Chapter 7 Flashcards
__ Was the first vice Pres.
John Adams
On ___ George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States
April 30, 1789
In __ Congress passed the __ which created three levels of federal courts and defined their powers and relationships to the state courts.
1789, judiciary at
The__handled the relationships between the United States and other countries.
Department of state
Department of state was handled by__.
Thomas Jefferson
The__took charge of military matters.
War Department
The war department was headed by__.
Henry Knox
The __was responsible for raising and handling government finances.
Treasury department
The treasury department was headed by __.
Alexander Hamilton
The__job was to revise the government on legal matters.
attorney general
The Atty. Gen. was__.
Edmund Randolph
In 1770 there were__people living in the United States.
4 million
On__Washington DC became the capital of the United States.
December 1, 1800
Alexander Hamilton backed __and__.
Manufacturing businesses, higher tariffs
Thomas Jefferson backed __and__.
Forming, lower tariffs
__Manes the federal government can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid.
Loose construction
__Means the federal government should only do what the Constitution says it can do.
Strict construction
The__broke out when I group of farmers in Pennsylvania refused to pay the tax on whiskey.
Whiskey rebellion
During the whiskey rebellion__personally led the army against the rebels from Pennsylvania.
George Washington
The__was a formal statement that the US would not take sides with any European countries who were at war.
Neutrality proclamation
Thomas Jefferson thought the US should support the French and he resigned as Secretary of State in__.
1793
__Stated the British should pay damages on seized American ships.
Jay’s treaty
__Gave Americans the right to travel on the Mississippi River and store goods in New Orleans. It also set the boundary line between Georgia and Spanish Florida.
Pinckney’s treaty
In the election of__more than one candidate ran for president.
1796
The Federalist nominated__and__.
John Adams, Thomas Pinckney
The Republicans nominated __and__.
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
Adams was __and Jefferson was __.
President, Vice President
Three French agent said the minister would discuss a treaty only if Americans paid a__bribe and gave a__ loan.
$250,000, $12 million
After the bribe and loan the American public became furious and this was known as the__.
XYZ affair
The__and__or pass by the Federalist in Congress and became laws in 1798.
Alien, sedition acts
The __empowered the president to remove foreign residents he decided were involved in any treasonable or secret plots against the government.
Alien act
The__for bid US residents to write, print, or publish false or critical words against the government.
Sedition act
The__stated that the Alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional.
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions
