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The Federalist Era Flashcards

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What year did the xyz affair happen

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1797

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Partisan

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Firmly favoring one party or faction

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Caucus

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A meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections

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Alien

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A person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country

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Sedition

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Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority

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Nullify

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To legally overturn

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States rights

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The idea that states should have all powers that the constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states

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What year was the alien and sedition act

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1798

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How did people feel about political parties when Washington was president

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They didn’t care, but later they were afraid that I️t would divide the union

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What were the first two political parties in America

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Federalist and Republicans - later it became the federalist and the democratic republicans

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Why were American suspicious of aliens during this period

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They were new to America.

Later because of the French and the xyz affair

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Why did some states believe they had the power to overturn the federal laws

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Because the states were full of themselves

They also thought it was inherent to the federal system - unconstitutional

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Name two political parties and the leader of each

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Jefferson - republican

Hamilton - federalist

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What was different about the election of 1796

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There was a caucus identified as members of the party

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What did federalists believe

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Government had broad powers implemented by the constitution

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What did the republicans believe

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Government only had powers specifically stated in the constitution

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How were the federalists run

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Supported government by representatives

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How were the republicans run

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Feared strong central government controlled by only a few people

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What did president Washington warn against

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He was afraid that political parties would divine the nation

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What did Alexander Hamilton and Washington disagree on

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How much power the federal government should have

Economic policy and foreign relations

Rules of the constitution

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Who did Washington normally support

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Hamilton

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Who became president

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John Adams

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What happened with France and the US after Adams was elected president

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France and the US still could not agree

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Jays treaty

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French thought that the Americans were helping the british with jays treaty so they captured American ships that carried British goods

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XYZ AFFAIR

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Adams sent a team to Paris to end the disagreement. The French refused to meet with the Americans and sent only three agents. They demanded a bride from America and a loan from demands. Adams called the agents X, Y and Z. He told Congress to prepare for war.

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Alien and sedition act

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Allowed the president to put aliens in jail. He could also send them out of the country if he thought they were dangerous

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Nullify

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Legally overturn

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What two states claimed that the alien and sedition act was unfair

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Virginia and Kentucky

29
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States rights believed what

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Powers of federal government should be likit e and the powers should only clearly be given to I️t in the constitution. The states should have all the powers.

30
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The incident in which French agents demanded a bribe and a loan from the Americans became known as the _________

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Xyz affair

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In order to protect the nations security against activities aimed at weakening the government, congress passed the ______

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Alien-sedition act

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The Kentucky resolutions suggested that states might ________ federal laws they considered unconstitutional

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Nullify

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The principle of ____ states that the federal governments powers should be limited to those clearly assigned to I️t by the constitution.

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Republicans

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Bond

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Certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future

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Impressment

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Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service

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Sedition

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Activities aimed at weakening the established government

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Precedent

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Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

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Uniform -> consistent

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Synonym

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Maintain -> preserve

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Synonym

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Resolve -> dispute

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Antonyms

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Issue -> receive

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Antonym

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Compromise -> fight

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Antonym

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Distinct -> same as others

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Antonym

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Accumulate -> gather

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Synonyms

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Why was Jays treaty unpopular

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Jay’s Treaty was so unpopular because it really didn’t settle anything between America and Britain and because John Jay failed to open up the profitable British West Indies trade to Americans.

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Who did Anthony Wayne beat in the battle of fallen timbers

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Blue jacket

47
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How did the US have John Adams as president and Thomas Jefferson as vp in 1796

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The one with the most votes was president and the runner up became Vice President

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What did the first cabinet consist of

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Departments of state, treasury, and war along with the attorney general and postmaster general

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Judiciary act of 1789

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Allowed congress to establish a federal court

50
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What are the first ten amendments called

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Bill of rights

51
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What did Alexander Hamilton promise southern leaders if they voted for his plan

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Hamilton proposed that the new government should pay off the debts to other countries and that he would support locating the nationals capital in the south

52
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What was the bank of the United States

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Made to help pay the nations debts

Congress imposed a low traffic or import duty on some foreign goods to protest American industries from foreign competitions

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Whisky Rebellion

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Washington sent troops to crush the whiskey rebellion. Farmers in Pennsylvania had rebelled against the tax on whiskey.

Government force used to maintain order

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The battle of fallen timbers

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Fight between the native Americans and Americans because settlers had moved onto the lands promised to the native Americans

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Treaty of Greenville

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Native Americans signed a treaty to surrender most of the land in what is now Ohio

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Jays treaty

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Ended crisis in Britain

57
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Thomas Jefferson was the leader of what party

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Democratic republicans

58
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Who was the leader of the federalists

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Alexander Hamilton

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