unit 3 Flashcards
(55 cards)
what was the Virginia plan? who supported it?
Voting based on population. Big states.
what was the New jersey plan? what states supported it?
Equal voting, small states
Connecticut compromise (AKA great compromise)
-made 2 house legislature
- senate, equal reprsentation (2 votes)
-HOR based on population
3/5ths compromise
In slave states every 5 slaves=3 free citizens.
southern states got more power in congress
fugitive slave clause
escaped slaves had to be returned to their masters
slave trade comproise (commerce compromise)
congress banned from abolishing international slave trade for 20 years.
electoral compromise
created the electoral college
-method for electing the president
-state electors vote for president
-# of electors based on state pop.
how many states nessescary to ratify constitiuon
9 states
what positions were hamilton and jefferson appointed to?
jefferson-sec of state
hamilton-sec of treasury
Hamiltons economic plan
1 gain revenue
-tariff
-excise tax
2 revolution
-more fed power
-int. credibility
3 creation of nat. bank
-manage revenue
-print currency
beleifs of dem-rep. party who is viewed as the founder of their party?
weak central government, read the constitution literally, limit federal
jeffersons strict interp.
read the constitution literally limit federal power.
hamiltons loose interp.
constutuion is flexible, grow federal power
why did the capital move to Dc
VA and the south voted for hamiltons plan
Whisky rebellion
Pa farmers refused to pay. washington sent Us away to calm rebellion
Jays treaty
GB forts removed from US, unpopular because more impressement of US sailors
treaty of greenville
Natives pushed out of territory. Natives felt excluded in paris deal.
pickneys treaty
Us access to Ms.river and new orlens port formal spanish florida-flordia border
farewell address
avoid poltical parties (factions)
avoid foreign politcal alliances except for trade alliances (commercial)
how does formation of politcal parties cause problems for the pres and vice pres?
Pits them against each other
VP-jefferson (DR)
Potus-Adams (F)
XYZ Affair
US diplomats insulted by French officals
Quasi war
Undeclared naval war between US and France
-US Navy was created
-1800, ended alliance restored trade
Nativism
Favoring of native born people over immigrants
alien and sedition acts
easy to deport immigrants
illegal to criticize the government
critics-violation of 1st amendment
