Chapter 10 Flashcards
When Washington was elected, what was the geographic of the US?
Agricultural
Who was…
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Secretary of War
- Thomas Jefferson
- Alex Hamilton
- Henry Knox
What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do?
Organized Supreme Court with 6 justices (John Jay)
What was Hamilton’s 5-point plan?
- Assume state debts at par
- Create national debt
- Create bank of United States
- Excise tax
- Protective tariff
Why did Hamilton want to enforce a protective tariff?
Encourage domestic products and protect manufacturing/industry
Why did Hamilton want to assume state debts?
To ship wealthy obligations to federal government
Why is the whiskey rebellion significant?
It led to strengthening and increased credibility of government
What caused the whiskey rebellion?
Poor Western Pennsylvannians angered about whiskey excise b/c it was their form of currency
Who supported the French? Why?
Democratic-Republicans because of their mobocracy and wanting to repay after wat
Why did the Federalists support the British?
They were just entering their Industrial Revolution, Hamilton wanted them to be industrail society
Why was John Jay sent to England?
- Impressments
- Ship seizures
- Occupation of American land
- Supplying Indians with weapons
What was agreed to in Jay’s Treaty?
British: leave trading posts, pay damage for past ship seizures
American: pay off war debts
Why was Pinckney’s Treaty formed?
Because Spain was afraid that Britain and America would run them out of America
What was agreed upon in Pinckney’s Treaty?
Control of Mississippi River, New Orleans, Western Florida
What did Washington warn of in his farewell address?
- Political parties
- Sectionalism
- Permanent alliances
Why did French begin to seize American ships during Adams’ presidency?
Thought alliance was being formed between British and Americans
What happened in the XYZ affair?
Group of 3 went to French to remain neutral through treaty. Approached by agents X,Y,Z who demanded a large sum to talk to Talleyrand
Why did Talleyrand want to negotiate with America again?
Undeclared war was raging and French did not want to add another enemy and drive America and Britain together
What was agreed upon in the Convention of 1800?
French annul Franco-American alliance, US pays damage of ships
What did the Alien and Sedition laws declare?
Alien: changed residency requirements
Sedition: criticizing government now a crime
What did the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions say? Who wrote them?
-Jefferson and James Madison
States were able to nullify unconstitutional federal laws
John Adams sacrificed his second term for presidency because…
Chose to remain neutral with French while Federalists wanted to go to war
Was Thomas Jefferson rich or poor growing up?
Rich
many believed he betrayed rich by becoming DR
Why weren’t the Alien and Sedition Acts deemed unconstitutional by Supreme Court?
Supreme Court was made up of Federalists
