Test On 1-14-15 Flashcards

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Which political party felt obliged to help France?

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Democratic Republican Party

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Which political party favored farming?

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Democratic Republican Party

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Which political party favored a weak central government?

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Democratic Republican Party

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Which political party was supported by bankers, lawyers, and manufacturers?

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The Federalist Party

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Which political party was strongest in New England and along the Atlantic coast?

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The Federalist Party

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How many votes did John Adams get?

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71

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What was the name of the bribe that France demanded in order to talk to American diplomats?

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The XYZ affair

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Define “sedition”

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Saying or writing anything false or harmful about the government during war time

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Who was the first president to live and work in the White House?

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John Adams

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Why did political parties start?

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They disagreed on how to run the government

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Why did the capital get moved further south?

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The south agreed to help pay the war debt

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What did Jay’s treaty fail to do?

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Keep Britain from attacking our ships

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During which treaty did Spain give the Americans the right to freely travel along the Mississippi River and use the port of New Orleans?

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Pickney’s treaty

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Why did Washington say in his farewell address that we should avoid political parties and stay neutral in foreign affairs?

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So we could avoid war

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Which part of the country didn’t want to help pay off the debts of other states?

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The south

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Who had the greatest impact on Washington’s economic policies

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Alexander Hamilton

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Who thought that tariffs would encourage the growth of American industry?

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Who wanted to stabilize the banking system by creating a national bank and national mint? Why did they think this?

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Hamilton thought this because it would provide a safe place to put the government’s money

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Who favored a strict construction of the constitution? (Do only what is clearly stated in the constitution)

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Jefferson & Madison

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Who thought that there should be a loose construction of the constitution? (Flexible to meet needs of country)

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Hamilton & Adams

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A _________ is an example that would become a standard practice

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A 2 term presidency became part of the _____ amendment

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Who was the secretary of war under Washington?

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Henry Knox

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Who was the secretary of state under Washington?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Who was the secretary of treasury under Washington?
Alexander Hamilton
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Who was the Attorney general under Washington?
Edmond Randolph
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What was the secretary of war's job?
To oversee the nation's defenses
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What was the Secretary of State's job?
To oversee the relations between the U.S. and other countries
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What was the secretary of treasury's job?
Manage the government's money
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What was the attorney general'a job?
To advise the government on legal matters
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Stopping the Whiskey rebellion proved what? What did the president do?
It proved the power of the new federal government. The president enforced the government's authority.
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What is the ability to borrow money currently or in the future?
Credit
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What is money that's owed?
Debt
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What is a tax on items being sold?
Sales tax
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What's a tax on non-essential manufactured goods?
Excise tax