Federalist Era/GW First And Second Terms Flashcards
Who was the first vp
John Adams
First speaker of the house
Frederick muhlenberg
Date congress was meant to convene on no quorum
March 4
Who swore GW in as president where was he sworn in when was he sworn in
April 30 1789 at federal hall in NYC by chancellor Robert R. Livingston
First Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
First secretary of of foreign affairs/interm
John jay
First secretary of treasury
Alexander Hamilton
First secretary of war
Henry Knox
Attorney general
Edmund Randolph
Postmaster general
Samuel Osgood
Pro tem senator of New Hampshire
John Langdon
When was the judiciary act of 1789 proposed what did it state
September 24, 1789 inferior courts makeup of the Supreme Court
Established 5 associate justices and 1 Chief Justice
Who was the first Chief Justice
John jay
When was the bill of rights proposed
September 25, 1789
When were the bill of rights ratified which was the last state to ratify it and make it law
December 15, 1791 by Virginia
How many rights were proposed and accepted
10 out of 12
When and where was Alexander Hamilton born
January 11, 1757 on he island of Nevis in the West Indies
What has the most information on Hamilton
St. Croix
What college did Hamilton want to attend what college did he go to
College of Nj goes to Kings college in NYC
What is hamiltons first “occupation”
Writing pamphlets
After Hamilton joins the continental army, who notices him and what job is he offered
George Washington offers him aide-de-camp
Who does Hamilton marry
Elizabeth Schuyler
Where does Hamilton try to get a field command
Yorktown
Where did Hamilton practice law
NYC
Where was Hamilton a delegate what convention did he attend
NYC Annapolis convention
Hamilton was the only delegate from NY to sign what
Constitution
What was the plan Hamilton came up with to bring America out of debt
Financial plan
Why did Aaron burr get angry at Hamilton
Jealousy in military experience
Hamilton convinced a lot of his following to vote for Jefferson
Hamilton stopped burr from becoming NY governor
Where did Hamilton and burr duel and why
July 11, 1804 in wee haven NJ because dueling was illegal in NY
When did Hamilton die
July 12, 1804
When did Hamilton present his financial plan
January 14, 1790
Explain the compromise of 1790
Jefferson would get southerners to vote for the financial plan if the US capital was moved further south
Where is the capital moved to
Philadelphia to Potomac river area
What were three ideas of Hamilton
National mint, excise tax on distilled liquor, manufacturing goods
When did Vermont and Kentucky join the union
Ve March 4, 1791
KY June 1, 1792
When was Washington reelcted
December 5, 1792
When was Louis XVI beheaded
January 21,1793
What happened to Hamilton in 1793
Accused of mismanagement to treasury
Affair with Maria Reynolds
When was the neutrality proclamation proclaimed
April 22, 1793
What was the citizen Genet affair
Edmund genet was starting commissioning against British and Spanish against GW order. He was French and GW grants asylum when he asks
Who does genet marry
George clintons daughter
What disease did Hamilton survive
Yellow fever
When did Jefferson offer his resignation from the cabinet
1793
Who replaces Jefferson in the cabinet
Edmund randolph
What was the whisky rebellion
1791-1794 West Pennsylvania farmers protest taxon distilled liquor. GW gathers men from NJ, Md, PA, and VA and stops the rebellion with less than 13000 men convicted were sentenced and pardoned at the last second
Who won the battle of fallen timbers
General Anthony Wayne
Jay treaty
Chief Justice John jay was sent to London to negotiate treaty avoided war is most important but not mentioned in the treaty British evacuate members in America in exchange for pre revolution war debts Great Britain gets a must favored nation status, Britain could trade freely with Indian, trade with British West Indies is limited to 70 tons or less, Britain would compensate the us for confiscated cargo
When was the jay treaty ratified
June 24,1795 20-10 vote
When did Hamilton resign
January 1795
What was Randolph accused of and how did he resolve it
Treachery with the French wrote a 100 page paper explaining how he did not do that
When did Edmund Randolph resign
August 19,1795
Treaty of San Lorenzo
Thomas Pinckney negotiated it Spain gives us free navigation of the Mississippi River allowance of using New Orleans as a right of deposit
When was GW farewell address where did it appear
September 17, 1796 in the Philadelphia daily American advertiser
What was included in GW farewell address
Reason for no third term
Warned about dangers of political parties
The US should avoid permanent alliances
Public trust should be cherished
When was the first election, who won
February 4, 1789 George Washington
