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Flashcards by Samson Gelfand, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Samson Gelfand
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| precedent | a statement or action that becomes an example for others to follow |
| Inaugurated | brought into office |
| Federal Judiciary Act | 1789, established a federal court system |
| cabinet | president's advisors (secretary of state- Thomas Jefferson, war- Henry Knox, and treasury- Alexander Hamilton and attorney general- Edmund Randolph) |
| assumption | the federal govt. took on the states debt |
| debt | if borrow money you have to pay it back; when you owe money |
| National Bank | a bank that everyone can use (in the nation) |
| Strict Construction | only what the constitution clearly states is constitutional (Thomas Jefferson) |
| Loose Construction | the construction should be flexible to meet the needs of the country (Alexander Hamilton) |
| tariffs | taxes on imports |
| Federalist | supporters of the constitution and believed in a strong central government |
| Democratic-Republicans | didn't want a powerful central government and they had strict interpretations of the Constitution |
| 10th Amendment | Those powers not delegated to the national govt. are reserved for the states; The rights of the people |
| Elastic Clause | All laws that are necessary and proper to meet the rights of the people |
| Whiskey Rebellion | the angry PA farmers rebelled because the tax was to high on whiskey; precedent=govt. will use force to enforce their laws (led westerners to support Thomas Jefferson) |
| Pinckney's Treaty | established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain which gave Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River |
| Treaty of Greenville | peace and friendship treaty between the US and the Native Americans. -treaty established the Greenville Treaty Line, a boundary between Native American territory and lands open to European-American settlers -established the yearly grants of federal money and supplies of calico cloth to Native Americans |
| Jay's Treaty | impressments. Washington sent John Jay to discuss a solution with the British who agreed to withdraw from American soil. |
| Washington's Farewell Address | it says his advice and precedents for the US (unity, avoid conflict, stay away from political parties, avoid debt, make treaties, and trade) |
| neutrality | not on either side, in the middle |
| isolationism | separated away from everyone |
| diplomacy | managing international relations (John Jay, Pinckney) |
| French Revolution | Effects: -Did away with French monarchy -Established secular, democratic republic -Radical social change (liberalism & Enlightenment principles) -Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte -conflicts with other European countries |
| Chief Diplomat | manages all international relations (George Washington) |
| Genet Affair | Tried to persuade the Americans to side with the French |
| Battle of the Fallen Timbers | Between the US and NA's. Crushed Native Americans' hopes of keeping their land |
| Henry Knox | Secretary of War |
| Edmund Randolph | Attorney General (main legal advisor to the president) |
| Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of Treasury |
| Thomas Jefferson | Secretary of State |
| What were the precedents set by Washington? | Unified Nation, Stay away from Political Parties (despotism), Stay away from debt, Make treaties, Avoid conflicts, don't make new alliances. |
| What were the major domestic issues? | -National Bank -Federal Judiciary Act -Hamilton's Financial Plan -Advice & Consent -Whiskey Rebellion -Fries Rebellion |
| Hamiltons Financial Plan | Workers (bankers) side w/ him 1) Assumption of state debts 2) raise $ (tariffs and taxes) 3) Charter a national bank |
| What were the major foreign policy? | -Pinckney's Treaty -Jay's Treaty -Treaty of Greenville |
| Despotism | mean and destructive monarchy |
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