Chapter 8 Quiz Flashcards
British practiced something called?
Impressment
In 1793, the British started to attack whose cargo ships?
American
What does Impressment mean?
Taking the American sailors and making them serve with British (navy)
In 1794 Chief Justice _____ attempts to create peace with Britain
John Jay
What were the Key components of jays treaty?
(1) Britain agreed to uphold their end of the treaty of Paris by removing troops from the US territory
(2) they agreed to pay compensation of all the raids they carried out against American ships
Jay’s treaty was Perceived as favorable to?
British
Was the treaty ratified?
Narrowly ratified by senate (it barely passed)
Jay’s treaty was Not well liked by the?
American public
What was jay’s treaty Accomplishment?
it averted war with Britain
The Whiskey rebellion Deals with?
whiskey tax
Who proposed helping to pay for governments debt by doing what?
Hamilton
residing revenue by the taxation of liquor
Who hated the tax and refused to pay it?
Farmers
This is the first time the new government imposed what?
an internal tax on the country
Many upset farmers mostly in western Pennsylvania let their unhappiness on the tax turn into what?
violence towards the government
Who calls up 13,000 troops?
And these troops basically did what?
President Washington
crush the whiskey rebellion
