George Washington------->John Adams Flashcards
cronyism
appointing friends for positions
What were the 2 first political parties?
Democratic republicans(Jeffersonians) and Federalists(Hamiltonians)
Who supported jefferson?
south, southwest,common people, laborers, tradesman, pioneers, frontiersmen, and farming regions
Who supported Hamilton?
the wealthy, merchants, doctors, lawyers, new england and sea coast areas
What did Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians(opposite) believe?
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
protective tariff
an import tax on goods produced in Europe
excise tax
tax on manufacturing of whiskey
What was the name of Hamilton’s report to get out of debt?
Report on public credit
Hamilton’s plan to get out of debt
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
John adams last words
“Jefferson lives”
Negatives of John Adams
-stubborn
-could not take criticism
-did not install his own cabinet
-tried to carry over washington’s civic virtues
Quasi Franco American War
an undeclared naval war with France where they seized american ships trading with England.
What treaty ended the Quasi Franco American war?
The treaty of Mortefontaine
XYZ Affair
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
Why did the Alien and sedition acts happen?
many immigrants in the rep party were vocal against adams and he didnt like it
Alien acts
-raised the residency requirement from 5 to 14 years
-president can jail or deport anyone
sedition acts
set fines and jail terms for anyone expressing opinions damaging to the government
Virginia and kentucky resolutions
states have the right to declare anything the government passes as nullified for anything that they think is detrimental to the state
Josiah Harmer
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
Arthur St. Claire
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)
Little turtle and blue jacket
had control of fort miami and had an alliance with rogue britts like Alexander Mckee, Col William Crawford, Simon Girty)
General Anthony Wayne
successfully captured fort miami and made NA sign treaty of greenville after his friend Nathaniel Greenville
Anthony Wayne’s nicknames
Old tony and mad anthony wayne
Why was Wayne called Mad anthony wayne?
caused he punished a soldier with 29 lashes
