9-2&9-3 Flashcards
Whiskey Rebellion (where did this rebellion take place)
Whiskey rebellion was when farmers from Pennsylvania got mad at a tax on whiskey. Washington sent troops to stop them with force.
Neutrality
being neutral
Pinckney’s Treaty
gave Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and the right to trade with New Orleans
Edmond Genet
sent by french to urge Americans to attack british ships
Impressment
seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in a military. The british did this by capturing american sailors
Where and why did the British begin building a new fort around 1794?
They built a fort in Ohio
Treaty of Greenville
Native americans surrendered most of the land in what is now Ohio
Proclamation of Neutrality
prohibited Americans from fighting in the war
What are 2 things George Washington warned could be a danger to the future of America?
Political parties and permanent alliances
Partisan
a person that clearly favorited one faction
The Federalist Party (What did the Federalist Part admire?)
the federalist party believed in a strong federal government. They also bevelied the constitution gave implied powers.
XYZ Affair
the French thought that Jay’s Treaty was trying to help the British win the war so they seized american ships. John Adams sent a team to Paris to get them back but the French sent 3 agents to demand a bribe and loan. John Adams replaced the agents’ names with X,Y, and Z, which is what the treaty is named after.
Alien and Sedition Acts
the Alien and Sedition acts made the president allowed to imprison aliens. He could also deport them.
The Democratic Republican Party.
They believed in the strict reading of the Constitution. They believed congressional powers were limited to what is absolutely necessary to carry out enumeration. Believed in weaker government.
First 3 presidents of the United States (in order)
Geroge Washinton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
