6.1&6.2 Flashcards

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pres. Washington issued a proclamation of _____ in 1793

A

neutrality

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The political split more intense in 1793, when the French ambassador to the United States, citizen _____, tried to convince _____ Americans to fight with the _____ against the _____

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Edmund genet
private
French
British

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neutrality

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to not take either side

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British seizing ships _______________ in the French west Indies and insulting the Native Americans in Ohio River territory

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impressing our sailors

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Jon Jay

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chief Justice

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jay’s Treaty

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Britain to leave forts in occupied Northwest territory

expand trade between the US and Britain

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6
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in western ______ and other frontier areas, many people refused to pay the new tax on ____

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Pennsylvania

whiskey

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Whiskey rebellion

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followed in the tradition of shays rebellion and protest against the Stamp Act. Rebels closed courts and attacked tax collectors

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an army sent to the ____ area soon dissolved the ______, demonstrating the US commitment to enforcing laws

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Pittsburgh

rebellion

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political parties

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A group of people who seek to win elections and hold public office in order to shape government policy and program

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The Federalist formed one of these parties ______ or ______ and Jeffersonian Republican

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republicans

democratic Republicans

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______ is the second president

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John Adams

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in his farewell address of 1976, Washington warned against competing political parties and advocated a ___________

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foreign policy of neutrality

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Do United States and officials to France to negotiate. these officials were met by three secret agents _, _ and _ who demanded a bride and a loan to ___

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X, Y, Z

France

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XYZ affair

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infuriated Americans, resulting in what amounted to an undeclared naval war with France

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Alien and sedition acts

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federalists took advantage of the work crisis to push important new measures to Congress

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under the alien act

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– The president could imprison or deport citizens of other countries living in the United States
– Persons who wrote published or said anything fall scandalous and malicious against the American government could be fined or jailed

17
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Jefferson James Madison and other Republicans believed that sedition act violated the __ ___ _ ___ _ _____

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constitutional protection of freedom of speech

18
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Virginia and Kentucky resolutions

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resolution allowed these two states to nullify federal laws which they felt were unconstitutional this responded to the alien and sedition acts

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A blacksmith named to ____ and several other slaves in the area around Richmond, Virginia attempted as a _____. Prossers small-scale rebellion failed before it could get underway

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Gabriel Prosser

slave revolt

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Adams angered many ____ when he sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared naval war with France

A

federalist

21
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Adams bid for reelection was further damaged when ____ obtained and printed a damaging pamphlet against Adams written by ____

A

Aaron Burr

Hamilton

22
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Jefferson won the ____ but did not win the majority in the electoral college

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popular vote

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Jefferson ran against Adams in what became a _____ _______ ____

A

nasty presidential campaign

24
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Adam Burr

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The Jeffersonian Republican nominee for vice president

25
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House of Representatives voted to choose the president. voting was deadlocked until the house elected Jefferson on its ___ ballot

A

36

26
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The Federalist peacefully stepped down and that allowed the _____ _____ to take power. in doing so they prove that the American system of government was receptive to peaceful transfers of power

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jeffersonian Republican