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Test 1 Flashcards

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Cabinet

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A group of people who advises the president

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What were the two sides of the debate? How did they get resolved?

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Two side debate:
one side wanted a STRONG national government
The other side wanted to limit the national government and have strong state government
Resolved by ? LOOK UP OR ASK

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Secretary of State

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Regulations with other countries

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Secretary of war

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Defends the nation

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Secretary of treasury

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Nations finances

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Excise tax

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Ask

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What caused the whiskey rebellion to happen?

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Congress lowered taxes for whiskey and the farmers were not happy

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What happened during the rebellion

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The “whiskey boys” tarred and feathered the tax collectors

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How did Washington resolve the whiskey rebellion

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Washington and Hamilton saw this as a threat, they sent 13,000 troops to crush the rebels

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French Revolution

  • Democratic~Republicans
  • Federalists
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Find out

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How did I the democratic republicans and Federalists react to the French Revolution

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The Federalists called it a living terror. And did NOT like it.

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Washington’s foreign policy:

Alliance

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A political agreement to support each other

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Washington’s foreign policy:

Neutrality

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Not taking side

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Washington’s foreign policy:

Isolationism

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Non involvement

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Washington’s farewell address:

What were the final messages that Washington sent to American people in his speech

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Washington threatened the nation

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Alexander Hamilton v.s. Thomas Jefferson

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Hamilton: 
Wealthy, educated men to run our country
National > states 
Based on business and manufacturing 
Britain 
Jefferson:
Lead by common men 
State government state>national 
Based on agriculture
France
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Election of 1796

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John Adams president (won by 3 votes) Thomas Jefferson was VP
Political parties were apart of the process

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Republicans and the alien acts

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Act upon their party because they made it difficult to become a U.S. Citizen

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Federalists view on the alien acts

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The laws were necessary

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Republicans and the sedition act

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An act on the rights of free press and speech and was designed to punish republican news papers

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Federalists and the sedition acts

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Would punish those who published lies intending to destroy the government

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Virginia and Kentucky resolutions

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If this was resigned it would give only these states supreme power over the nation.

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X,Y,Z affair

What was the jay treaty and how did France react to it

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A. It resolved the removal of British ships from the Ohio valley
B. France said that this was a betrayal to the U.S. The French also seized 316 ships

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What happened during the X,Y,Z affair and how dido Americans react to it

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The X,Y,Z affair was when Adams sent three envoys Te end the French Revolution to end the French attacks the x, y , z stand for spy’s. Congress recuted 1000 men for an army, congress also made privateers that they hired. They told envoys to pay tribute.

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How did Adams settle this conflict

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He ordered France to stop and he thought peace was better than war

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Who were the candidates for each party (election of 1800)

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Pres for republicans: Tomas Jefferson
Vp for republicans: Aron Burr

Pres for federalists: John Adams
Vp for Federalists: Charles pickney

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What was the platform of each candidate

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Jefferson supported state rights

Adams ran on peace and prosperity

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How were the Federalists devided

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Separated by forgien policy

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Results of the election

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President: Jefferson

Republicans

29
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Outcomes for the election as a whole

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Peaceful resolution

30
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12th amendment

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Causes the electoral college to cast a vote for president and Vice President when a tie approaches

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