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First Test Flashcards

0
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What did the farmers in western PA oppose to?

A

Tax on whiskey

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The whiskey rebellion was staged by who?

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Farmers in western PA

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What did tax collectors do when the farmers refused to pay it?

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Met by armed resistance

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3
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Western PA appeared to be in a state of….

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Rebellion

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What was the first serious test of the new govenrners ability to enforce laws?

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The whiskey rebellion

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Washington and Hamilton saw the whiskey rebellion as an opera unity to…

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Demonstrate the powers if the US government

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In result of the rebellion, Washington raised an army of…

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12,000

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What did washingtons army demonstrate to the world?

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The ability if the federal government to force it’s citizens to obey the law

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Hamiltonian goal as secretary of treasury was to put the us on a……

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Sound economic footing

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In Hamiltonian program, he proposed:

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1) The federal government pay off all existing debt to its foreign and domestic creators
2) domestic debt would be paid through a process called fundig

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In Hamiltonian plan, who would pay off all debt to its foreign and domestic creators?

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The federal government

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What would domestic debt be paid through?

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Funding

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12
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Hamilton propose the government issued new —— in exchange for old ones

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Bonds

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13
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Who were old bonds issued by?

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The confederate congress

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The new bonds and old bonds had the same value. Why did this upset the people?

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many people sold their bonds during hard times at a fraction of their original value

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Who bought the bonds the struggling people sold?

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Wealthy speculators

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Many wealthy speculators were….

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Wealthy northerners who would make a ton of money under Hamiltonian funding policy

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17
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Hamiltonian funding policy supported…

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Wealthy northern speculators

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Hamilton wanted to support the rich people because he believed that the best way to make a new government was to get….

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Rich, powerful people behind it

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What would the federal government assume from the states?

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Their debts

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20
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Why did Virginia not like the federal government taking on the states debt?

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Virginia payed off most of its debts and didn’t want to pick up other states tab

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21
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How did they raise money to help pay off debts?

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Established tariffs on imported goods

22
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Hamilton favored the development of—–in the US

A

Manufacturing

23
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What would help develop manufacturing?

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Having tariffs on imports

24
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How much tax was there on whiskey?

A

7 cents

25
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Who was the nationally charted bank jointly owned by?

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The US and private investors

26
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What would the nationally chartered band serve as?

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The governments financial agent

27
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Why did congress accept Hamiltonian plan?

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They realized that they had to establish a good credit reputation for the new government

28
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Why was France upset with the US?

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The Jay treaty. They saw it as a rejection of the French/US alliance if 1778

29
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What did France do?

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Attacked US ships

30
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How did Adams peacefully resolve out differences with France?

A

He sent 3 US diplomats to France

31
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When the US diplomats arrived, what did the French demand of them?

A

A loan of $12 million from the US and a $250,000 bribe for the French minister

32
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Alian Act-

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Extended the time it took to become a US citizen from 5 to 14 years

33
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Sedition act

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Made it against the law to publish any criticism of the government

34
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What led to the downfall of the Federalist Party?

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Sedition act and Alian act

35
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Peoples opinions who were closest with Hamilton called themselves what?

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Federalist

36
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People whose views were closer to Jefferson and Madison called themselves what?

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Democrat republicans

37
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The democrat republicans had deep faith in the….

A

Common people

38
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The federalist had deep faith in the…

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Rich, well-educated and well born. They believed they should rule

39
Q

The democrat republicans favore a —-central government

A

Weak

40
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The federalist favored a —–central government

A

Strong

41
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The democrat republican had a —-interpretation of the constitution

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Strict

42
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The federalist had a —-interpretation of the constitution

A

Loose

43
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The democrat republicans thought that individual liberties must be protected by—–

A

Law

44
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The federalist believed that individual liberties should ——

A

Sometimes be restricted

45
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The democrat republicans believed that —–should be the backbone of the nation

A

Agriculture

46
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The federalist range a balanced economy of agriculture——, ——, and ——-

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Trade, finance and manufacturing

47
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Democrat republicans believed that America was obligate to….

A

France

48
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The federalist believed they had to support the parent country—–

A

Britain

49
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The democrat republican was composed of…

A

Shopkeepers
Frontier settlers
Small farmers

50
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The federalist was compose f

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Bankers
Manufactured
Merchants
Wealthy farmers
Professional people
51
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The democrat republicans were the strongest in the…..

A

South, southwest and frontier

52
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The federalist had the most support in…

A

New England and along the Atlantic coast

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