u.s history hell Flashcards
Who did the whiskey tax affect most
Western farmers
Treaty of ghent
signed by negotiators to end the War of 1812
War Hawks
Congress who wanted war; believed economic pressure had failed and the nation’s reputation was in danger if it did not go to war to stop British from seizing American ships
Embargo Act of 1807
made it illegal for United States merchants to import or export goods
dept of war
henry knox
sept of state
thomas jefferson
dept of treasury
alexander hamilton
attorney general
edmund randolph
chief jsutice supreme court
john jay
dem rep or fed!
led by jefferson and madison
dem rep
dem rep or fed!
supported by south and west rural farmers
dem rep
dem rep or fed!
Believed States Rights more powerful than fed government
dem rep
dem rep or fed!
Believed Agriculture was the best type of economy
dem rep
dem rep or fed!
Led by Hamilton, Washington and Adams
fed
dem rep or fed!
Supported in North and East by town and city dwellers
fed
dem rep or fed!
Believed in strong central gov’t
fed
dem rep or fed!
Believed in commerce and Industry
fed
Hamilton’s Plan
Take on (Assume) all debts (State and National Debt)
Pay at face value
Jays Treaty
Unpopular treaty with Britain but it avoids a war
Tariff of 1789
tax on imports. Not liked in south
Pinkneys Treaty
Popular treaty with Spain because it opens the Mississippi River to US Commerce
Treaty of Greenville
Native americans agreed to giving up part of southern ohio and indiana in exchange for 10,000 per year
treaty of ghent
ended war of 1812
convention of 1800
ends quasi war with france