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Chapter 8 Flashcards

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1
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the nation’s temporary capital

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NYC

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2
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first secretary of state

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Thomas Jefferson

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3
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first secretary of the treasury

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Alexander Hamilton

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secretary of way

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Henry Knox

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attorney general

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Edmund Randolph

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6
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postmaster general

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Samuel Osgood

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7
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became and established tradition by the time Washington left office

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President’s Cabinet

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8
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set up the federal court system

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Judiciary Act of 1789

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the first chief justice of the Supreme Court

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John Jay

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10
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was tasked with the rebuilding of the nation’s financial structure

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Alexander Hamilton

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11
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three types of debt

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foreign
state
domestic

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12
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the foreign debt

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$12 million

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domestic debt

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$40 million

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14
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state debt

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$21 million

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15
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the Bank of the united States was chartered for ______ years with a capital stock of $________________

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20 years
$10 million

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16
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paper money that could be issued by the bank which would be payable on demand, in gold and silver coin

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bank notes

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name for the strict interpretation of the Constitution which Jefferson argued for

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strict construction

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name for loose interpretation of the Constitution which Hamilton argued for

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loose construction

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19
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the first tariff was primarily to raise

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revenue

20
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tariffs high enough to discourage the importation of certain products and thereby to aid the development of AMerican manufacturing

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protective tariffs

21
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a tax on a product produced, sold, and consumed within the home country

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excise tax

22
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a system based on tens

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decimal system

23
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established a mint and provided for the coinage of gold, silver, and copper

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Mint Act of 1792

24
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stood for loose construction of the Constitution

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Federalists

25
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stood for strict construction of the Constitution

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Democratic Republicans

26
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won the election of 1792

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Washington

27
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the absolute monarchy of who was overthrown and the upper class lost their privileged political position in france

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Louis XVI

28
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an old fort in Paris which French revolutionaries stormed

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Bastille

29
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where guillotine reigned supreme

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Reign of Terror

30
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who believed that the violent stage of the revolution was inevitable but that it would pass and that respect human dignity would triumph in France

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Jefferson

31
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Washngton was in favor of the revolution

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FALSE

32
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French diplomat sent to America to enlist aid

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Citizen Edmond Genet

33
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what in Britian did the most damage

A

British fleet

34
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American sailors were _____________ into the British navy on the charge that they were really English

A

impressed

35
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Washington was convinced that war with England could be prevented and sent ________________________ to negotiate a treaty with the British

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John Jay

36
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terms of the Jay Treaty

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England would…
1. abandon her fort in American territory by June
1, 1796
2. submit to arbitration disputed boundaries and liability for
damages done to AMerican ships
3. open certain ports in the British EMpire to AMerican ships

37
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Washington sent ______________ to negotiate a treaty with Spain

A

Thomas Pinckney

38
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settled the disputed boundary between Spanish West Florida and the United States

A

Pinckney Treaty

39
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commanded the army that defeated the Indians at the Battle of the Fallen TImbers

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General Anthony Wayne

40
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fifteenth state

A

Kentucky

41
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16th state

A

Tennessee

42
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14th state

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Vermont

43
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Washington announced his retirement in the

A

Farewell Address

44
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where Washington retired

A

Mount Vernon

45
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where Washington retired

A

Mount Vernon

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