chapter 4 lesson 2 Flashcards

1
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What did Washington announce as a result of Great Britain and France being at war?

A

a proclamation of neutrality

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What did Great Britain do as a result of Washington declaring neutrality?

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They started intercepting neutral ships carrying goods to French ports and arming Natives against Americans.

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3
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What did Jay’s Treaty state?

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  • Great Britain allowed to seize cargo to French ports
  • GB giving US most favored nation status, leaving US merchants to not be discriminated against
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4
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Why did Jay’s Treaty pass?

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to prevent war with Britain and protect American economy

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5
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What did Pickney’s Treaty state?

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  • granted US right to navigate the Mississippi
  • granted US right to deposit goods at Port of New Orleans
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6
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What precedents did Washington set when he decided not to run for a third term?

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to serve 2 terms and give a farewell address

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7
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What did Washington warn us about in his Farewell Address?

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  • avoiding sectionalism
  • not forming political parties
  • staying out of foreign affairs
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8
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Who became the president and vice president in 1796?

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, respectively

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9
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affair where 3 American agents were threatened by French agents wanting a bribe to negotiate peace

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XYZ Affair

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10
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What brought upon the XYZ Affair?

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French anger due to Jay’s Treaty

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11
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Undeclared naval war between France and US

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Quasi War

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12
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This was technically a treaty due to the Quasi War being unofficial. This is responsible for ending this matter.

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Convention of 1800

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13
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What did the Convention of 1800 state?

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  • US give up all claims against France for damages to US shipping
  • France released US from Treaty of 1778
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14
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These were the four laws pushed through Congress by Federalists to help John Adams in the upcoming election.

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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15
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What did the Alien Acts include?

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  • immigrants required to wait 14 years before becoming a citizen
  • two laws giving the president right to deport any alien deemed dangerous to US without trial
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16
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What did the Sedition Acts include?

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It included making it a crime to print false information against the federal government or any officer of the government

17
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This was passed as Republican controlled legislature’s resolution to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

18
Q

What did the Virginia Resolution do?

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Introduced theory of interposition that stated the states could stop the federal government if it did something unconstitutional.

19
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What did the Kentucky Resolution do?

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Introduced theory of nullification that stated the states could nullify an unconstitutional law the federal government passes.

20
Q

What happened in the 1800 election?

A

Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied.

21
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How was the 1800 election resolved?

A

Jefferson had to promise not to discriminate against Hamilton’s financial plan and to abandon the Resolutions.