Unit 3 Apush vocab part 1:

Nationalists

a political group that advocates for national independence and a strong national government.

Shay’s Rebellion

was a series of armed protests in Massachusetts between 1786 and 1787.

Annapolis Convention

A convention held in September 1786 to alter the Articles of Confederation and to talk about economic problems.

Federalists

those who favored the Constitution and wanted a strong central government.

Anti-Federalist

wanted a weak central government and more power to the people and opposed the ratification of the Constitution.

New Jersey Plan

by William Paterson it proposed a single-chamber congress in which each state had one vote.

Connecticut plan

An agreement between large and small states that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the U.S. const

Electoral College

the group of electors chosen from each state and the district of Columbia to formally select the President and Vice President.

Federalist papers

a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.

Federalist #10

James Madison wrote this essay to convince the people of New York to ratify the proposed federal U.S. Constitution.

John Jay

One of the authors of The Federalist Papers, he was involved in the drafting of the Constitution

Judiciary Act 1789

a law passed by Congress that set up the Federal Court System of the United States, as provided under the Constitution.

Judicial review

is the power of the courts to review and declare laws unconstitutional.

chisholm v. georgia

granted federal courts the affirmative power to hear disputes between private citizens and States.

Tariff of 1789

The 1st tariff law; called for about 5-15% of the value of dutiable imports.

Assumption

transfer of debt from one party to another

Battle of Fallen Timbers

An attack made by American General "Mad Anthony Wayne" against invading Indians from the northwest.

Treaty of Greenville

Gave America all of Ohio after General Mad Anthony Wayne battled and defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Jay Treaty

It said that Britain was to pay for Americans ships that were seized in 1793

Pinckney Treaty

It gave the US unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and established the border between the US and Spanish Florida.

“Citizen” Genet

French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution.

Whiskey Rebellion

In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey

Proclamation of Neutrality

declared the U.S nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain

Democratic-Republicans

the second political party established in the United States.

Washington’s Farewell

Advised unity, avoiding foreign alliances, and upholding the Constitution

XYZ Affair

a diplomatic crisis that happened between the United States and France

Alien and Seditions Acts

four bills passed by the Federalists and signed into law by President John Adams in 1798 to reduce foreign influence in the United States and public criticism of the government.

Quasi- War

an undeclared naval war between the United States and France

Election of 1796

the first time American voters had to choose between candidates from competing political parties. John Adams won

Election of 1800

tie and throw the presidential election into the House of Representatives. Thomas Jefferson won

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

stated that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.