Alexander Hamilton
(bastard, orphan, son of a whore…) wanted to link federal power and the economy.
Thomas Jefferson
(Republican) won, and tensions were high.
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Alexander Hamilton
(bastard, orphan, son of a whore…) wanted to link federal power and the economy.
Thomas Jefferson
(Republican) won, and tensions were high.
James Madison
wanted a whole new constitution, a proposal he called the Virginia Plan.
Tarrifs
__ tax imports to encourage buying domestically.
compromise
The was the House of RepresentativesRights and .
The Sedition Act
_ allowed the government to prosecute anyone found to be speaking or publishing "false, scandalous, and malicious writing "against the government
dirty compromise
The " "between New England and the Deep South allowed the foreign trade of slaves.
John Jay
Jays Treaty, signed by , made Britain the US primary trade partner over France.
The Alien Act
_ allowed the federal government to deport foreign nationals, or “aliens,” who seemed to pose a national security threat
The Virginia Plan
___ proposed that the country goes against classical learnings that stated that republican governments should be small and homogenous (weak central governments) and create a strong federal government with three branches (legislative, executive, judicial)
Jay's Treaty
___ solidified Britain as the US' primary trade partner and ensured American neutrality in European conflicts, such as the French Revolution
Destablishment
____ was when states separated the Church from state and government affairs
Farmers in Massachusetts who were struggling with debt that was being worsened by the local and national economies
What caused Shay's Rebellion?
The Constitutional Convention
took place in Philadelphia in 1787
The Bill of Rights
_ is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
The dirty compromise
_ was a compromise between the Deep South and New England that allowed the foreign slave trade to continue for 2 decades
The excise tax
_ taxed people who sold certain things, notably whiskey
Funding at par
is paying back bonds at the original price in order to look good credit-wise
The Whiskey Rebellion
During __, armed farmers attacked federal marshals and tax collectors in 1794
Hamilton’s whiskey tax placed a special burden on western farmers (they would sell grain to local distilleries)
What caused the Whiskey Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion
During , armed men stormed the federal arsenal and kept judges from foreclosing by surrounding and blockading courts, terrifying the elite