history chpt. 6 test Flashcards
The ___ states that people have other rights that are not listed in the Bill of Rights
9th Amendment
Washington and Congress’s tasks was to
Take words of the Constitution and turn them into an effective gov’t
James Madison suggested that the federal government raise most of its money by ….
Taxing imports from other countries
The ____ required all importers to pay five percent the value of their cargo when they landed it in the US
Tariff of 1789
Alexander Hamilton believed the government need the ability to
Borrow money
Southerners believed that having the nations capital here would help to offset the strength of the northern states and Congress
the south
Powers specifically mentioned in the Constitution
Enumerated powers
The federal government’s willingness to use troops against ____ worried many people
Its own citizens
By the midterm elections of 1794 the factions within Congress had become the nations first —-
Political parties
The first eight amendments protect what
Individual rights
Hamilton supporters called themselves…
Federalists
Supporters of Madison and Jefferson took the name —— also known as —–
Democratic-Republicans; Republicans
Hamilton believed that a strong democracy was dangerous to liberty because
Common people were not stable enough to control the government
Jefferson believed these people should control the government
Wealthy people
Jefferson also believe the —– would corrupt the government and threaten the rights and liberties of…
Wealthy; ordinary people
The inner cabinet consist of
Secretary of State, Secretary of War/defense, secretary of treasury, and Attorney General
First secretary of state was
Jefferson
First secretary of defense was
Knox
First secretary of treasury was
Hamilton
First Attorney General was
Randolph
How many District Court’s
13
Judiciary act of 1789 created how many appeals courts
3
The first Chief Justice was
John jay
The presidents cabinet was called
Group of advisers
Why did Republican support the French Revolution
They admired the fight for liberty
Where were the colonies the United States was required to defend it through the treaty of 1778
The Caribbean
How did President Washington attempt to avoid war with Great Britain in 1793
He said the US was friendly and impartial
Why did the Republicans attack Jay’s Treaty
They thought the federalists were being pro-British
What benefit for the Americans came out of Pinckney’s Treaty
The right to navigate the Mississippi and deposit goods at the port of NOLA
Where was the most rapidly growing region in the United States by 1790
Area between the Appalachian Mountains in the Mississippi River
What were the elements of the Treaty of Greenville
North America gave part of southern Ohio and Indiana for our yearly payment of $10,000 from the federal government, gave up land in Chicago, Detroit, and Vincennes, Indiana
What did President Washington caution against in his farewell address
American political parties
When was the first openly contested election for president
1796; when Washington step down as president
What was the French response to Jay’s Treaty
They stopped American ships and sees their goods if they were headed to Britain
How did the convention of 1800 resolve the quasi-war
US gave up all claims against France for damage to American ships in France release the US of the treaty of 1778
The quasi-war took place at
Sea
