washington/adams

the only unanimously voted president in the electoral college: george washington

george washington feared that people would view him as..: someone who wanted to rule as a king

judiciary act of 1789: established a federal district court for each state and specificed that there would be six justices of the Supreme Court to be nominated by the president and approved by the senate. it also defined the courts powers

washington’s secretary of state and what he did: thomas jefferson

washington’s secretary of war: henry knox

washington’s secretary of the treasury: alexander hamilton

washington’s attorney general: edmund randolph

national bank: created by alexander hamilton. he believed that such a bank would provide a safe place to deposit government funds and a uniform currency issued in the form of paper money. the bank could also make loans to assist the government.

jefferson and washington’s opinions on national bank: jefferson did not like the idea and said it was illegal through the constitution. washington supported the idea and chartered the bank in 1791

whiskey’s rebellion: a new tax on whiskey affected western farmers and some 500 men attacked federal officials in pennsylvania who attempted to collect the tax. this rebellion challenged federal authority to see if they could keep control. washington led a force of 13,000 men to pennsylvania and put down the rebellion.

treaty of greenville: gave america the title to lands making up much of present-day ohio and part of indiana. in return, the natives received $20,000 worth of goods and a formal acknowledgment of their claim to the lands they still held

impressment: kidnapping of american soldiers to force them to server in the British navy

the existence of British forts and troops in america violated the: treaty of paris

jay’s treaty: stated that the British would agree to abandon their northwestern forts and america would pay debts owed the british. this treaty was created by john jay

george washington remained..in times of foreign conflicts: neutral

sectionalism: loyalty to a particular part of the country

leader of the federalists: alexander hamilton

leader of the democratic-republicans: thomas jefferson and james madison

people most likely to support the federalists: merchants, manufacturers, lawyers, and church leaders from new england and the atlantic seaboard

people most likely to support the dem-reps: planters, small farmers, wage earners, artisans, workers, and tradespeople on the frontier and in the south

two points in washington’s farewell address: do not make any permanent alliances, be careful of political parties

election of 1796 is between..: john adams (federalist) and thomas jefferson (dem-rep). john adams wins

xyz affair: french were angry over jay’s treaty and seized american ships bound for british ports. a 3-man team of american high ranking officials went to paris to negotiate and were met with 3 unknown french citizens (x, y, and z). this affair created anti-french feelings in america

agreement made between france and america in the xyz affair: america would stop making anti-french remarks and apologize for them, grant france a multi-million dollar loan, and pay the prime minister a bribe of $250,000

federalists opinion on the xyz affair and adams: believed that adams made the wrong decision by not declaring war

alien and sedition acts were created because….: dem-reps were mostly immigrants and were criticizing the government

alien and sedition acts stated..: alien- raised requirements for citizenship. sedition- gave fines or jail time for expression criticisms of the government

problem with the alien and sedition acts: it was unconstitutional but only the judicial branch can declare that and there was no clear process for it

the virginia-kentucky resolutions were written by…: thomas jefferson and james madison

the virginia kentucky resolutions stated…: the alien and sedition acts are null and void in virginia and kentucky (nullification)

problem with the virginia-kentucky resolutions: the states dont have the right to disregard federal law

end result of the alien+sedition acts and va/ky resolutions: jefferson is elected into office and takes away both

election of 1800 is between…: john adams (fed) and thomas jefferson + aaron burr (dem-reps)

goal of the election of 1800: jefferson gets the majority of votes and burr comes in second to become vice president

problem that happened during the election of 1800: jefferson and burr end up tying and the house of reps has to vote for president

the house of reps majority party: federalist

hamilton’s influence on the election of 1800: tells the House to vote for jefferson because he has been around longer and they understand his views more whilst burr is still pretty new

what is passed after the election of 1800: 12th amendment

12th amendment: citizens must vote clearly for president on one ballot and vice president on another ballot