chapter 8 Flashcards
Establishment of the New Government
How many terms did Washington serve as President
2
led a group to defeat Indians and their allies at Fallen Timbers
Anthony Wayne
treasury department
Alexander Hamilton
was made w/ Spain in 1795, gave U.S. right of deposit of New Orleans + made 31st parallel of latitude the S. boundary of the U.S.
Pinckney Treaty
who did Washington send to Spain to negotiate
John Pinckney
tax paid on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a country
excise tax
defined the United State’s standing on the French Revolution
Proclamation of Neutrality
who was the anti-federalist vice president of 1796
Thomas Jefferson
federalist leader
Hamilton
Democratic-Republic leader (anti-federalists)
Thomas Jefferson
French ambassador came to S. Carolina to set up a base for French land and sea operations
Edmond Charles Genêt
appointed judges to full-time late in the night
midnight judges
name three states that joined the new Union in the 1790s
- Vermont
- Kentuckey
- Tennessee
what did Washington caution the people against in his farewell address?
- stay out of debt
- caution in making any lasting ties w/ foreign countries
- disputes on separating America
- making separate political parties
agreed to treaty with the U.S.
Napoleon
Americans greatly hated this treaty
Jay Treaty
states that a person who states, wrote, or published anything false or malicious against the government would be fined 2500 + imprisoned 4 up to 2 yrs
Sedition Act
went against the Proclamation of Neutrality and tested it
Edmond Charles Genêt
first chief justice
John Jay
name the things part of Hamilton’s plan
- Levy
- excise tax
- Govt. would repay the money borrowed during the War 4 Independence
- Govt. would take over the responsibility of paying state’s debt
established the principle of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
who was running for the presidential election of 1796
- Thomas Jefferson
- Aaron Burr
- John Adams
first President of the U.S.
George Washington
formal ceremony starting the President’s term
inauguration
who was the Federalist President of 1796?
John Adams
War Department
Henry Knox
extended the time that an immigrate had to live in the U.S. from 5 to 14 years
Naturalization Act
impose and collect taxes to revenue
levy
could hold tax revenue in one place, and the nation’s financial dealings could be handled here
national bank
Justice Department
Attorney General Edmond Randolph
headed the State Department
Thomas Jefferson
why was the Pickney treaty for?
Because Spain still owned Florida and Louisiana Territory
ended the Quasi-War
Convention of 1800
most famous of the new ships
USS Constitution
allowed the President to imprison or expel any “dangerous” foreigners
Alien Enemies Act and the Alien Act
France and U.S. almost went to war after this affair
XYZ Affair
British sailors went to American ships willingly and British seized American crew unwillingly
impressment
rebellion on the excise tax placed on whiskey
whiskey rebellion
what did America do to prepare for a potential war?
- called 4 a stronger army
- Congress votes to make the navy a separate department + to build 40 ships
- Congress tripled size of army
the new chief justice to the Supreme Court
John Marshall
made improvements for the better in the Supreme Court
John Marshall
treaty where the U.S. agreed to limit trade w/ France and to pay Brits what America owned them
Jay Treaty
