A body of electors who represent the people’s vote in choosing the president.
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George Washington
1st U.S. President
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John Adams
1st Vice President and 2nd President
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Precedents
Examples for future actions
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Alexander Hamilton
1st Secretary of the Treasury, created the National Bank, and supported trade and business.
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Thomas Jefferson
1st Secretary of the State, supported agriculture.
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Judiciary Act of 1789
Helped set up the federal court system.
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Bond
A certificate of debt that carries a promise to buy back the bonds at a higher price.
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French Revolution
When the French revolted against their own king.
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Neutrality Proclamation
Stated that the U.S. wouldn’t take sides with any European countries that were at war.
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Jay’s Treaty
Settled the disputes that had arisen between the U.S. and Great Britain in the early 1790’s.
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Pinckney’s Treaty
Settled the border and trade disputes with Spain.
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Treaty of Greenville
Gave the U.S. claim to most Native American land in the Northwest Territory, and guaranteed the safety of U.S. citizens.
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Federalists
People who want a strong, federal government and supports industry and trade ; founders were Alexander Hamilton and John Adams.
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Democratic-Republican Party
Its members, called Republicans, wanted to limit the federal government’s power.
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XYZ Affair
When the French demanded for a bribe to talk to the Americans to give back their ships.
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Alien and Sedition Acts
In 1798, the Federalist-controlled Congress passed 4 laws known together as this. They were said to protect the U.S. but the Federalists intended them to crush opposition to war.
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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
These documents argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
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Why was the Capital moved to Washington D.C.?
The South agreed to the federal government paying off Northern debt in exchange for the capital being moved South.
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How were Hamilton’s and Jefferson’s views on the economy different?
Hamilton wanted trade and a National Bank, but Jefferson supported agriculture and no national bank.
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How were Hamilton’s and Jefferson’s views on the Constitution different?
Hamilton was for loose construction, but Jefferson was strict construction.
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Loose-Construction
The government can do what it needs to as long as it’s not specifically forbidden by the Constitution.
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Strict-Construction
The government can only do what the Constitution specifically says it can do.
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Why Washington lead his troops to Pennsylvania in the 1790’s.
The Whiskey Rebellion : Pennsylvanian farmers were rebelling against a federal tax on whiskey.
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3 Warnings Washington gave in his Farewell Address
1. No alliances 2. No separate political parties 3. No government debt
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