George Washington------->John Adams Flashcards

1
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cronyism

A

appointing friends for positions

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2
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What were the 2 first political parties?

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Democratic republicans(Jeffersonians) and Federalists(Hamiltonians)

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3
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Who supported jefferson?

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south, southwest,common people, laborers, tradesman, pioneers, frontiersmen, and farming regions

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4
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Who supported Hamilton?

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the wealthy, merchants, doctors, lawyers, new england and sea coast areas

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5
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What did Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians(opposite) believe?

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A-Agrarian Society
A-Average people run government
S-strong states
L-literal interpretation of constitution
F-favored france in foreign affairs
E- extend democracy
F- extend free speech and press
S-state banks
L- low protective tariffs

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6
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protective tariff

A

an import tax on goods produced in Europe

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7
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excise tax

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tax on manufacturing of whiskey

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8
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What was the name of Hamilton’s report to get out of debt?

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Report on public credit

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9
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Hamilton’s plan to get out of debt

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P-Pay off war debts
R-raise gov revenues(federal gov would assume 66% of states debt)
(I)
C-Create a national bank(funded by wealthy investors)
E-excise tax

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10
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John adams last words

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“Jefferson lives”

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11
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Negatives of John Adams

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-stubborn
-could not take criticism
-did not install his own cabinet
-tried to carry over washington’s civic virtues

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12
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Quasi Franco American War

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an undeclared naval war with France where they seized american ships trading with England.

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13
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What treaty ended the Quasi Franco American war?

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The treaty of Mortefontaine

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14
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XYZ Affair

A

Adams sent Charles Pinckney, John Marshal, and Elbridge gerry to paris to meet with Charles perigord and he refused to come out and sent low level officials who demanded a 12 mil loan and 750,000 cash bribe to speak with him and Adams called the men x y z

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15
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Why did the Alien and sedition acts happen?

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many immigrants in the rep party were vocal against adams and he didnt like it

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16
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Alien acts

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-raised the residency requirement from 5 to 14 years
-president can jail or deport anyone

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17
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sedition acts

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set fines and jail terms for anyone expressing opinions damaging to the government

18
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Virginia and kentucky resolutions

A

states have the right to declare anything the government passes as nullified for anything that they think is detrimental to the state

19
Q

Josiah Harmer

A

GW’s first pick to send to get fort miami. little turtle and blue jacket flush harmer and his 1500 men and over 100 died

20
Q

Arthur St. Claire

A

led an expedition to quebec and left cause he stubbed his toe and GW’s 2nd pick to get fort miami(invites soldiers mistresses to the battle and they get ambushed and 900 people die)

21
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Little turtle and blue jacket

A

had control of fort miami and had an alliance with rogue britts like Alexander Mckee, Col William Crawford, Simon Girty)

22
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General Anthony Wayne

A

successfully captured fort miami and made NA sign treaty of greenville after his friend Nathaniel Greenville

23
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Anthony Wayne’s nicknames

A

Old tony and mad anthony wayne

24
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Why was Wayne called Mad anthony wayne?

A

caused he punished a soldier with 29 lashes

25
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Legion of the U.S/Legionville

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name of the soldiers Anthony wayne trained for battle of fallen timbers at Legionvile

26
Q

Fort Miami

A

barrier to northwest expansion

27
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Treaty of Greenville

A

U.S got 85% of Ohio in exchange for $10,000 annual payment to the NA and they did not keep this promise and never payed and 85 turned to 100 and NA were forced to relocate again

28
Q

Who worked on the white house?

A

Pierre L’enfant, Andrew Ellicott, and Ben Banneker

29
Q

Why was the capital moved to between maryland and Virginia?

A

Some southern states had already paid off their state debts from the rev war so they didn’t like that the government would be helping states out with their debts and the assumption bill favored the north so they moved the capital

30
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Jays Treaty

A

Gw sent John Jay to London so England would stop seizing ships and impressing their men and get rogue britts off of U.S soil. They also wanted to open trade with the Brittish west indies. England said no, tensions rose

31
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Where did GW retire?

A

Mt. Vernon(his plantation)

32
Q

Pinckney’s treaty

A

spain feared an alliance with America and England so we make a deal to get free navigation of the mississippi river and use the new orleans port, all territory east of the mississippi except florida and the 31st parallel is the border of florida

33
Q

Who was GW wife?

A

Martha Custus

34
Q

GW myths

A

silver $, wooden teeth, cherry tree

35
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How many electoral votes did you originally need to vote?

A

35

36
Q

GW cabinet

A

Adams-vp
T Jeff- sec of state
H Know- sec of war
Hamilton- sec of treasury
Randolph-attorney general
samuel osgood- postmaster general

37
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John adams positive

A

-built U.S navy and added sec of navy Ben Stoddert and a chief Justice John Marshal
-kept peace with france

38
Q

Necessary and proper clause(elastic clause)

A

congress had the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the constitution

39
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Federal Judiciary act of 1789

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-supreme court justice and 5 associates
-3 federal circuit courts and 13 federal district courts
-state court decisions could be appealed to a federal court when constitutional issues were raised

40
Q

Who was the 1st supreme court justice?

A

John Jay

41
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Whisky Rebellion

A

farmers rebelled in western PA about the excise tax and it was put down by GW and Henry lee and his 13,000 militia

42
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GW’s farewell address

A

-no political parties
-no foreign entanglements
transfer of power