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What are the 5 issues Washington phased?
Dept. lack of guidelines Spain closing new Orleans (port to the Mississippi closed) Tiny Army British keeping forts in American territory
When was Washington inaugurated?
April 30, 1789
What was Washington's most important legacy?
he understood how much a new nation was depending on him to set a precedent (a standard)
What does the constitution call for?
one supreme court while leaving congress in charge of organizing the lower federal courts
Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme court?
John Jay
Who created the first presidential cabinet?
George Washington
What is a cabinet?
an advisory body made up of the heads of the executive departments that are appointed by the president
What was the secretary of state?
Thomas Jefferson - foreign policy
Who was the secretary of treasury?
Alexander Hamilton - nations finances
Who was the secretary of war?
Henry Knox
Who was the Attorney general?
Edmund Randolph
What were Hamilton's views?
strong central government & army was needed an agricultural economy was backward the U.S. should be industrialized
What did the USA agree to do relating to dept.?
they agreed to pay all federal and state debts
What was the 1st step to paying all the dept.?
fully pay all federal and state debt. bonds were issued Hamilton wanted to prove to the people here & abroad that the united states would honor its debt in full
What was the 2nd step?
Make a national bank -many states still printed their own money
What did the establishment of a national bank enable the government to do?
it enabled the government to deposit money in safe place and print a national currency
What was step 3?
More taxes! -the only way for the government to make money yay taxes
Who was not pleased with Hamilton's plan?
the south
What was the agreement between Hamilton and the south?
moved the capital to the south from nyc to dc aka Virginia
Why did the whiskey rebellion happen?
farmers in western PA are upset because of the tax on Whiskey
What did the whiskey rebellion prove?
it showed the new government was working
What were the two parties?
Democratic-Republicans & Federalist
Who were Democratic-Republicans led by?
Thomas Jefferson & James Maddison
Who were the Federalists led by?
Hamilton & John Adams
What did Democratic-Republicans support?
State government
What did Federalist support?
Central government
What example did Washington set?
broke the cycle by establishing the concept of two terms and your out of the presidency
The Election of 1800
John Adams was up for re-election against his own vice president Thomas Jefferson
What was significant about Jefferson's election?
first win for the Democratic-Republicans
What is the 12th amendment? and why did they make it?
the vice president is not the loser since that didn't go too well for certain someone
What did Marbury vs. Madison establish?
judicial review
What is Judicial review?
the authority of the supreme court to strike down unconstitutional laws
who was the Haitian revolution led by?
Toussaint L'Overture
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson and Napolean make a deal one buy one sell yaya we got more land doubles our land woohoo and its illegal but yk ignore that part ok now Louisiana territory outs hip hip horrey
Who was the forth president?
James Madison
who was the war of 1812 between?
a young United States and Britain
Who are the war hawks?
people starting to push for war
Who declared war on who in 1812?
In the spring of 1812 congress declared was on Britain
Who was Britain also fight at this time?
They were fighting the USA and also France at the same time
What happened during the invasion of Canada?
Americans troops are defeated in Canada, Detroit is captured
What did General William Henry Harrison do?
He pushed back the British into Canada and reclaimed Detroit
What group allied themselves with the British during the war of 1812?
Native Americans
Who forced Natives to give up acres of land?
Andrew Jackson
What allowed the British to send more troops to America?
The British had finally defeated Napoleon
What happened when the British invaded Washington?
DC was burned to the ground, the White House & capitol were both destroyed
What was the US's response to the burning of DC
They burned the Canadian government building
How did the war end?
The British were tired from all the fighting so talks of peace began and on Christmas eve 1814 the two sides signed a treaty ending the war
What treaty ended the war of 1812
the Treaty of Ghent
What was the Industrial Revolution?
it was an increase in production brought about by the use of machines and characterized by the use of new energy sources
Who was President #5?
James Monroe
What was the era of Monroe's presidency called?
The Era of Good feeling aka post-war of 1812
What did Monroe do in his presidency?
Established a doctrine which prevented Europe from colonizing North and South America
What president is responsible for acquiring Florida from the Spanish
Andrew Jackson
What happened in the election on 1824?
four canidates ran for president and none won the majority in electoral votes, so by law the house of representatives votes and decides outcome
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
When Adams promised Henry Clay that he would make him the secratory of state so Clay voted Adams and he became president while Jackson no like this cuz he won popular vote
What happened in the election of 1828?
Jackson wins and becomes president #7 and picks his own cabinet something about spoils system
What was the trail of tears?
natives lived in nice land, people want, Indian removal act by Jackson, Orders to remove natives from land east of the Mississppi and relocate to Okalahoma
SC theatens to cecede
AhHH they leave jackson no like no no no
What political party came from the Bank war?
whigs
Who were the Whigs?
supporters of the bank by henry clay
What is Manifest Destiny?
from sea to shining sea America was destined by God to expand its dominion and spread democracy, capitalism, and freedom across the entire North American continent
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