Chapter 7.4 Flashcards
Who where the federalists and democratic-republicans leaders
Fed:Hamilton
DR: Jefferson, Madison
What was the perspective of what the power should be like for the federalists and democratic republicans
Fed: power in hands of one person
DR: feared a tyrant(single ruler)
What did Hamilton want Washington to be
King
For the federalists and democratic republicans how did each group interpret the constitution
Fed: loose& elastic clause(necessary and proper)
DR: strict
For the federalists and democratic republicans what was their view on a national bank
Fed: wanted a national bank
DR: opposed a national bank
For the federalists and democratic republicans what was their economy based on
Fed: manufacturing and shipping
DR: farming
For the federalists and democratic republicans who where their supporters
Fed: lawyers, merchants, manufacturers, religious leaders
DR: farmers and tradespeople
For the federalists and democratic republicans who were their supporters
Fed:British
DR: French
In the election of 1796 who is running up against each other and what party are they in? Who wins?
Fed:Adams
DR: Jefferson
Adams wins by 3 electoral votes and Jefferson becomes the Vice President
Adams was the first president to
Reside in the White House
Why does France seize American ships
To keep them from trading with Britain since France and Britain are at war
What 3 people are sent to France to by Adams to negotiate a resolution to avoid war with France
Charles Pinckney, Eldridge Gerry, and John Marshall
Who refused to talk to the Americans for weeks
French foreign minister
What did X,Y, and Z tell the Americans
That if they agreed to a $10 million loan and a $250,000 bribe, then the foreign minister will talk to them. The Americans refused and left France
Results of the XYZ affair
Congress allows US ships to seize French ships and it also gave more money to prepare for a possible conflict with France
Are antifederalists and federalists political parties
No
Who is the French foreign minister sort of like?
Secretary of State
Deals with foreign stuff
Who passes the alien and sedition acts
Congress made up of mostly federalists
Who were the alien and sedition acts targeting
Immigrants who supported the democratic republicans
What 3 things did the alien and sedition acts say
- Increased how long you had to wait to be a citizen from 5 to 14 years
- Allowed president to remove or arrest aliens who were being disloyal
- Outlawed anything said or written that criticized it was harmful to the government
How many people were charged with being disloyal in the alien and sedition acts
25 DR newspaper editors were charged
10 were convicted
What 2 people wanted to fight the alien and sedition acts, so they made the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions
Jefferson and Madison
What did the Kentucky and Virginia resolution call for
States rights
In the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, who would have the final say
States
Kentucky resolution
Jefferson said that states could not follow a federal law
Virginia resolution
Madison said states could stand between its citizens and the federal government
Significance of the alien and sedition acts
Resolutions declared the acts to be illegal. First time states challenged authority of the federal government. It would help end the Acts
