Chapter 8 history
1. The Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing relationships with other countries.
2. Under George Washinton, Alexander Hamilton managed the government’s money.
3. The United States fought most against the Native Americans in the 1790s to gain rights to the Northwest Territory.
4. The Treaty of Greenville forced Native Americans to cede their lands.
5. During the Whiskey Rebellion farmers were protesting taxes on whiskey.
6. George Washington appointed Henry Know as secretary of war.
7. George Washington had to set the example for future presidents.
8. Pinckney’s Treaty allowed the United States to navigate freely on the Mississippi River.
9. Thomas Pinckney negotiated a treaty with Spain in 1796.
10. President Washinton sent several thousand soldiers to stop the Whiskey Rebellion.
11. The XYZ affaire soured the relationship between the U.S. and France leading Congress to end trade with France.
12. George Washington believed the President should take control of treaty negotiations.
13. Seditions is the act of provoking rebellion.
14. George Washington was the overwhelming choice to be the 1stpresident because he proved that he was a natural leader during the American Revolution.
15. The United States remained neutral during the war between Britain and France.
16. Southern States opposed Hamilton’s economic plans because they already paid off their war debts.
17. The Judiciary Act passed in 1789 created the world’s first dual-court system.
18. Federal troops defeated the Miami of Ohio at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
19. George Washinton appointed Edmund Randolph as Attorney General.
20. Hamilton wanted the federal government to assume each state’s war debt because he believed it would improve the United States’ overall credit.
21. President Washinton selected Alexander Hamilton to be the countries first secretary of the Treasury.
22. Congress decided the Supreme Court’s powers and how many justices it would have.
23. The strength of the central government contributed to the development of political parties.
24. The Constitution state that Congress makes laws, and the president ensures they are carried out.
25. The XYZ affair started because the U.S. wanted the French to stop seizing U.S. ships going to Britain.
26. The main responsibility of the attorney general is to represent the United States before the Supreme Court.
27. It was hard for the U.S. to remain neutral because Royal Navy members were forcing U.S. citizens to work on British ships.
28. President Washington dressed plainly at his inauguration because he didn’t want the people to think he was a king.
29. President Washington declared the U.S. would remain neutral during the French Revolution of 1793.
30. Hamilton believed the federal government should take over the war debts of individual states.
31. President Adams sent envoys to France to stop France from seizing U.S. ships.
32. The Supreme Court started with 6 justices.
33. The U.S. relationship with France worsened because of the XYZ Affair.
34. Tariffs are taxes on imports and exports.
35. Hamilton favored a strong central government while Jefferson opposed it.
36. Under Washington, Thomas Jefferson oversaw U.S. relationships with other countries.
37. Pinckney’s Treaty opened up the Mississippi River to Navigation.