Chapter 8 Flashcards
Secretary of State
Deals with Foreign Nations
Secretary of Treasury
Handles Financial Affairs
Secretary of War / Defense
Deals with National Defense and Conflict
Attorney General
Nation’s “Chief Lawyer”
Team Hamilton
Mostly from the North — finds huge debt, supports assumption bill, pay all debt of with taxes
Assumption Bill
Government should “assume” state’s debts — everybody should pay as one nation, not a state paying for itself
Team Jefferson
Mostly from the South — Oppose the Assumption Bill, cause some states (like VA) have paid off debts, more concerned with Residence Bill
Residence Bill
Decides where the permanent Capitol will reside
Compromise of 1790
Vote-swapping
Assumption Bill is voted for
Residence Bill is final, Capitol resides in Washington D.C.
Where was the Capitol before Washing D.C.?
NY, then Philadelphia
Who was crucially more important to Washington than other cabinet members?
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton’s Plan
To pay off “National” debt with;
Bank of United States — one currency, one place to keep it
Tariff — tax on imports, make foreign goods more expensive
Tax on Whiskey — affected many corn farmers
Leaned towards Agriculture
Jefferson
Leaned towards Industry
Hamilton
Whiskey Rebellion location
Western Pennsylvania
Whiskey Rebellion
First test of the Constitution
Farmer’s unhappy that they were making little to no money on their Whiskey due to the tax
Government willing and able to maintain order
A short, quick rebellion
First President
George Washington
Current President
Joe Biden
1st Vice President
John Adams
Current Vice President
Kamala Harris
1st Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
Current Secretary of State
Antony Blinken
1st Secretary of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Current Secretary of Treasury
Janet Yellen
1st Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Current Secretary of War
Lloyd Austin
1st Attorney General
Edmund Randolph
Current Attorney General
Merrick Garland
A group of Advisors for the President
The Presidential Cabinet
Washington’s first Chief Justice
John Jay
An example
Precedent
Democratic Republicans
Jeffersons Point of View; Against Hamiltons Plan
Guillotiene
Pronounced Gee-O-Tine, a French execution device that chopped the victims head off.
When France declared war on England, who did the Federalists side with
England
When France declared war on England, who did the Democratic Republicans side with?
France
Washingtons promise to avoid a war by not taking sides
Proclamation of Neutrality
Impressment
The British Policy in which forced American crews to join the navy, which pushed America to the brink of a war with England.
Washington’s farewell address warnings
- Political Parties are evil
- Avoid foreign Alliances
The Alien and Seduction Acts
Acts curbing immigration (14 yrs to become US citizen) and restricting criticism of the Government (breaking the first amendment).
The XYZ affair
A peave delegation with France— that didnt eork.
What did France want to forgive America?
- $250,000 on the spot
- $10 million dollar loan
- a heartfelt apology from John Adams
What did Hamilton want after the XYZ affair?
A Formal Decleration of War on France.
