American History Chapter 8

1789

Judiciary Act (Federal Court System)

1792

Mint Act

1801

Judiciary Act (Midnight Appointments)

George Washington

1789-1797

John Adams

1797-1801

George Washington

Inaugurated in 1789

Attorney General

handled legal affairs of the government

Postmaster General

oversaw post offices and post roads

Cabinet

President’s closest advisors

Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of state

Alexander Hamilton

Secretary of the Treasury

Henry Knox

Secretary of War

Edmund Randolph

Attorney General

Samuel Osgood

Postmaster General

John Jay

1st chief justice of the supreme court

Domestic Debt

Debt owed to investors (Bonds) and (pay certificates)

Bank notes

Paper money cashed in for gold and silver

Strict Construction

argued the constitution should be interpreted as it was written

Loose Construction

The constitution contains implied powers

Protective Tariffs

Taxes on imported goods

Excise tax

Laws that would tax homemade products

1789

The storming of the Bastille; start of the French Revolution

Louis VXI

king during the Revolution

Citizen Genet

French diplomat who sought to garner support for the Revolution

Impress

“kidnapping” and forcing American’s into the British Navy

John Jay

Chief Justice who travelled to Great Britain to negotiate a treaty

Jay Treaty (1795)

did not meet America’s standards

Thomas Pinckney

sent to negotiate a treaty with Spain

Pinckney Treaty

formed an official border between English territory and Spanish Florida

Northwest Territory

opened for American colonization

Battle of Fallen Timbers

American troops under the leadership of General Anthony Wayne defeated the Native Americans and began to colonize the Northwest

XYZ Affair

An attempt to negotiate peace with France

Department of the Navy

created in 1798 in preparation for war

Bastille

What building did the French storm to begin the French Revolution

Constitutional Republic

What type of government is America

Congress

Who leads the Legislative branch

President

Who leads the Executive Branch

Supreme Court

Who leads the Judicial Branch

Religious freedom

What is Rhode Island known for

Bill of Rights

What did Massachusetts convention suggest

John Leeland

Who was the most influential leader to the VA baptists

Separation of church and state

What did the acceptance of the Bill of Rights assure

Neutrality

What policy did Washington declare toward the Revolution

Hamilton

Who was for neutrality

Thomas Jefferson

Who was against neutrality

Anthony Wayne

Who was the General that defeated the Native Americans in the Battle of Fallen Timbers

2

How many terms did Washington serve

Washington

Who gave one of the most famous Farewell Addresses in history

Election of 1796

What election was the President and Vice President from 2 different political parties

Directory

Who led the XYZ Affair