chapter 10 Flashcards
american population was doubling every
25 years in the late 1700s
george washington was unanimously elected as president by the
electoral college in 1789
washington established the
cabinet
james madison wrote the
bill of rights and helped get them passed by congress in 1791
john jay was the first
chief justice
states with large debts accepted hamilton’s economic plan, but states with small debts did not want the
government to assume state debts
hamilton’s plan was passed by congress in 1790 in a deal that placed the district of columbia on the
potomac river
hamilton believed that a national debt was good for the country: more creditors to whom the gov owed money, the more people there would be with
a personal stake in the success of the government
hamilton supported first tariff law which imposed taxes on
certain imports
the tariff law of 1789 (first one) brought in revenue for the gov and
protected small American industries
in 1791, congress passed an excise tax on a few
domestic items, including whiskey
most of the opposition toward the bank of the united states came from the
south and most support from the north
1st bank of the u.s. was created in
1791
bank of u.s. charter lasted for
20 years
although the troops that subdued the whiskey rebellion didn’t face opposition, a strong message was sent by the gov that it would
enforce the law
feud between jefferson and hamilton developed into a
political rivalry
in 1790s jefferson and madison organized their opposition to the hamiltonian program, confining it to
congress
this organized opposition grew and the
two-party system emerged
formation of 2 political groups:
jeffersonian democratic-republicans and hamilton federalists
jeffersonian democratic-republicans wanted to support the french in their
war against british, but federalists opposed
washington issued neutrality proclamation of 1793 stating the U.S. neutrality from the
Britain-France war. He was supported by Hamilton
british had retained frontier posts on u.s soil, all in defiance of the
peace treaty of 1783
london government didn’t want to abandon fur trade in the great lakes region, and british agents sold firearms to the
miami confederacy
miami confederacy: an alliance of 8 indian nations who
terrorized americans
jeffersonians felt that americans should fight britain in defense of
america’s liberties
federalists didn’t want to fight britain because hamilton’s hopes for economic development depended on
trade with britain
france was upset with jay’s treaty and started capturing
american merchant ships
adams sent democratic commission to france to
negotiate→xyz affair thing
infuriated with xyz affair, america began preparations fo
war
france said that if americans sent another negotiator minister he would be
received with proper respect
napoleon signed convention of 1800 with american representative
john jay
convention of 1800 annulled the alliance between france and america that had existed since
revolutionary war
convention also called for france to return captured american ships and for the u.s to pay the
damage claims of american shippers
