hush: 3 presidents quiz

Pennsylvania Ratification

State ratified the Constitution due to Federalists dragging antifederalist congressman to the state house

Western Confederacy

group of Native Americans who joined together to attack Americans who tried to claim the Northwest Territory

Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States

New York Ratification

State ratified the Constitution due to Alexander Hamilton arguing through the Federalist Papers

John Marshall

American jurist and politician who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1801-1835) and helped establish the practice of judicial review.

Alien and Sedition Acts

acts passed by federalists giving the government power to imprison or deport foreign citizens and prosecute critics of the government

Elizabeth Schuyler

The wealthy wife of Alexander Hamilton, whose family's political power led to Hamilton having power in government.

Treaty of Greenville

Gave America all of Ohio after General Mad Anthony Wayne battled and defeated the Native Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

John Jay

1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, negotiated with British for Washington

George Washington

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

John Adams

America's first Vice-President and second President. Built up the Navy, headed the XYZ Affair and pushed through Congress the Alien and Sedition Acts

Marubury v. Madison

Decision that established concept of judicial review (1803)

Federalists

A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

Lousiana Purchase

The purchase of French land between the Missippi river and the Rocky Mountains that doubled the size of the US/

Antifederalists

Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally.

Battle of Fallen Timbers

1794 battle in which federal troops defeated the Miami Confederacy of Native Americans and killed the leader Little Turtle

Gabriel Prosser

in 1800, he gathered 1000 rebellious slaves outside of Richmond; but 2 Africans gave the plot away, and the Virginia militia stymied the uprising before it could begin, along with 35 others he was executed.

Napoleonic Wars

A series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times (1799-1812).

Massachusetts Ratification

State ratified the Constitution due to support from Northern businessmen wanting taxes on cheap British imports.

Hamilton's Financial Plan

Create a national bank, develop a national currency, and place the bank in Philadelphia.

French Revolution

a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789

Democratic-Republicans

Led by Jefferson on of the first political parties in the unite state

Reign of Terror

(1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed for "disloyalty"

Alexander Hamilton

1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.

Little Turtle and Blue Jacket

Indian warriors who attacked settlers in Ohio in 1790 and 1791

Edmond Genet

French diplomat sent to the United States to recruit American volunteers to attack British ships

XYZ Affair

A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats

Whiskey Rebellion

In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders.

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

Federalists

A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

Whiskey Rebellion

In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders.

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States

Democratic-Republicans

Led by Jefferson on of the first political parties in the unite state

Western Confederacy

group of Native Americans who joined together to attack Americans who tried to claim the Northwest Territory

Hamilton's Financial Plan

Create a national bank, develop a national currency, and place the bank in Philadelphia.

Alexander Hamilton

1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.

Reign of Terror

(1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed for "disloyalty"

Madison v. Marbury

Court case that established judicial review

George Washington

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

Battle of Fallen Timbers

1794 battle in which federal troops defeated the Miami Confederacy of Native Americans and killed the leader Little Turtle

Antifederalists

Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Overthrew French Directory in 1799 and became emperor of the French in 1804.

John Marshall

American jurist and politician who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1801-1835) and helped establish the practice of judicial review.

Alien and Sedition Acts

acts passed by federalists giving the government power to imprison or deport foreign citizens and prosecute critics of the government

Edmond Genet

French diplomat sent to the United States to recruit American volunteers to attack British ships

Louisiana Purchase

territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million

Treaty of Paris 1763

Ended French and Indian War, France lost Canada, land east of the Mississippi, to British, New Orleans and west of Mississippi to Spain

John Jay

1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, negotiated with British for Washington

XYZ Affair

A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats

Gabriel Prosser

in 1800, he gathered 1000 rebellious slaves outside of Richmond; but 2 Africans gave the plot away, and the Virginia militia stymied the uprising before it could begin, along with 35 others he was executed.

Mercantilism

an economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests

Vergennes

French foreign minister who sent emissaries to explore the American colonists' commitment to independence

Pennsylvania Ratification

State ratified the Constitution due to Federalists dragging antifederalist congressman to the state house

Lousiana Purchase

The purchase of French land between the Missippi river and the Rocky Mountains that doubled the size of the US/

Treaty of Paris

agreement signed by British and American leaders that stated the United States of America was a free and independent contry.

Valley Forge

Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutriton