AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 6 The Constitution and the New Republic, 1787-1800
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| 10926388127 | James Madison | One of the major authors of the Virginia Plan and is known as the Father of the Constitution. He was later elected president in 1808, and served for two terms. (p. 104) | 0 | |
| 10926388128 | Alexander Hamilton | One of the authors of the Federalist Papers. He favored a strong central government. He was George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury. (p. 106) | 1 | |
| 10926388129 | Constitutional Convention delegates | These 55 men met in Philadelphia to create a federal constitution. As a group they were wealthy, white, male, educated and most were heavily involved in state governments. (p. 104) | 2 | |
| 10926388130 | Federalists | Favored a strong central government, and a Constitution to improve on the Articles of Confederation. They were most common along the Atlantic coast and in the large cities. (p. 106) | 3 | |
| 10926388131 | Anti-Federalist | Argued that the proposed Constitution contained no protection of individual rights, and that it gave the federal government too much power. They tended to be small farmers and settlers on the western frontier. (p. 106) | 4 | |
| 10926388132 | The Federalist Papers | Series of essays, later published as a book, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. They argued effectively in favor of Constitution. (p. 106) | 5 | |
| 10926388133 | Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the Constitution, added to protect the rights of individual citizens, and adopted in 1781. (p. 108) | 6 | |
| 10926388134 | Washington's Farewell Address | In late 1796, George Washington wrote this address for publication in newspapers. It warned Americans: not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances in foreign affairs, not to from political parties, and not to fall into sectionalism. (p. 115) | 7 | |
| 10926388135 | Alien and Sedition Acts | Acts by the Federalists, which authorized the president to deport dangerous aliens, and detain enemy aliens in wartime. Made it illegal for newspaper editors to criticize the president or Congress. (p. 117) | 8 | |
| 10926388136 | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | In 1799, two states passed resolutions that argued states had the right to nullify laws passed at the federal level. (p. 117) | 9 | |
| 10926388137 | national bank | This was part of Federalist Alexander Hamilton's economic plan. He favored a bank for depositing government funds, assuming state debts, and printing banknotes that could provide the basis for a stable U.S. currency. (p. 110) | 10 | |
| 10926388139 | Constitutional Convention | In the summer of 1787, 55 delegates from the thirteen states, excluding Rhode Island, met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to revise the Articles of Confederation. They ended up creating the Constitution which would replace the Articles of entirely. (p. 104) | 11 | |
| 10926388140 | checks and balances | So that one one branch of government could not dominate, the Constitution divided the government into three branches: 1) executive branch led by the president, 2) legislative branch consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives 3) judicial branch lead by the Supreme Court (p. 109) | 12 | |
| 10926388141 | Virginia Plan | James Madison's proposal at the Constitutional Convention, which favored the large states. (p. 105) | 13 | |
| 10926388142 | New Jersey Plan | The counter proposal to the Virginia plan at the Constitutional Convention, it favored the small states. (p 105) | 14 | |
| 10926388143 | Great Compromise | The compromise solution that was adopted at the Constitutional Convention. It was created by Roger Sherman of Connecticut, it provided for a two house Congress. In the Senate, states would have two senators each, but in the House of Representatives, each state would be represented according to the size of its population. (p. 105) | 15 | |
| 10926388146 | Three Fifths Compromise | At the Constitutional Convention it was agreed that each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining a state's level of taxation and representation. (p. 105) | 16 | |
| 10926388147 | electoral college system | This system would determine the president of the United States. Each state was given a number of electors equal to the total of their number of representatives and senators. These electors would then vote to determine the president. (p. 106) | 17 | |
| 10926388148 | Congress | The legislative branch consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (p. 105) | 18 | |
| 10926388149 | Washington's cabinet | George Washington organized new departments of the executive (law-enforcing) branch. These appointments had to be confirmed by the Senate. Ex: Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of State, etc. (p. 110) | 19 | |
| 10926388150 | Judiciary Act (1789) | In 1789, this act established a Supreme Court with one chief justice and five associate justices. The Supreme Court was able to rule on the constitutionality of state courts. It provided for a system of thirteen district courts and three courts of appeals. (p. 110) | 20 | |
| 10926388151 | Supreme Court | The only court mentioned in the Constitution. Although, other federal courts were created. (p. 110) | 21 | |
| 10926388152 | national debt | This was part of Federalist Alexander Hamilton's economic plan. He insisted that the federal government assume the war debts of the states and pay off the national debt at face value. This would build the nation's credit, giving other countries the confidence to lend the U.S. more money. (p. 110) | 22 | |
| 10926388153 | Whiskey Rebellion | In 1794, a group of farmers in western Pennsylvania, refused to pay a federal excise tax (tax on a specific product) on whiskey they were producing. President Washington responded by using 15,000 militiamen to stop the rebellion with almost no bloodshed. (p. 113) | 23 | |
| 10926388155 | Democratic-Republican Party | Political party that were against the Federalists. They opposed strong central government and favored states rights. They were led by Thomas Jefferson. (p. 114) | 24 | |
| 10926388159 | Revolution of 1800 | In the 1800 election, Democratic-Republicans came into power in both the executive and legislative branches of government. They defeated the Federalists and peacefully took power, which was an uncommon event at that time in history. (p. 118) | 25 | |
| 10926388161 | Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) | In 1793, President George Washington issued a proclamation the U.S. would remain neutral in the war between Britain and France. (p. 111) | 26 | |
| 10926388162 | Jay Treaty (1794) | In 1794, this unpopular treaty with Britain, was negotiated by Chief Justice John Jay. The U.S. wanted Britain to stop seizing U.S. ships and impressing our sailors. However, the treaty said nothing about ship seizures, and Britain only agreed to evacuate posts on the U.S. frontier. (p. 111) | 27 | |
| 10926388163 | Pinckney Treaty (1795) | In 1795, Thomas Pinckney, the U.S. minister to Spain, negotiated this treaty with Spain. Spain agreed to open the lower Mississippi and New Orleans to trade. The right of deposit was granted to Americans so they could transfer cargos in New Orleans without paying duties. It was agreed that Spain would only control area south of the 31st parallel. (p 112) | 28 | |
| 10926388164 | XYZ Affair | President John Adams sent a delegation to Paris to negotiate over U.S. merchant ships being attacked by French ships. French ministers, known as X, Y, and Z, because there names were never revealed, requested bribes. President Adams resisted a call for war, by sending a new delegation to France. (p. 116) | 29 | |
| 10926511693 | Commercial Compromise | Allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce yet prohibited any tariffs on exported goods. This agreement incorporated the needs of both the Anti-Federalists and the Federalists to some degree. | 30 | |
| 10926524425 | Ratification of the Constitution | The Constitution required 9 out of 13 states to approve it in order for it to become officially binding. This was achieved in June 1788. | 31 | |
| 10926551704 | Public Land Act (1796) | established orderly procedures for dividing and selling federal lands at reasonable prices | 32 |
