Chapter 8 - The New Nation, 1786-1800

Intercourse Act

The Congress adopted in 1790 the ________, the fundamental law that "regulated trade and relations with the Indian tribes ..

Charlotte Temple

________ (1791) by Susanna Haswell Rowson and The Coquette by Hannah Webster (1797), stories of seduction and renunciation, were huge sales and were printed for most of the next siècle.

Sedition Act

Finally, the ________ provided the government or any official thereof with heavy punishments and prison terms of all those accused of having written, publish or spoken anything "false, scandalous and malicious.

Spain

________ has introduced a liberal reform to revive the governmental bureaucracy of its American empire under the dynamic leadership of King Carlos III and his able ministers.

Virginia plan

The ________ was drafted by Madison and his fellow Virginians.

Annapolis Convention

passed a resolution calling on Confederation Congress to send delegates to a national convention render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union

Intercourse Act

the fundamental law that "regulated trade and relations with the Indian tribes."

King Carlos III

Spain has introduced a liberal reform to revive the governmental bureaucracy of its American empire under the dynamic leadership

Whiskey Rebellion

combination of Indian attacks, intrigue internationally, and domestic revolt posed the greatest threat to the nation since the revolution