by:
1. paying the bonds in full 2. just take money from the states0 |
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What is strict construction?
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Narrow constitutional interpretation
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What is loose construction?
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Meaning that the government could do anything the Constitution doesn't specifically forbid
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Which battle did the U.S. defeat Little Turtle which resulted in the Treaty of Greenville?
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
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What was the Treaty of Greenville?
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Gave the US title to American Indian Lands in 1795
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What key event started the French Revolution?
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Storming at Bastille
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What was the reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette known as?
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Reign of Terror
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Why did the French commoners revolt against the French government?
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Louis and Marie Antoinette werent doing anything about their economic problems
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Why did the other countries declare war on France?
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They didnt want France's revolutionary spirit to spread to their countries
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What did the French do to kind of mock the US neutrality?
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Stole a British ship, named it La Petite Democrate, and operated it off the US coast, attacking British ships
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Describe the terms of Jay's Treaty.
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If the British abandoned their northwestern forts, the US would pay the debts they owed to the British
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Which Treaty recognized the border of the US w/ Spanish Florida and guaranteed US navigation rights on Mississippi?
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Pinckney's Treaty
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What is the right of deposit?
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The right to temporarily unload goods at New Orleans without paying a tax to Spain
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What is sectionalism?
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loyalty to a particular part of the country
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What were the 2 parties that sectionalism created?
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Federalism - commerce
Democratic-Republican - farmers |
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Describe the XYZ affair.
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French Tallyrand tries to have US pay tribute to them and bribes Adams to give him money. This almost led the US to go to war with France
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Which two states denounced the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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Kentucky and Virginia
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What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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Laws to protect the nation and weaken the Republicans. The president could now imprison anyone who might be a threat to the nation. Many did not like it.
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What was Washington fearing at his farewell speech?
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That the US would be divided through sectionalism
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Why wasnt Dickenson, who opposed the constitution, NOT a loyalist?
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He fought in the army
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Who was the most famous Loyalist?
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Benedict Arnold
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What are 3 results of the Revolutionary War?
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1.Loyalists-loyal to Eng.
2.Women-get more jobs 3.Blacks-Eng. promised freedom if fought |
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What treaty kind of ended the revolutionary war?
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Treaty of Paris
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who started the tradition of military leaders becoming presidents?
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Washington
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