MP2 Exam

Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of State

Democratic Republican

Alexander Hamilton

Secretary of Treasury

Federalist

Henry Knox

Secretary of War

Federalist

Edmund Randolph

Attorney General

Federalist

James Madison

Democratic Republican that followed Jefferson

John Adams

Second President of the United States

Fugitive Slave Act Clause

If an enslaved person escapes they’re still not free

Fugitive Slave Act

* allowed slave owners to recapture escaped slaves
* the act stated that anyone who helped a slave would be fined

Why was the Fugitive Slave Act created?

In response to the American Abolitionist Movement

American Abolitionists Movement

Advancements made towards ending slavery

What were important cash crops southern slave plantations

tobacco, sugar, cotton

Why did escaped slaves try to get to Canada?

The couldn’t be recaptured back into slavery while in Canada. (Heaven/Promised Land)

How did the French respond to the John Jay treaty between the U.S and Britain?

The French suspended diplomatic relation with America and stole US ships

XYZ affair

led to an undeclared war

Quasi War

this conflict was a limited naval war against French privateers who were seizing U.S. shipping in the Caribbean

Alien and Sedition Acts

Immigrants had better chance of being deported and tougher chances to vote

What amendment did the sedition act go against?

1st Amendment. The act prohibited public opposition to government

What states did James Madison and Thomas Jefferson have nullify the Sedition Act?

Kentucky and Virginia

Where did the US Capital move while Washington DC was being built?

Philadelphia

Whats was Hamilton’s 3 step financial plan?

* Assumption (federal government pays all Revolutionary war debt)
* Creation of a national bank
* taxing goods that were imported into the country / manufacturing

What man spreads RUMORS about George Washington to benefit his political reputation?

Thomas Jefferson

What was Washington's public resignation letter called?

Farewell Address

What kind of power does the constitution give to congress?

All legislative powers

What sole power is granted to the House?

sole power if impeachment

How many states had to ratify the constitution in order for it to become law?

nine states