NVCC HIS 121 (DE) Mr. LeHew & ME. Wilkin Possible Topics for *Five Presidents" chapter test: likely objective questions. WASHINGTON

First Secretary of the Treasury

Alexander Hamilton

First president under the new Constitution

George Washington

First Secretary of State

Thomas Jefferson

First Secretary of War

Henry Knox

First Attorney-General

Edmund Randolph

Whiskey Rebellion

A tax protest and armed uprising in the western parts of the United States, particularly in Pennsylvania, between 1791 and 1794.

Jay Treaty and impressment of American Seamen

The Jay Treaty, signed in 1794 between the United States and Great Britain, aimed to improve relations but did not effectively address the issue of impressment of American seamen by the British.

Washington's Farewell Address

Two big ideas were avoidance of permanent alliances and preservation of national unity.

Major ideas of the Federalists

Favored a strong national government and believed the Constitution did not need a bill of rights.

Major ideas of the Democratic-Republicans

Limited central government, strict interpretation of the Constitution, agrarian society, opposition to the national bank, and pro-French foreign policy.

XYZ Affair

French intermediaries demanded a bribe from American diplomats, heightening tensions between the United States and France.

Alien and Sedition Acts

The Sedition Act restricted free speech, and the Alien Acts empowered the president to deport non-citizens.

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Political statements asserting states' rights and the authority to declare federal laws unconstitutional.

Problems with the election of 1800

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, leading to a constitutional crisis and the passage of the 12th Amendment.

Impact of the successful slave revolt in Haiti

Fear of slave uprisings in the United States.

Attempted slave revolt near Richmond in 1800

Gabriel's Rebellion.

Importance of Marbury v Madison (1803)

Established the principle of judicial review.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Explored the Louisiana Purchase territory and sought a practical route across western North America.

Why did Jefferson send the U.S. Navy to fight the Barbary pirates?

In response to the ongoing attacks on American merchant ships by the Barbary pirates. These Barbary states demanded tribute payments from nations in exchange for safe passage in the Mediterranean. When negotiations between the United States and the Barbary states broke down and the pirates continued to seize American ships and sailors for ransom.Thomas Jefferson put his foot down and sent the U.S Navy

Embargo Act of 1807

Prohibited American ships from trading with foreign nations, leading to negative economic consequences.

Alexander Hamilton's financial plan

Assumption of state debts, creation of a national bank, tariffs and import duties, excise tax, and funding and assumption act. Hamilton's financial plan faced opposition, particularly from Thomas Jefferson and his followers

The bargain that put the nation's capital on the Potomac River

The Compromise of 1790 or the Residence Act of 1790, which moved the capital from New York City to the Potomac River in exchange for Southern support for Alexander Hamilton's financial plan.

President who arranged the Louisiana Purchase and its importance

Thomas Jefferson arranged the Louisiana Purchase to double American land, promote agriculture, and gain access to the port of New Orleans.