First presidents

Question 1

Federlist

Answer 1

Broad interpretation of the constitution. Mercantilism and cities. Government run by the wealthy. Hamilton

Question 2

Anti- Federalist

Answer 2

strict interpretation of the constitution. pro farm. pro education. common man in government. Jefferson

Question 3

Republicans

Answer 3

Anti-Federalist

Question 4

Democratic -republicans

Answer 4

Jefferson added the democratic part to republican- antifederalist

Question 5

Hamiltons 3 reports**

Answer 5

Report on Public credit- in national debt. Foreign debt (France) and domestic debt (within the country). State debt (each state has individual debt) Hamilton- pay back all debt to prove they are reliable, but national gov should take the state debt to pay back states.Jefferson- doesn’t want to pay back because money wont go back to actual bond owners. State debt (he didn’t want national gov to take debt because not equal)

Report on Bank of US- States individual (each own currency). Bonds (give state 15$ in 10 yrs you have 30$). Taxes will be part of federal founds (go to national bank). Jefferson- says it is not in the constitution but it was necessary for country

Manufacturing Report- Hamilton wants mercantilism (we should let people invest in building factories). Jefferson-

Question 6

strict vs broad interpretation of the constitution

Answer 6

Strict- that anything not in the constitution is not allowed
Broad- anything that is not in the constitution is allowed

Question 7

Regionalism

Answer 7

Supporting your region, north vs south. Example: Hartford convention. Also called sectionalism

Question 8

Neutrality

Answer 8

French revolution- said that we were not on ether side of the war, we cant help anyone (no trade supplies that aren’t neutral). Embargo Act

Question 9

Right of Deposit

Answer 9

Part of Louisiana purchase. Allowed US merchants to store things at New Orleans without a price. Lead to Washington looking for more land for the US

Question 10

Whiskey rebellion

Answer 10

Tax on whiskey. Washington sent troops to go against his own people. Jefferson didn’t like that. Separates politics even more

Question 11

Jays treaty

Answer 11

Sent Jay to stop the English from taking sailors. Get the british to leave the forts in the great lakes during the french revolution but they still took back sailors. It started to develop political parities.

Question 12

Louisiana purchase

Answer 12

French sell west land for really cheep. sold by guy who really needed the money. Buying land was not in the constitution. Jefferson starts to go against his own beliefs. Gives- More farms and more power to the states more democratic- republicans (pro farm people)

Question 13

War of 1812

Answer 13

War on England vs US over the embargo act. White house burnt down. It just ended because the french revolution was over (no more embargo act).

Question 14

Embargo Act 1807

Answer 14

Jefferson. Ports from the US are closed. Merchants lose big part of sale. Leads to the war of 1812. Leads to the death of the federalist party because the federalist (merchants) wanted to get rid of the embargo act.

Question 15

Hartford convention

Answer 15

Federalist made amendments that never pass because they were un-American

Question 16

Dolly Madison

Answer 16

She saved all the important artifacts from the white house before it burned during the war of 1812. Becomes a role model for the country.

Question 17

Francis Scott Keyes

Answer 17

Wrote the national anthem

Question 18

Unitary form of government

Answer 18

Central government, Nazi Germany government does everything

Question 19

Confederate form of government

Answer 19

states give power to central government.

Question 20

Federal form of government

Answer 20

Equal power (USA)

Question 21

Jeffersons and Hamilton’s thoughts on a new constitution

Answer 21

Jefferson (strict rule follower of constitution) if it is not in the constitution then there cant be a bank.

Hamilton says that since it is not in the constitution that it is allowed to have a national bank

Question 22

Washington’s views on political parties

Answer 22

Federalist. Political parities were bad because they would break up the government

Question 23

Results of war of 1812

Answer 23

Federalist parities dead (more land bought, more farmers so more antifederalist)
British accept Americans as allies

Question 24

Accomplishments of federalist party and their decline

Answer 24

Decline caused because of Hartford convention. Accomplishments promoted mercantilism and cities.

Question 25

George Washington

Answer 25

He wasn’t power crazy (didn’t take position at first) federalist. Understood working class. Constructive. Government run by people

Question 26

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 26

plantain family. anyone with good education could run the gov. strict view on constitution. pro farms. Anti federalist.

Question 27

Alexander Hamilton

Answer 27

Born in the Caribbean. Cant be president, and no home town (could look at the whole country).Federalist (broad interpretation of the constitution). Strong central gov. Mercantilism

Question 28

John Adams

Answer 28

2 president. federalist. not as important as Washington. Smooth transition between him and Washington

Question 29

James Madison

Answer 29

President during 1912 war. Democratic republican. Smooth transition

Question 30

Article 1 section 8 of constitution

Answer 30

Elastic clause. Allows the constitution to expand (broad vs strict). Resolves problems of having a national bank or not