deck Flashcards
The crisis with France
XYZ affair
Jefferson’s running mate in 1796
Aaron Burr
deals with the nation’s defense
war department
first 10 amendments of the Constitution
Bill of Rights
federalist believed in
A national bank
Thomas Jefferson didn’t believe in
rule by the wealthy
most Americans thought Jay’s Treaty was
dishonorable
money the national government owes
National debt
meetings before elections
caucuses
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions suggested
States might nullify federal law
made it a crime to speak out against the government
The sedition act
what did the Judiciary act of 1789 do?
it set up a federal court system
what were the first two political parties, what were three major differences?
federalist and Democratic Republican; banks, interpretation of the Constitution, and who should rule
first vice President
John Adams
arrested under the sedition act
Matthew Lyon