chapter 6 test Flashcards
tariff
tax on foreign good imported into the country
interest
an etra sum of money that borrowers pay creditors in return for the loan
strict construction
jefferson favored this. the government should not do anything that the constitution did not specifically say to do.
loose construction
hamilton favored this. constitution is a loose framework of laws inn which the government could build the nation as it saw fit.
neutral
not taking either side
What did the people do in the whiskey rebellion?
rebels closed courts and attacked tax collectors
what did the whiskey rebellion show
that the new system of laws was going to be strictly enforced and that this was a new country that would be disciplined.
Jays treaty
when britain agreed to leave the forts occupied in the northwest territory
political party
group of people who seek to win elections and hold public office in order to control government policy and programs
XYZ affair
we went over its of times
alien act
the president gained the right to imprison or deport citizens of other countries residing in the United States
Sedition Act
anybody who wrote, published, or said anything “Of a false, scandalous, and malicious” nature against the american government or its officials could be fined or jailed
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
these resolution argued that the states had the right to judge wether federal states had the right to judge whether federal laws agreed with the constitution.
Nullification
if a state declared a law was unconstitutional it could delate that law “null and void” within the state
agenda
list of things that he wanted to accomplish
bureaucracy
the departments and workers that made up the federal government.
judicial review
this enables federal courts to review state laws and state court decisions to determine if they are in keeping with the federal constitution.
louisiana purchase
bought from napoleon for 15 million. this doubled the size of the US.
embargo
restricition on trade
treaty of greenville
treaty in which the indians lost two thirds of ohio
reservation
area that the federal government et aside for native americans who had lost their homelands.
assimilation
the process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture.
impressment
the act of forcing people into military service
depression
severe economic downturn
What did hamilton fix
the debt
how did hamilton fix what he fixed
convinced the southerners to have the country take on the
of the individual states
what would taking on the debt of the states do
it would cause the creditors who invested in the states to care about our long term well being, no one would want something they put money into to collapse
what did hamilton put a tariff on
imported goods
was hamilton in favor of loose or strict construction
loose
did the federalist want the french revolution
no
what happened in jay treaty
brits had to move from forts in the northwest
what happened in the XYZ affair
ambassadors from our country went to french to meet the prime minister, there was a 250,000 dollar bribe and a 10 million dollar ransom to talk to the prime minister. when they returned they were grew ith cheers
what was the cause for the whiskey rebellion
tax was placed on whiskey
what happened after the tax on whiskey
there was a rebellion
what did the government do regarding the whiskey rebellion
they put a stop to it real quick bc they had the constitution and set of laws. they showed they would not put up with non sense and there new system of laws worked
did jefferson want to buy the lousiana purchase and why or why not
no bc he thought it was unconsitutional
