Term
|
Definition
| established a judiciary (system of courts) and the office of attorney general |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| native american leaders ceded most of present-day ohio |
|
|
Term
| Proclamation of American Neutrality |
|
Definition
| President Washington issued it in 1793; |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| british gave up their forts on american soil but kept most restrictions on american ships; required americans to repay prewar debts to british |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| guaranteed americans free shipping rights on Mississippi river and access to new orleans; established northern boundary of spanish florida |
|
|
Term
| Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 |
|
Definition
| alien act authorized the president to arrest and deport immigrants who did not like federal government; sedition act made it a crime for citizens to publicly discredit the federal government and allowed juries to acquit defendants who could prove the literal truth of their statements (reverse of innocent until proven guilty) |
|
|
Term
| Virginia and Kentucky resolutions |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Bank of the united states |
|
Definition
| hamilton wanted congress to charter a bank that would regulate state banks, strengthen national govt, and ensure business interests were closely aligned with those of the govt |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 1801/1803; William Marbury was appointed as a justice, but James Madison refused to deliver the official papers, so Marbury complained to supreme court; John Marshall ruled in favor of Madison; judicial review asserted for the first time |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 1794; farmers didn't like the taxes on whiskey, so they intimidated/attacked tax collectors |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| August 1794; federal troops defeat the native american confederacy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| First Four executive Departments |
|
Definition
| state department (led by thomas jefferson) conducted foreign policy; war department supervised national defense; secretary of treasury (alexander hamilton) managed nation's finances; attorney general prosecuted and defended cases on behalf of the federal govt |
|
|
Term
| 1796 Presidential Election |
|
Definition
| John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson; Jefferson becomes vice president |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| French were taking emerican ships, so Adams sent envoys to Paris to negotiate peace, but 3 french guys had humiliating terms (250000 just to talk with the people - no guarantees that there would be peace); adams broke off negotiations |
|
|
Term
| 1800 presidential election |
|
Definition
| Adams lost Election to Jefferson; Jefferson and his running mate (aaron burr) tied; federalist congressmen chose Jeff over Burr |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Marshall's supreme court claimed power to review acts of congress and of president to determine if they were constitutional |
|
|
