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Chapters 7 and 8 Test Flashcards

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What did “The Spirit of the Laws” outline?

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The three branches of government

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2
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The 3/5 compromise said these these types of people were only counted as 3/5 of a person

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Slaves

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What group did Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay lead?

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Federalists

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What document was written in support of ratification and the reason why it should be ratified?

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Federalist Papers

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5
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Who becomes the first secretary of state?

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Thomas Jefferson of VA

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Which Act established a supreme court, district courts, and the circuit courts?

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The Judiciary Act

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What was the biggest source of tension between Hamilton, Jefferson, and Washington?

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The proposal for a national bank

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8
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What revolution began on July 14th, 1789 after the overthrow of Louis XVI?

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French Revolution

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9
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What was going on when anybody associated with the French government was sent to die by the guillotine?

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Reign of Terror

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Who claimed he was an Ambassador of France to gain support from America in the Revolution?

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Citizen Genet

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What document said that although we agree with the purpose of the French Revolution, we do not get involved?

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The Proclamation of 1793

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Who goes to the Battle of Fallen Timbers and defeats the Native hero “Little Axe”?

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“Mad” Anthony Wayne

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13
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What document had the Natives creed the Ohio and Indiana Territories is the US agrees to pay $9,000 per year to the Natives?

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The treaty of Greenville

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What event established the US Constitution as the law of the land and gave the president the power to enforce the laws?

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Whiskey Rebellion

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What document entailed limited trade in the caribbean for the Americans, a promise to stop impressment of sailors, and a promise to remove forts?

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Jay’s Treaty

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Which document declared the US would remain neutral in wars?

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The proclamation of 1793

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Which document signed with Spain, gave farmers in the west free navigation along the MI River, and lasted for 30 years?

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Treaty of San Lorenzo

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Who became the President and Vice President in the election of 1796?

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President: John Adams
VP: Thomas Jefferson

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What war lasted from 1797-1798 and was fought mainly over the ocean?

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Quasi War

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Which act was issued in 1798 for the Quasi war, and was the first direct tax on American Citizens?

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The Direct Act

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21
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Whom were the Alien Acts directed towards?

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New Immigrants

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22
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Which Acts were intended to prevent immigrants from voting in the election of 1800?

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Alien Acts

23
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Which Acts were aimed at those who wrote for the National Gazette?

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Sedition Acts

24
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What did the federalists believe Adams was a supporter of, which lead to their disapproval of him?

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The Direct Tax of 1798

25
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Which constitution finally said that the runner up to the presidency could no longer become the Vide President?

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Constitution of 1802

26
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What was it called when women got paid for what they produced?

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Peace Work

27
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Who brought over the British idea for a factory in 1791?

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Samuel Slater

28
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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?

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Indian trade and the Intercourse Acts

29
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Who was the mathematician and Engineer who surveyed and laid out Washington DC?

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Benjamin Banneker

30
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Which Church does Richard Allen establish?

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African Methodist Episcopal Church

31
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Who lead the slave revolt in Haiti?

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Toussaint L’Overture

32
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Who tried to lead the slave revolt in the Carolinas and Virginias?

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Gabriel Prosser

33
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Who believed that in order to organize the federal government was to operate with a budget?

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Albert Galatin

34
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What was the name of the group of pirates operating off of the coast of Africa?

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Barbary Pirates

35
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Who became the chief justice of the supreme court?

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John Marshall

36
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What had to happen before anybody could serve in the courts?

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Needed the writs of appointment

37
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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

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Marbury vs. Madison

38
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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

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Louisiana Purchase

39
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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

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

40
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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.

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Sacajawea

41
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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.

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Impressment

42
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In response to British attack on American warship of the coast of Virginia, this 1807 law prohibited foreign commerce.

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Embargo Act of 1807

43
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A federalist who became president, he was known as the father of the constitution

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James Madison

44
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Congressional leaders who in 1811/1812 called for war against Britain to respect America’s maritime rights.

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War Hawks

45
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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.

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Tecumseh

46
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He was called the Prophet, a Shawnee. He said Native Americans must reject white ways and no longer trade with the settlers.

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Tenskwatawa

47
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(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.

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Treaty of Ghent

48
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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

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Andrew Jackson

49
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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.

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Era of Good Feelings

50
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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.

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McCulloch vs. Maryland

51
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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.

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Missouri Compromise

52
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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.

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John Quincy Adams

53
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Signed by Secretary of State John Adams and Spanish minister Luis de Onis in 1819, this treaty allowed for US annexation of Florida.

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Adams - Onis Treaty

54
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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.

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Monroe Doctrine

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