Chapter 6: A New Nation

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Alexander Hamilton

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(bastard, orphan, son of a whore…) wanted to link federal power and the economy.

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Thomas Jefferson

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(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.

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Thomas Jefferson

(Republican) won, and tensions were high.

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James Madison

wanted a whole new constitution, a proposal he called the Virginia Plan.

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Tarrifs

__ tax imports to encourage buying domestically.

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compromise

The was the House of RepresentativesRights and .

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The Sedition Act

_ allowed the government to prosecute anyone found to be speaking or publishing "false, scandalous, and malicious writing "against the government

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dirty compromise

The " "between New England and the Deep South allowed the foreign trade of slaves.

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John Jay

Jays Treaty, signed by , made Britain the US primary trade partner over France.

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The Alien Act

_ allowed the federal government to deport foreign nationals, or “aliens,” who seemed to pose a national security threat

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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)

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Jay's Treaty

___ solidified Britain as the US' primary trade partner and ensured American neutrality in European conflicts, such as the French Revolution

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Destablishment

____ was when states separated the Church from state and government affairs

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Farmers in Massachusetts who were struggling with debt that was being worsened by the local and national economies

What caused Shay's Rebellion?

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The Constitutional Convention

took place in Philadelphia in 1787

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The Bill of Rights

_ is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

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The dirty compromise

_ was a compromise between the Deep South and New England that allowed the foreign slave trade to continue for 2 decades

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The excise tax

_ taxed people who sold certain things, notably whiskey

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Funding at par

is paying back bonds at the original price in order to look good credit-wise

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The Whiskey Rebellion

During __, armed farmers attacked federal marshals and tax collectors in 1794

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Hamilton’s whiskey tax placed a special burden on western farmers (they would sell grain to local distilleries)

What caused the Whiskey Rebellion

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Shay's Rebellion

During , armed men stormed the federal arsenal and kept judges from foreclosing by surrounding and blockading courts, terrifying the elite