George Washington Flashcards
Judiciary Act of 1789
Governments set up separate judiciaries like district courts, the Supreme Court, and circuit courts
Whiskey Rebellion
- Government put taxes on whiskey, Pennsylvania farmers were upset that they were not making as much profit off of whiskey. They started a riot and Washington stopped it with his troops.
Start of the Federalist Party
- For a US Constitution, did not believe War of 1812 was necessary, Hartford Convention
Democratic-Republican Party
- Supported farmers, small federal government
Assumption Plan-
Alexander Hamilton has proposed that the national government assume responsibility for paying the debts of all 13 states as well as the debts of the national government.
First National Bank-
Made by Alexander Hamilton to improve economic conditions and organize money flow
Samuel Slaters Factory-
Introduced first water powered cotton mill and brought textile technology to America
Cotton Gin-
Produced by Eli WHitney, picked seeds out of cotton for faster production
Republican Motherhood
Mothers were thought to have no/little job, stay at home, and teach their kids about nationalism
Pinckney’s Treaty-
settled a dispute between the two nations over the boundary of Spanish Florida and granted navigation rights on the Mississippi River to Americans