Chapter 8 Flashcards

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Secretary of State

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Deals with Foreign Nations

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Secretary of Treasury

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Handles Financial Affairs

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3
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Secretary of War / Defense

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Deals with National Defense and Conflict

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4
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Attorney General

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Nation’s “Chief Lawyer”

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5
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Team Hamilton

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Mostly from the North — finds huge debt, supports assumption bill, pay all debt of with taxes

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Assumption Bill

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Government should “assume” state’s debts — everybody should pay as one nation, not a state paying for itself

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Team Jefferson

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Mostly from the South — Oppose the Assumption Bill, cause some states (like VA) have paid off debts, more concerned with Residence Bill

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8
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Residence Bill

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Decides where the permanent Capitol will reside

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Compromise of 1790

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Vote-swapping
Assumption Bill is voted for
Residence Bill is final, Capitol resides in Washington D.C.

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10
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Where was the Capitol before Washing D.C.?

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NY, then Philadelphia

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11
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Who was crucially more important to Washington than other cabinet members?

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Alexander Hamilton

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12
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Hamilton’s Plan

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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

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13
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Leaned towards Agriculture

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Jefferson

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14
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Leaned towards Industry

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Hamilton

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15
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Whiskey Rebellion location

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Western Pennsylvania

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16
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Whiskey Rebellion

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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

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17
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First President

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George Washington

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Current President

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1st Vice President

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John Adams

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Current Vice President

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Kamala Harris

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1st Secretary of State

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Thomas Jefferson

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Current Secretary of State

A

Antony Blinken

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1st Secretary of Treasury

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Alexander Hamilton

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Current Secretary of Treasury

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Janet Yellen

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1st Secretary of War
Henry Knox
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Current Secretary of War
Lloyd Austin
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1st Attorney General
Edmund Randolph
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Current Attorney General
Merrick Garland
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A group of Advisors for the President
The Presidential Cabinet
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Washington’s first Chief Justice
John Jay
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An example
Precedent
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Democratic Republicans
Jeffersons Point of View; Against Hamiltons Plan
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Guillotiene
Pronounced Gee-O-Tine, a French execution device that chopped the victims head off.
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When France declared war on England, who did the Federalists side with
England
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When France declared war on England, who did the Democratic Republicans side with?
France
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Washingtons promise to avoid a war by not taking sides
Proclamation of Neutrality
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Impressment
The British Policy in which forced American crews to join the navy, which pushed America to the brink of a war with England.
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Washington’s farewell address warnings
- Political Parties are evil | - Avoid foreign Alliances
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The Alien and Seduction Acts
Acts curbing immigration (14 yrs to become US citizen) and restricting criticism of the Government (breaking the first amendment).
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The XYZ affair
A peave delegation with France— that didnt eork.
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What did France want to forgive America?
- $250,000 on the spot - $10 million dollar loan - a heartfelt apology from John Adams
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What did Hamilton want after the XYZ affair?
A Formal Decleration of War on France.