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529569206America's first Vice-President and second President. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and wrote the Massachusetts guarantee that freedom of press "ought not to be restrained." Federalist.John Adams0
529569207Virginian, architect, author, governor, and president. Lived at Monticello. Wrote the Declaration of Independence. Second governor of Virgina. Third president of the United States. Designed the buildings of the University of Virginia. Anti-Federalist.Thomas Jefferson1
5295692081789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.Alexander Hamilton2
5295692091st Secretary of WarHenry Knox3
529569210United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)John Jay4
529569211French government representative asking for assistance for the French Revolution. Sparked support for the French Revolution and led to the creation of the Democratic-Republican partyCitizen Edmond Genet5
529569212A General, nicknamed "Mad Anthony". Beat Northwest Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. Left British made arms on the fields of battle. After that the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 led to the Indians ceding their claims to a vast tract in the Ohio CountryAnthony Wayne6
529569213Talleyrandthe French foreign minister, whom which three American dipolmats seek to reach an agreement with, they are stopped by the French X, Y, and Z dipolmats and are asked for a bribe to speak with Talleyrand. Causes XYZ affair.7
529569215Strict constructionist, 4th president, father of the Constitution, leads nation through War of 1812James Madison8
529569217Hamilton's plan for the federal government to take over any state debts incurred during the War for IndependenceFunding at par9
529569218way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can takeStrict Construction10
529569219Economic policy of Alexander Hamilton where the central government would assume the debts of all the states. It would tie the states closer to the federal government.Assumption11
529569220powers that congress has that are not stated explicitly in the constitutionImplied Powers12
529569221a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competitionProtective Tariff13
529569223a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)Excise Tax14
529569224The idea advanced by Rousseau, Locke, and Jefferson, that government is created by voluntary agreement among the people involved and that revolution is justified if government breaks the compact by exceeding its authority.Compact Theory15
529569225The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution.Nullification16
529569226a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)Amendment17
529569227A reference to the political party out of power at any given time. eventually, Jefferson and Hamilton's personal feud raged nationwide, creating two political parties. The idea was that one political party, the one out of party, was still loyal to the country while opposing the other parties policies. It mace sure that people on all sides of the political spectrum were heard.Loyal Opposition18
529569228British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military serviceImpressment19
529569229group of officials who head government departments and advise the PresidentCabinet20
529569231a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)Bill of Rights21
529569232world-shaking event that inflamed Europe for almost a quarter of a centuryFrench Revolution22
529569233treaty negotiated with England to ease tensions between the two countries. England agreed to pay damages for American aargos, but did not promise to stop seizing American shipsJay's Treaty23
529569234Agreement which freed America from its alliance with France, forgave French $20 million in damages and resulted in Adams' losing a second term as presidentConvention of 180024
529569235Washington's statement that the United Statesf would take neither side in the European conflictNeutrality Proclamation of 179325
529569236the uprising that occurred in Pennsylvania in 1794 over an unpopular excise tax?Whiskey Rebellion26
529569237(amendment) The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.Ninth Amendment27
529569239(amendment) The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.Tenth Amendment28
5295692401795 - Treaty between the U.S. and Spain which gave the U.S. the right to transport goods on the Mississippi river and to store goods in the Spanish port of New OrleansPinckney Treaty29
529569241the harsh and unconstitutional laws aimed at radical immigrants and Jeffersonian writers passed by the FederalistsAlien and Sedition Acts30
529569242The U.S. Army defeated the Native Americans under Shawnee Chief Blue Jacket and ended Native American hopes of keeping their land that lay north of the Ohio RiverBattle of Fallen Timbers31
529569243Its main points included: assuming leadership in the Western Hemisphere, developing its own trade, and not entering into permanent alliances with foreign nations, especially with Europe.Farewell Address32
529569244introduced the theory of interposition. They argued that if the federal government did something unconstitutional, the state could interpose and stop the illegal action.Virgina Resolution33
529569245advanced the theory of nullification. According to this, if the federal government passed an unconstitutional law, the states could nullify itKentucky Resolution34
529569246act that established a Supreme Court with a chief justice and five associatesJudiciary Act of 178935
529569247This treaty between the Americans and the Native Americans. In exchange for some goods, the Indians gave the United States territory in Ohio. Anthony Wayne was the American representative.Treaty of Greenville36
529569248French attempt to extort a huge sum of money from American diplomats in exchange for the possibility of meeting with the French foreign ministerXYZ Affair37
5373253202nd president of the United StatesJohn Adams38
5373253212nd Vice-President of the United StatesThomas Jefferson39
537325322act that raised residency requirements for U.S. citizenship from five years to fourteen yearsAlien Act40
537325323law that made it illegal to defame government officialsSedition Act41
537325324a tax on goods coming into the countrytariff42
537325325a tax levied on some domestic goodsexcise43
537325326what source did the bulk of the government's revenue come from?tariffs44
537325327excessively violent phase of the French RevolutionReign of Terror45
537325328an undeclared war with France was conducted in which President's term of office?John Adams46

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