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5407325595Articles of Confederationfirst national constitution cause major limitations for the national government0
5407397934Abigal Adamswife of John Adam wrote letters about women's right to JA during his term as president1
5407426643Shays' Rebellionfarmers who were not paid after fighting in the Revolutionary war took over courthouses to keep their farms from being foreclosed on2
5407444742Whiskey Rebellionrebellion over tax put on whiskey by the new federal government3
5407463932Northwest Ordinance of 1787selling of land to the west of the appalachian mountains by the government4
5407489512Alexander HamiltonFounding Father held the Annapolis Convention secretary of the treasury for George Washington5
5407497181Annapolis Conventionheld by Alexander Hamilton only 5 delegates came originally going to amend the Articles of Confederation6
5407514087New Jersey Planequal representation for each state (for Congress)7
5407519995Virgina Planrepresentation based on population (for Congress) system of checks and balances8
5407535298Great Compromise or the Connecticut CompromiseMix of the New Jersey Plan (Senate) and the Virginia Plan (House of Representatives) and the addition of the Constitution9
5407568479Three branches of governmentExecutive: President & VP Legislative: Congress (senate & house of representatives) Judicial: Supreme Court10
5407593547Anti-FederalistsAgainst the new constitution without a bill of rights11
5407601298Bill of RightsFirst ten amendments of the constitution put into effect in 179112
5407607781Federalistsfor the new constitution13
5407622413The Federalists PapersPropaganda for the new constitution written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton14
5454747029Constitutionput into effect in 1788 rules set out for the new government15
5454770798Thomas Jeffersonsecretary of state for George Washington16
5496513009National Bankcreated by Hamilton to help regulate and strength17
5496557585national debtaccrued during the war handled by Hamilton18
5496562803Washington D.C.where the capital was moved to in order to be the house of the government19
5499095651French Revolutionhappened during the Washington Administration argued whether to support or not20
5499103471Citizen Edmond Genêtcame to the US to ask for support in the war21
5499107680Neutrality ProclamationUS declared to be "Friendly and impartial towards belligerent powers"22
5499116616Federalists (Political Party)favored a strong federal government23
5499122738Democratic-Republicansfollowers of Thomas Jefferson24
5499128323Whiskey Rebellionwestern Pennsylvania farmers resisted a tax of whiskey25
5499140467Treaty of San Lorenzo (Pinckney's Treaty)Spain agreed to try and prevent attacks on Western settlers from Native Americans26
5499158033executive privilegethe right of the president to withhold information when doing so would protect national security27
5499180581farewell adresswritten by Alexander Hamilton advised future presidents to "steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world"28

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