Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Who were Washington’s cabinet and what was their position?
A
- Alexander Hamilton: secretary of the treasury
- Thomas Jefferson: department of the state
- Henry Knox: secretary of war
- Edmond Randalf: attorney general
2
Q
How did the republican and federalist parties reflected the regional and economic differences of the time?
A
the republicans favored farmers and federalist favored northern and industry. p.158
3
Q
How were the alien and sedition acts designed to favor the federalist and to weaken the republicans?
A
the president was a federalist and they targeted the acts toward immigrants who were mostly republican. p.164-165
4
Q
What did the south accept in return for locating the national capital in the south?
A
assumption of state debts
5
Q
What caused the Whiskey rebellion?
A
opposition to internal tax
