Chapter 7 Flashcards
(22 cards)
The event that almost jeopardized Americas neutrality between France and Britain was…
Citizen Genet was recruiting American citizens to attack British forces
The first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Vice President in 1800
Aaron Burr
Washingtons Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
The first chief justice of Supreme Court
John jay
After 1800, federalists gained control of…
The judiciary branch
Pinckneys treaty
The US gained control of the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans from the Spanish
Whiskey rebellion
Took place in Pennsylvania in response to hamiltons tax on liquor
XYZ affair
American ambassador being told that we’re to give bribes when they were sent to France to discuss the attack on American ships
Alien and Sedition Acts
Proposed to make the republican views illegal
Alien acts: proposed new ways to make becoming a citizen more difficult
Sedition acts: not allowed to criticize government because of the emergency of the Quasi wars
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Written by Madison (Kentucky) and Jefferson(Virginia) in response to alien and sedition acts
Reports on public credit
Hamiltons plan for government finances, also his proposal for a tax on whiskey
Report on manufacturers
Government program to help reduce dependency on imported goods
Bank of United States
1) a secure repository for government funds and transfer of other monies to other nations
2) to provide loans to federal government and to banks to help economic development
3) manage nations money supply by regulating money issuing activities of state chartered banks
Treaty of Grenville
US bought from Indian tribes southeastern quarter of north west territory
Judiciary act of 1801
Intended to ensure federalist control of judicial branch
Hamilton used what in his defense for the national bank?
Art. 1 section 8 of the constitution
Jefferson used what in his offense of the national bank
Amendment 10 in the Bill of Rights
The 12th amendment of the constitution changed what?
It changed the process of electing the president and the vice-president
The election of 1796 was complicated by?
Alexander Hamiltons manipulations. He decided Pinckney would be more pliable than Adams. So he sought to have South Carolina withhold votes for Adams and give them Pinckney.
The first president to take up presidency in the White House was
John Adams
Jays treaty
Washington sends John Jay to email and to orchestrate a deal with them to get them out of their outposts on the frontier and also secure safety of American trade ships on ocean.
