Chapter 4 Flashcards
What rebellion did Washington oversee the peaceful suppression of?
Whiskey Rebellion (1791-94)
Who were Washington’s selections for the Secretary of State & Treasury?
Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
State: Thomas Jefferson
What treaty gave the U.S. Rights to use the Mississippi River and New Orleans?
Pinckney’s Treaty
Paper notes issued with the promise to repay the value with intrest?
Bonds
Washington’s foreign policy in respect to France and Britain’s war?
Issued the Proclamation of Neutrality in1793;
US would give no aid to any nation
Who were Washington’s selections for the Secretary’s of War & Attorney General?
Secretary of War: Henry Knox
Attorney General: Edmund Randolph
What treaty peace with Britain and led to the US/French Quasi war?
Jay’s Treaty
What principle did the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions propose?
Virginia- interposition
Kentucky- nullification
Interposition-fed unconstitutional, state interfere
Nullification- law unconstitutional state null
Name the incident that saw the French request money for negotiations
XYZ affair
Who was Adam’s vice president?
Thomas Jefferson
Who led the Federalist Party?
John Adams
What acts were passed to restring the Democratic Republican Party?
The Alien and Sedition acts
What act stopped trade with Europe and was passed after the Chesapeake’s attack?
The embargo act of 1807
What former VP killed Hamilton and was brought up on trial for treason?
Aaron Burr
What power did the Marbury vs Madison case give the judicial branch?
Judicial review- to decide if laws passed by congress were constitutional
What was Jeffersons main argument with the creation of the national bank?
Believed it was unconstitutional
Why was Justice Chase acquitted of the impeachment charges?
He did not commit any criminal offense. Congress simply did not agree with his views.
Who did Jefferson and the US by the Louisiana territory from?
France; Napoleon
What party supported the bank, tariffs, and manufactures, and not the war?
Federalists
What US Navy commander built-up forces for the Great Lakes?
Oliver Perry
What Bill stopped imports from the nation that didn’t drop its restrictions?
Macon’s Bill Number Two
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner during Fort McHenry’s bombing?
Francis Scott Key
What British policy led to the kidnapping of American sailors?
Impressment
Who saved many possessions in the Presidents mansion from being burned?
Dolley Madison
