AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 6 The Constitution and the New Republic, 1787-1800
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| 5295498965 | James Madison | "Father of the Constitution"; wanted a new document; took detailed notes during the convention. (p. 104) |  | 0 |
| 5295498966 | Framers of the Constitution | Rich, white, male, educated and most weree heavily involved in state governments. (p. 104) |  | 1 |
| 5295498967 | Alexander Hamilton | One of the authors of the Federalist Papers. He favored a strong central government. (p. 106) |  | 2 |
| 5295498968 | Gouverneur Morris and John Dickinson | Leaders who helped James Madison write the Constitution. |  | 3 |
| 5295498969 | Federalists | Favored a strong central government, favored a Constitution to improve on the Articles of Confederation. (p. 107) |  | 4 |
| 5295498970 | Anti-Federalist | Argued against the Constitution out of fear it created a central government that was too powerful. (p.. 107) |  | 5 |
| 5295498971 | Federalists Papers | Series of essays, later published as a book, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. It argued effectively in favor of Constitution. (p. 106) |  | 6 |
| 5295498972 | Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments added to protect the rights of individual citizens, adopted in 1781. (p. 108) |  | 7 |
| 5295498973 | Amendments | Changes to the Constitution |  | 8 |
| 5295498974 | economic sanctions | Efforts to boycott and other ways to protest the action of England in Intolerable Acts | 9 | |
| 5295498975 | Washington's Farewell Address | George Washington's farewell address written in late 1796. It warned against: making permanent alliances in foreign affairs, not to from political parties, not to fall into sectionalism. (p. 115) |  | 10 |
| 5295498976 | permanent alliances | Washington warned against these as things that could obligate us to unnecessary alliances and actions. (p. 115) | 11 | |
| 5295498977 | 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 ofr Congress. (p. 117) |  | 12 |
| 5295498978 | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | Two states passed resolutions that argued states had the right to nullify laws passed at the federal level. (p. 117) |  | 13 |
| 5295498979 | slave trade | International slave trade protected at Constitutional Convention for 20 years, after which Congress could vote to end it. (p. 105) |  | 14 |
| 5295498980 | infant industries | Term for new and developing industries which were supported by placing high tariffs on imported goods. This was part of Alexander Hamilton's economic plan. (p. 110) |  | 15 |
| 5295498981 | National bank tariffs; excise tariffs | Favored by Federalists in North as way to fund government/protect businesses; opposed by South and farmers | 16 | |
| 5295498982 | Battle of Fallen Timbers | In 1794 the US Army led by General Anthony Wayne defeated the American Indians. (p. 113) |  | 17 |
| 5295498983 | Treaty of Greenville/Public Land Act | In this treaty the American Indians surrendered claims to the Ohio Valley and promised to open it to settlement. (p. 113) |  | 18 |
| 5295498984 | Mt. Vernon Conference | In 1785 George Washington Hosted a conference at his home, It led to the Annapolis Convention. (p. 104) |  | 19 |
| 5295498985 | Annapolis Convention | Only five states sent delegates, but led to Constitutional Convention in May 1787. (p. 104) |  | 20 |
| 5295498986 | Constitutional Convention | Delegates from all states but Rhode Island met in Philadelphia in May 1787 | | 21 |
| 5295498987 | Checks and balances | Designed to keep one branch of government from dominating the other |  | 22 |
| 5295498988 | Virginia Plan | "Large state" plan; wanted representation based on state population |  | 23 |
| 5295498989 | New Jersey Plan | "Small state" plan; called for representation to be equal regardless of size |  | 24 |
| 5295498990 | Connecticut Plan/Great Compromise | Est. a bicameral legislature that compromised for small and large states (House and Senate) |  | 25 |
| 5295498991 | House of Representatives | Representation in the House would be based on population of each state |  | 26 |
| 5295498992 | Senate | Two people per state, regardless of size |  | 27 |
| 5295498993 | Three Fifths Compromise | 3/5's of a state's slave population would be counted for representation purposes |  | 28 |
| 5295498994 | Commercial Compromise | Allowed Congress to regulate interstate trade and foreign commerce | 29 | |
| 5295498995 | Electoral college system | Process by which a President would be elected |  | 30 |
| 5295498996 | Legislative branch | This branch of government compromises Congress; it makes laws |  | 31 |
| 5295498997 | Congress | Legislative branch; House and Senate |  | 32 |
| 5295498998 | Executive department | Organized by Washington as part of the new departments of the executive branch |  | 33 |
| 5295498999 | Cabinet | Term for chiefs of departments appointed by Washington |  | 34 |
| 5295499000 | Henry Knox | Washington's Secretary of War |  | 35 |
| 5295499001 | Edmund Randolph | Washington's Attorney General |  | 36 |
| 5295499002 | Judiciary Act | Established a Supreme Court with one chief justice and five associate justices |  | 37 |
| 5295499003 | Federal courts | Courts created by the Judiciary Act | 38 | |
| 5295499004 | Supreme Court | Ultimate court in the land |  | 39 |
| 5295499005 | National debt | Was very high at the revolution; Hamilton proposed paying it off at face value |  | 40 |
| 5295499006 | Whiskey Rebellion | First real test of the new government; put down when Washington called in forces |  | 41 |
| 5295499007 | Federalists Era | Period in early when Federalists dominated the government |  | 42 |
| 5295499008 | Democratic-Republican Party | Rival to Federalists; opposed strong central government; led by Jefferson |  | 43 |
| 5295499009 | political parties | Not anticipated by founders; Federalists and Democratic-Republicans | 44 | |
| 5295499010 | two-term tradition | Set the precedent, until Franklin Delano Roosevelt, of Presidents only staying in office for two terms | 45 | |
| 5295499011 | John Adams | In 1796 he was a Federalist who was elected as the second president. In 1800 he lost the presidential election to Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican. (p. 115, 117) |  | 46 |
| 5295499012 | Revolution of 1800 | Election in which Democratic-Republicans peacefully took power from the Federalists. | 47 | |
| 5295499013 | French Revolution | Democratic-Republican's felt we were obligated to support the French. |  | 48 |
| 5295499014 | Proclamation of Neutrality | In 1793 Washington announced us a neutral in the war between England and France |  | 49 |
| 5295499015 | "Citizen" Genet | Sought to gain American support for French; led to criticism of Washington in the US |  | 50 |
| 5295499016 | Jay Treaty | Treaty that embarrassed US because England did not respect us; US gained very few concession from England |  | 51 |
| 5295499017 | Pinckney Treaty | Better deal than Jay's Treaty; Spain agreed to open lower Mississippi River and New Orleans to US trade |  | 52 |
| 5295499018 | Right of deposit | US gained right to transfer cargoes in New Orleans without Spanish duties | 53 | |
| 5295499019 | XYZ Affair | French demanded a bribe before we could speak with French leader; led many to call for war against England |  | 54 |
