Ch. 3 Quiz Flashcards
Cabinet
A group of advisors that assist the president. 3 departments are the state, treasury, and war
Washington’s precedents
First president, concerned because he had to set an example for the future presidents
Hamilton’s financial plan
Believed all debt should be paid(state and foreign) so we look strong.
Protective tariff vs. Revenue tariff
High tax on imports- protective, goal to protect US industry and keep foreign products out
Low tax- Revenue, goal to make income for the government
Tariff
Tax on imports
Excise tax
Tax paid on the manufacture of the product, first excise tax on whiskey.
Hamilton vs. Jefferson
Jefferson wanted a more hands off government, more freedom to the states
Hamilton believed people were bad and needed the wealthy and well raised to control the government
Federalist vs. Republican
Federalist- Hamilton
Republican- Jefferson
England and France war impacts
France didn’t want us to trade with England & vise versa, harassed our ships
Compare and contrast Shay’s rebellion and Whiskey rebellion
Similar….
Angry farmers.
Over taxed.
Difference….
Shays took a long time because of the articles.
Whiskey got squashed because of constitution.
Jays treaty
Weak treaty made with the British. British closed there fur posts. Washington hoped the British would stop harassing our ships and sailors and stop arming native Americans
Pinckney treaty
Spain gave us free use of the port of New Orleans.
Judicial Review
The power of the judicial branch to determine if acts of legislative and executive branch are constitutional or not.
Louisiana purchase
Doubled the size of our nation, paid 4¢ an acre, bought from France, paid 15 million dollars. Offered to buy New Orleans for 10 million dollars then they gave us the entire thing. Thomas Jefferson was the president
Impressment
Kid napping on the high seas.
Embargo Act
For the US not to trade with any foreign country. Ended to years later because the US economics suffered.
War of 1812-DC
Washington Capitol and White House Destroyed
War of 1812-Baltimore
British were turned back & Francis Scott key wrote the star spangled banner
War of 1812-New Orleans
Pointless battle, treaty signed 2 weeks earlier
Andrew Jackson
Lead the battle of New Orleans
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the war of 1812
GW farewell
Educate the people
Don’t get politically involved with country’s
No political parties
Don’t let geographic differences break the fraternal bond
No excessive spending
Electoral college
Each state is broken into subsection, given a certain amount of electoral votes based on population
Need 270 votes to win(one more then half)
100 senators+ 435 representatives+3(for Washington DC)=538 electoral votes
Factors leading to the war of 1812
British giving Native Americans guns
British killed innocent people
US wanted more land
State department deals with
Foreign affairs
Second president of the US
John Adams
3rd US president
Thomas Jefferson
President during the war of 1812
James Madison
How many electoral votes does CT have
7
State with most electoral votes
California
Least amount of electoral votes allowed
3
