Test 1 Flashcards
Cabinet
A group of people who advises the president
What were the two sides of the debate? How did they get resolved?
Two side debate:
one side wanted a STRONG national government
The other side wanted to limit the national government and have strong state government
Resolved by ? LOOK UP OR ASK
Secretary of State
Regulations with other countries
Secretary of war
Defends the nation
Secretary of treasury
Nations finances
Excise tax
Ask
What caused the whiskey rebellion to happen?
Congress lowered taxes for whiskey and the farmers were not happy
What happened during the rebellion
The “whiskey boys” tarred and feathered the tax collectors
How did Washington resolve the whiskey rebellion
Washington and Hamilton saw this as a threat, they sent 13,000 troops to crush the rebels
French Revolution
- Democratic~Republicans
- Federalists
Find out
How did I the democratic republicans and Federalists react to the French Revolution
The Federalists called it a living terror. And did NOT like it.
Washington’s foreign policy:
Alliance
A political agreement to support each other
Washington’s foreign policy:
Neutrality
Not taking side
Washington’s foreign policy:
Isolationism
Non involvement
Washington’s farewell address:
What were the final messages that Washington sent to American people in his speech
Washington threatened the nation
Alexander Hamilton v.s. Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton: Wealthy, educated men to run our country National > states Based on business and manufacturing Britain
Jefferson: Lead by common men State government state>national Based on agriculture France
Election of 1796
John Adams president (won by 3 votes) Thomas Jefferson was VP
Political parties were apart of the process
Republicans and the alien acts
Act upon their party because they made it difficult to become a U.S. Citizen
Federalists view on the alien acts
The laws were necessary
Republicans and the sedition act
An act on the rights of free press and speech and was designed to punish republican news papers
Federalists and the sedition acts
Would punish those who published lies intending to destroy the government
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
If this was resigned it would give only these states supreme power over the nation.
X,Y,Z affair
What was the jay treaty and how did France react to it
A. It resolved the removal of British ships from the Ohio valley
B. France said that this was a betrayal to the U.S. The French also seized 316 ships
What happened during the X,Y,Z affair and how dido Americans react to it
The X,Y,Z affair was when Adams sent three envoys Te end the French Revolution to end the French attacks the x, y , z stand for spy’s. Congress recuted 1000 men for an army, congress also made privateers that they hired. They told envoys to pay tribute.
