Chapters 7 and 8 Test Flashcards
What did “The Spirit of the Laws” outline?
The three branches of government
The 3/5 compromise said these these types of people were only counted as 3/5 of a person
Slaves
What group did Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay lead?
Federalists
What document was written in support of ratification and the reason why it should be ratified?
Federalist Papers
Who becomes the first secretary of state?
Thomas Jefferson of VA
Which Act established a supreme court, district courts, and the circuit courts?
The Judiciary Act
What was the biggest source of tension between Hamilton, Jefferson, and Washington?
The proposal for a national bank
What revolution began on July 14th, 1789 after the overthrow of Louis XVI?
French Revolution
What was going on when anybody associated with the French government was sent to die by the guillotine?
Reign of Terror
Who claimed he was an Ambassador of France to gain support from America in the Revolution?
Citizen Genet
What document said that although we agree with the purpose of the French Revolution, we do not get involved?
The Proclamation of 1793
Who goes to the Battle of Fallen Timbers and defeats the Native hero “Little Axe”?
“Mad” Anthony Wayne
What document had the Natives creed the Ohio and Indiana Territories is the US agrees to pay $9,000 per year to the Natives?
The treaty of Greenville
What event established the US Constitution as the law of the land and gave the president the power to enforce the laws?
Whiskey Rebellion
What document entailed limited trade in the caribbean for the Americans, a promise to stop impressment of sailors, and a promise to remove forts?
Jay’s Treaty
Which document declared the US would remain neutral in wars?
The proclamation of 1793
Which document signed with Spain, gave farmers in the west free navigation along the MI River, and lasted for 30 years?
Treaty of San Lorenzo
Who became the President and Vice President in the election of 1796?
President: John Adams
VP: Thomas Jefferson
What war lasted from 1797-1798 and was fought mainly over the ocean?
Quasi War
Which act was issued in 1798 for the Quasi war, and was the first direct tax on American Citizens?
The Direct Act
Whom were the Alien Acts directed towards?
New Immigrants
Which Acts were intended to prevent immigrants from voting in the election of 1800?
Alien Acts
Which Acts were aimed at those who wrote for the National Gazette?
Sedition Acts
What did the federalists believe Adams was a supporter of, which lead to their disapproval of him?
The Direct Tax of 1798
Which constitution finally said that the runner up to the presidency could no longer become the Vide President?
Constitution of 1802
What was it called when women got paid for what they produced?
Peace Work
Who brought over the British idea for a factory in 1791?
Samuel Slater
Which document called for persecution for the fraudulent taking of Native land, prosecution for murder of natives in their own territory, and restrictions on the sale of alcohol in Indian lands?
Indian trade and the Intercourse Acts
Who was the mathematician and Engineer who surveyed and laid out Washington DC?
Benjamin Banneker
Which Church does Richard Allen establish?
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Who lead the slave revolt in Haiti?
Toussaint L’Overture
Who tried to lead the slave revolt in the Carolinas and Virginias?
Gabriel Prosser
Who believed that in order to organize the federal government was to operate with a budget?
Albert Galatin
What was the name of the group of pirates operating off of the coast of Africa?
Barbary Pirates
Who became the chief justice of the supreme court?
John Marshall
What had to happen before anybody could serve in the courts?
Needed the writs of appointment
Sued for his commission as a judge because he had been promised a job by Adams but refused by Jefferson. Marshall claims that Supreme court cannot rule on the case and rule earlier Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional, which led to a judicial review
Marbury vs. Madison
US acquisition of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 for $15 million. The purchase secured American control of the MI river and doubled the size of the nation
Louisiana Purchase
Overland expedition to the Pacific coast lead by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Commissioned by President Jefferson, the expedition of the far west brought back a wealth of scientific data about the country and its resources. 1804-1806
Lewis and Clark Expedition
A Native American woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark throughout the North American continent. She was a translator, interpreter, and a guide in unfamiliar or unexplored territory.
Sacajawea
A major factor in British-American conflicts, impressment was the practice of the British boarding American ships and forcing people who could not prove citizenship into the British Navy.
Impressment
In response to British attack on American warship of the coast of Virginia, this 1807 law prohibited foreign commerce.
Embargo Act of 1807
A federalist who became president, he was known as the father of the constitution
James Madison
Congressional leaders who in 1811/1812 called for war against Britain to respect America’s maritime rights.
War Hawks
A chief of an Indian tribe known as the Shawnee, he and his brother organized an anti-settler rebellion. It was defeated by an organized American army in the Northwest territories.
Tecumseh
He was called the Prophet, a Shawnee. He said Native Americans must reject white ways and no longer trade with the settlers.
Tenskwatawa
(1814) Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner. It also set up a commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border.
Treaty of Ghent
known as “Old Hickory”; hates the British and the Indians; war hero in the Battle of New Orleans; defeated Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; believed in the Common Man; reduced voting restrictions; 7th president; “Good Ole Boy System”; Indian Removal Act; Trail of Tears; Worcester v. Georgia
Andrew Jackson
a descriptive term for the era of President Monroe, who served two terms (1817-1823). During his presidency, partisan conflict abated and bold federal initiatives suggested increased nationalism.
Era of Good Feelings
Ruling on this banking case of 1819, the Supreme Court propped up the idea of “implied powers” meaning the Constitution could be broadly interpreted. The pivotal ruling also asserted the supremacy of federal power over state power.
McCulloch vs. Maryland
A sectional compromise in congress in 1820 that admitted Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It also banned slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase territory above the 36’ 30’’ line.
Missouri Compromise
John Adams was an advocate for colonial independence, the lawyer for the British troops, and the 2nd president of the United States. He was a strong advocate for freedom of press.
John Quincy Adams
Signed by Secretary of State John Adams and Spanish minister Luis de Onis in 1819, this treaty allowed for US annexation of Florida.
Adams - Onis Treaty
A key foreign policy made by President Monroe in 1823. It declared the western hemisphere off limits to new European colonization and in return, the US promised not to meddle in European affairs.
Monroe Doctrine
