Early National Period Flashcards
Whiskey rebellion(1794)
Pennsylvania farmers opposed hamilton’s excise tax on alcohol.
-Shays rebellion(farmers protested tax)
Foreign affairs
(Washington)- issued a “proclamation of neutrality” which allowed American merchants to prosper because they could trade with both sides
Jay and Pinckney treaties
Helped
Washington’s farewell address
Advised
- not to get involved in European affairs
- to avoid permanent alliances
- to avoid political parties
XYZ Affair
French began seizing American merchant ships
Alien and sedition acts
Acts empowered the government to imprison aliens or foreigners who the government believed was a threat
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions
Argued that the states had the right to declare any laws null or void
Election of 1800
Gg
Judiciary act
Federalist congress passed judiciary act of 1801 which enlarged federal court system
Madison and war of 1812
- Britian refused to give freedom of the seas to Americans
- “war hawks” agitated for war
Treaty of Ghent
Halted fighting and restored diplomatic relations with Britian and the U.S
Hartford convention
New England federalists proposed that the constitution to be amended to require a two third majority vote
Era of good feeling
(James Monroe)-Administration was characterized by domestic tranquility and a strong sense of nationalism
Henry clays American system
Designed to unify country and make it less dependent on europe and more economically self sufficient
- tariff of 1816(foreign goods)
- second national bank
- internal improvements(roads,canals)
Monroe doctrine
Stated that Western Hemisphere was off limits to European powers
-Europeans could keep their colonies in Western Hemisphere but not establish new ones
