American History Chapter 8

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1789

Judiciary Act (Federal Court System)

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1792

Mint Act

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1801

Judiciary Act (Midnight Appointments)

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George Washington

1789-1797

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John Adams

1797-1801

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George Washington

Inaugurated in 1789

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Attorney General

handled legal affairs of the government

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Postmaster General

oversaw post offices and post roads

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Cabinet

President’s closest advisors

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Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of state

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Alexander Hamilton

Secretary of the Treasury

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Henry Knox

Secretary of War

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Edmund Randolph

Attorney General

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Samuel Osgood

Postmaster General

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John Jay

1st chief justice of the supreme court

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Domestic Debt

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

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Bank notes

Paper money cashed in for gold and silver

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Strict Construction

argued the constitution should be interpreted as it was written

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Loose Construction

The constitution contains implied powers

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Protective Tariffs

Taxes on imported goods

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Excise tax

Laws that would tax homemade products

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1789

The storming of the Bastille; start of the French Revolution

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Louis VXI

king during the Revolution

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Citizen Genet

French diplomat who sought to garner support for the Revolution

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Impress

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

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John Jay

Chief Justice who travelled to Great Britain to negotiate a treaty

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Jay Treaty (1795)

did not meet America’s standards

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Thomas Pinckney

sent to negotiate a treaty with Spain

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Pinckney Treaty

formed an official border between English territory and Spanish Florida

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Northwest Territory

opened for American colonization

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Battle of Fallen Timbers

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

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XYZ Affair

An attempt to negotiate peace with France

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Department of the Navy

created in 1798 in preparation for war

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Bastille

What building did the French storm to begin the French Revolution

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Constitutional Republic

What type of government is America

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Congress

Who leads the Legislative branch

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President

Who leads the Executive Branch

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Supreme Court

Who leads the Judicial Branch

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Religious freedom

What is Rhode Island known for

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Bill of Rights

What did Massachusetts convention suggest

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John Leeland

Who was the most influential leader to the VA baptists

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Separation of church and state

What did the acceptance of the Bill of Rights assure

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Neutrality

What policy did Washington declare toward the Revolution

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Hamilton

Who was for neutrality

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Thomas Jefferson

Who was against neutrality

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Anthony Wayne

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

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2

How many terms did Washington serve

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Washington

Who gave one of the most famous Farewell Addresses in history

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Election of 1796

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

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Directory

Who led the XYZ Affair

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