Chapter 6-7 Flashcards

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A form of government that meant all citizens subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good

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Republicanism

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Wife of John Adams who sought to change women’s’ status and was a patriot

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Abigail Adams

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The nation’s first constitution, adopted by the second Continental Congress in 1781 during the revolution

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Articles of Confederation

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Set up the framework of a government for the Northwest Territory and determined how it would be colonized

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Northwest Ordinance

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Set up how the new land gained after the revolution would be distributed and organized

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Land Ordinance (1785)

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Uprising in Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays in an effort to prevent courts from foreclosing on the farms of those who could not pay taxes

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Shay’s Rebellion

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Called for Virginia due to interstate squabbling becoming more frequent and Congress’s inability to control commerce

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Annapolis

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Resolutions proposed by James Madison concerning aspects of the system of government (bicameral legislature, house members elected in proportion to population); separation of powers

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Virginia Plan

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Called for a one-house congress in which each state had equal representation

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New Jersey Plan

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Author of the constitution and bill of rights; father of the Federalist Party and 4th president of US

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James Madison

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Called for a two-house congress in which both types of representation would be applied

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Great Compromise

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Slaves were deemed 3/5 of a person when determining state population

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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One of the first two political parties (included Alexander Hamilton and John Adams) that wanted loose interpretation of the Constitution and was pro-ratification

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Federalist

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Opposed ratification of the constitution because it gave more power to the federal government and less to the states and it didn’t ensure individual rights

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Anti-Federalists

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Collection of essays by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison

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The Federalist

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First ten amendments to the constitution which guarantee basic rights

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Bill of Rights

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A group selected by the states to elect the president and the Vice President

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Electoral College

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A dominant military leader and the head figure of the revolutionary war

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George Washington

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A founding father, 2nd President, delegate from Massachusetts

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John Adams

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Organized Supreme Court, originally with five justices and a Chief Justice, along with several federal, district and circuit courts plus an attorney general

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Judiciary Act (1789)

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The most resourceful advocate of a stronger national government, eventually became secretary of treasury (previously Washington’s aide-de-camp and colonel during the revolution)

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Alexander Hamilton

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Total amount of money that a country has borrowed; plan by Hamilton meant to tie the states more securely to Federal Government

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National Debt

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National bank created by Hamilton and debated by many but was passed by Washington in 1791

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Bank of United States

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Traffics enforced for protection rather than revenue

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Protective tariff

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Taxes put in place on imported goods for revenue
Revenue Tariff
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First Secretary of State; Author of Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
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Didn't accomplish the goals Congress had set but it did manage to end conflict with Britain; Britain said they would evacuate the Northwest but didn't promised to leave American ships alone)
Jay's Treaty
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Sought more centralization and were in favor of a stronger national government; first American political party
Federalist Party
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Comprised of the anti-federalist that regrouped after the ratification of the constitution
Democratic-Republican Party
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The publishing of the incident between Pickney and Talleyrand in which Adams deleted the French commissioners names and replaced them with X, Y, and Z
XYZ Affair
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Created by Federalists to silence Republican opposition; created obstacles for foreigners who wished to become citizens and allowed those engaged in libel and treason to be prosecuted
Alien and Sedition Acts
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An attack made by an American General against invading Indians from the Northwest
Battle of Fallen Timbers
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Secretly made to get the rights back taken away by the Alien and Sedition Acts
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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Law that the Federalist Congress passed to increase the number of federal courts and judicial positions
Judiciary Act (1801)
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The nickname given to the 16 judges added by the judiciary Act of 1801
Midnight Judges
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Gave America all of Ohio after General Anthony Wayne battled and defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
Treaty of Grenville
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America gained free navigation of the Mississippi, large area of Florida; helped America to have u expected diplomatic success
Pickney's Treaty
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Began in 1794, that was a challenge to the National Government's unjust use of an excise tax on an "economic medium of exchange"
Whiskey Rebellion