history ch 8 Flashcards
How did the make-up of Washington’s cabinet lead to conflict during his presidency?
The differing ideologies and interests of cabinet members created tensions and disagreements.
What are the main beliefs of the Federalists?
What are the main beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans?
What were the stances of the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans on Hamilton’s Financial Plan?
What compromise did the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans make?
Federalists supported a strong central government and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.
Democratic-Republicans advocated for states’ rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution
Federalists supported it, while Democratic-Republicans opposed it.
They compromised on the location of the nation’s capital in exchange for support of Hamilton’s Financial Plan.
What is the significance of Shay’s Rebellion?
What is the significance of the Whiskey Rebellion?
It highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the need for a stronger federal government.
It demonstrated the federal government’s ability to enforce law and order.
What foreign issues did the new country face?
The new country faced challenges such as conflicts with Britain and France, and issues with Native American tribes.
What are the three major recommendations Washington made in his Farewell Address?
Avoid political parties, steer clear of foreign alliances, and maintain national unity.
What is the significance of the XYZ Affair?
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
It led to an undeclared naval war with France and increased tensions between the two nations.
These laws aimed to suppress dissent and limit immigration, leading to controversy over civil liberties.
What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?
It established the principle of judicial review, enhancing the power of the Supreme Court.
Formal ceremony starting a president’s term
Inaguration
A president’s group of advisers
cabinet
A tax on imported goods
tariff
Tax paid on the manufacture or sale of certain
goods and services within a country
excise tax
A place to hold tax revenue and to handle
the nation’s financial dealings
national bank
Political party led by Alexander
Hamilton; believed in a strong central government
federalist party
Political party led by
Thomas Jefferson; believed in stronger state governments
democratic republic party
Protest against excise taxes on
whiskey; quelled by George Washington’s forces
whiskey rebellion
was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father of the United States, and abolitionist. He was also the negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, second governor of New York, and first chief justice of the United States
John Jay
Battle near modern-day Toledo, Ohio,
where Anthony Wayne’s force defeated a band of Indians
who were then forced to abandon their claim to about
half of Ohio
fallen timbers
President Washington’s
declaration that the United States would pursue a policy
of friendliness toward both France and Britain and would
not involve itself in their conflict
proclamation of neutrality
Edmond charles Genet
Edmond charles Genet
Act of forcing captured American sailors to
serve in the British navy
impresment
Unpopular treaty by John Jay in which the
United States agreed to limit trade with France and to
arrange payment of debts still owed to British banks and
citizens from before the War for Independence; treaty in
which Britain agreed to abandon its forts in the Northwest,
pay the United States for ships seized, and open some ports
in the British West Indies to American trade
Jay treaty
was an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805 during Thomas Jefferson’s first presidential term.
Aaron Burr
was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from
John adams
Named for the three French agents who
demanded a bribe in order to negotiate with the United
States
the XYZ affair
Four laws passed by a Federalist-
controlled Congress that were designed to protect the
country during the threat of war but were used to harm
the Democratic-Republican party and keep it from
gaining power
alien and sedation acts
—Response to the
Alien and Sedition Acts; resolutions claiming that the
states should be allowed to decide whether actions of the
federal government are constitutiona
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
State’s act of declaring void any federal law
nulification
John Marshall was an American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.
John marshall
Dozens of judges appointed to office
by John Adams the night before he left office
midnight judges
Supreme Court ruling establishing
the principle of judicial review
marbury vs madison
The right of the Supreme Court to declare
a law passed by Congress as unconstitutional
judicial reveiw
