Early Republic 1789ish-1815ish Flashcards
Sedition act
Couldn’t do anything against the government
Alien act
Allowed the president to force non-Americans he thought dangerous to leave the country
Naturalization act
Increased the number of years from 5 to 14 48 non-American to become one
Embargo act
PreVented export of all American got
Treaty of Ghent
Ended war of 1812
Failed to address any issues America went into the war for
Judiciary of 1789
Organized the federal legal system
Judiciary act of 1801
Created 16 new federal judge ships
Bill of rights (1791)
First 10 amendments
First president
George Washington
Second president
John Adams
Third president
Thomas Jefferson
Fourth president
James Madison
Fifth president
James Monroe
Whiskey rebellion
Up rising of farmers in Pennsylvania who are against the tax on whiskey
New Jersey plan
Plan for Senate
FOr small states
Orders in council
Closed to French owned European ports
Mid night judges
Federal judges appointed by John Adams during the last few days of his presidency
Missouri compromise
36:30 line
Louisiana purchase
Louisiana territory given from France nearly doubles territory of the United States
Macons Bill number two
Resumes peaceful trade with Britain and France