Stated that anyone that impeded with governmental policies or falsely defamed government officials would be held liable to heavy fines and imprisonment
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James Madison
Wrote the Bill of Rights and in 1791, helped get them passed by Congress
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Hamilton
________ supported the first tariff law (1789)
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Anglo American alliance
Jay's Treaty caused Spain (feared a(n) ________) to strike a deal with the U.S ..
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Congress
________ passed excises taxes on domestic items such as whiskey in 1791.
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Washington
________ issued the Neutrality Proclamation of 1793.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Was the dictator of France
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Judiciary Act of 1789
Created the federal court system including the Supreme Court
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French Revolution
Started in 1789 and slowly grew to involve several European countries
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Federalist congress
________ passed a series of oppressive laws aimed at foreigners (or "aliens) "who came to America and supported Jefferson.
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1790s
In the ________, Jefferson and Madison organized their opposition to the Hamiltonian program.
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Spain
________ granted Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and the large disputed territory north of Florida.
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John Jay
________ became the first Chief Justice.
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John Adams
Sent John Marshall to France to negotiate in 1797
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Whiskey Rebellion
Happened in Pennsylvania (1794) and was led by distillers who strongly opposed the 1791 excise tax on whiskey
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Washington
Was unanimously elected as President of the United States by the Electoral College in 1789
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John Adams
Was Washington's Vice President, beat Jefferson in becoming the 2nd President of the U.S. in 1797
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Hamilton
Proposed a Bank of the United States that could print paper money and provide a stable national currency
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