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| Secretary of State under Washington | ||
| Secretary of Treasury under Washington | ||
| Secretary of War under Washington | ||
| Three territories where most of the trans-Appalachian settlers settled. | ||
| Temporary capital of United States | ||
| Drafted the Bill of Rights | ||
| Organized the Supreme Court, federal district and circuit courts, and an attorney general | ||
| First chief justice of the United States | ||
| Federal government takes on state debts and pays them off | ||
| Product that was taxed by Hamilton that was so freely traded that it was used for money | ||
| Government would be a major stockholder of this bank, and it would print paper money for the country. Supported by Hamilton | ||
| Federalist version of interpreting the Constitution, what the Constitution didn't forbid it permitted | ||
| Rebellion in Pennsylvania against Hamilton's taxes on whiskey, much like the Stamp Act Rebellions. After crushing it, Washington gained new respect | ||
| Cry of supporters of the Whiskey Rebellion | ||
| Two political parties after Washington's first administration | ||
| French Revolution at first delighted colonists, but after the Reign of Terror began, colonists grew disgusted of the Revolution. (c) | ||
| Declared that war must be avoided, as the United States was too militarily disjointed to engage in war. | ||
| French representative who, against the Neutrality Proclamation, gathered armies against Spanish Florida, Louisiana, and Canada. | ||
| An alliance of eight Indian nations who terrorized Americans and were given firearms by the British | ||
| Indian war chief who defeated Generals Josiah Harmar and Arthur St. Clair | ||
| Defeated Miamis at the Battle of Fallen Timbers when British refused to shelter them. | ||
| Indians give up vast tracts of the Old Northwest (Indiana and Idaho) in this treaty | ||
| Royal Navy impressed American seamen and seized merchant ships, angering Americans. (c) | ||
| Treaty in a desperate attempt to avert war with Britain, was not very effective, and much was conceded to Britain | ||
| Spain's hasty treaty with America, fearing an Anglo-American alliance, granting America almost everything it wanted | ||
| War faction of the Federalist party | ||
| Successor of George Washington, did not really try to conform to the needs of the people | ||
| French foreign minister | ||
| French go-betweens in negotiations between America and France to discuss the French mistreatment of Americans | ||
| French proposal was ridiculous, and French were rejected. An unofficial war ensued. (c) | ||
| One of the negotiators in France, was hailed as a hero upon his return | ||
| Laws against hostile or dangerous foreign immigrants, gave government power to deport or imprison immigrants in times of hostilities and in times of peace | ||
| An act that prohibited and called for harsh punishment on whoever falsely defamed government officials or impeded on the policies of the government | ||
| Gained fame by spitting in the face of a Federalist | ||
| Stated that the thirteen sovereign states, in creating the government, had entered into a contract that allowed the government to rule while states would regulate it. Was used to reject the Alien and Sedition Acts | ||
| leader of the anti-Federalists | ||
| leader of the Federalists | ||
| Tax on common items, created by Hamilton | ||
| Anti-Federalist version of interpreting the Constitution, Constitution should be taken word for word. | ||
| Hamilton's urging the government to take on the entire national debt | ||
| Constitution was a broad, "elastic" document, open for interpretation | ||
| One of the most controversial clauses of the Constitution governing the power of the Congress | ||
| Powers granted to Congress by the Constitution | ||
| Powers granted to Congress through interpretation of the Constitution | ||
| First census of the United States recorded about 4 million people. (c) | ||
| A tax on foreign imports of glass and pottery to raise money for the Federal Government and to encourage domestic production of glass and ceramics | ||
| Included three parts: First Report on Public Credit, which involved Federal assumption of State Credit; Second Report of Public Credit which involved the formation of the National Bank, and the Report on Manufactures which involved policies to encourage manufacturing in the United States. | ||
| Political statements drafted in 1799 and 1798 in which those state legislatures resolved NOT to abide by the Alien and Sedition Acts. | ||
| The 10th amendment which asserts that states retain all power that has not been surrendered is in conflict with the 'elastic clause' (article I, section 8) which states that the federal government can pass any laws it needs to, to fulfill it's constitutional function. | ||
| Says that States can declare null and void federal laws they deemed to be unconstitutional. |
