APUSH Unit 3 Test IDs

Judiciary Act of 1789

Established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals, with the Supreme Court having the final authority.

Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution aimed at protecting the rights of citizens.

Bank of the United States

A bank jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.

Proclamation of Neutrality

Issued by George Washington in 1793, allowing the U.S. to trade with all hostile nations.

Whiskey Rebellion

A 1794 protest by Pennsylvania farmers against Hamilton’s excise tax on whiskey.

Jay's Treaty

Granted the U.S. “most favored nation” status while restricting U.S. commercial access to the British West Indies in 1793, ratified in 1795

XYZ Affair

A diplomatic incident that led Congress to cut off trade with France in 1798 and authorize American privateering. The French refused to meet with the diplomat and later sent three French diplomat to bribe the United States, we called the three delegates XYZ

Sedition Acts

Enacted in 1798 and made any speech critical of the American government illegal

VA and KY Resolutions

Political statements from 1798 and 1799 asserting that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.

Alexander Hamilton

First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, military officer, statesman, and Founding Father.

Thomas Jefferson

Third President of the United States, primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and Founding Father.

John Adams

Second President of the United States, statesman, attorney, diplomat, and Founding Father.

Alien Friend Acts

Enacted in 1798 and allowed the president to imprison or deport aliens considered “dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States at any time.”

Alien Enemies Act

Enacted in 1798, the president could imprison or deport any male citizen, who is 14 or older, and is a citizen of a hostile nation