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| United States Constitution |
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| the document that replaced the Articles of Confederation. |
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| 10 additions, called amendments, guaranteed the rights of individuals under the new goverment. |
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| this act established both the United States federal court system and the authority of the US Supreme Court. |
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| was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court appointed by President George Washington. |
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Alexander Hamilton(1755-1804)
Hamilton Economic Plan
National Bank
Revenue
Tariffs
Excise Tax
National Bank
Federalist party
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| was the secretary of the treasury, that developed the Hamilton Economic Plan. Hamilton proposed that the federal government take on state debts that were largely due to the war. To raise revenue(money) he wanted an excise tax(tax per unit produced) on whiskey. The tax would raise money , but would also serve to demonstrate the power of the federal government. Tariffs(taxes on imports) weer also used to gain renvenue. Not only did he believe that tariffs would raise much money he also saw them as necessary to strengthen and protect US business inertest. He also proposed a national bank. Hamilton had a loose interpretation of the consititution. He believed that the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution gave the government the right to charter a bank if it was necessary to exercise its constitutional duties.(coining money).Hamilton was a member of the Federalist party. They supported ratification of the US Constitution because it supported a strong national government. They supported large landowners, merchants , and businesses. They had a laisez-faire view on government which means government should not regulate businesses. |
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| Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 |
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| farmers were upset with the tax on whiskey and refused to pay the tax and they tesorted to violence. President Washington sent a military force to stop the rebellion. The rebellion showed that the government had the power to enforce the laws and many farmers sided with Thomas Jefferson. |
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Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826)
strict interpretation of the Constitution
Democratic-Republican Party |
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| was George Washington's secretary of state and author of the Declaration of Independence. He was against Hamilton's Economic Plan and had a strict interpretation of the consitution. He was a leader of the Democratic-Republicans. They were are against the Federalist party led by Alexander Hamilton. The Democratic-Rebublicans favored stronger state governments and a weaker national government. Most of the democratic repoblican were orginally against the Constitution because they feared it made the national government too strong. Farmers, and debtors favored the Democratic-Republicans. |
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| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions |
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| this was a response to the Alien and Sedition act by Thomas Jefferson. It states that if a state believed a federal law to be unconstitutional, then it did not have to obey or enforce it. It was named for the two states that abopted it. |
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| the Alien Act allowed the government to arrest, detain, or remove forgigners deemed untrustworthy. The sedition act limited free speech and expression. The Federalist often used the Alien and Sedition Acts to silence critics(usually Democratic-Republicans). Jefferson saw these acts a abuse of power. |
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| Doctrine of Nulllification |
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| came fromthe idea that individual states have suce a right to nullify a national law that violated teh constitution. |
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John Marshall and the "Midnight Judges"
Marbury v. Madison
Judiciary Act of 1789
Judicial Review |
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| Just before John Adams the second President left office he appointed a number of Federalist to be federal judges because it was down at the last minute they called it the midnight judges. The Senate hade approved the judges and Adams had signed the appointment but the documents had not been delivered to Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson had the documents withheld. When several of the appointee judges challeged the move, the Supreme Court intervened to hear the case. In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall stated that the appointees were entitled to their commission but that the Supreme Court did not have authority under the Constitution to fprce the president to isssue them. Because of Marbury v. Madison they developed the Judiciary Act of 1789 and established the Courts authority of judicial review(the power to declare acts of Congresss, and/or state laws, unconstitutional. |
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| President Jefferson wanting to secure trading on the Mississippi River purshased the Lousianian region from France. It was the largest land purchase, nearly doubling the country's size. |
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Abigail Adams(1744-1818)
Suffrage
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| Abigail Adams was the first lady and wife to the second President John Adams. She fought for women to get the right to vote. Suffrage means the right to vote. |
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| Native Americans signed the treaty lossing the southern two thirds of what is now Ohio. |
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Tecumseh(1768-1813)
Tippecanoe |
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| after the Louisiana Purshase Native Americans were begin forced out of the Territory. Tecumseh tried to united tribes to fight the white settlers. Tecumseh was defeated at Tippecanoe. Native Americans had no rights because they were not citizens of the United States. |
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| Washington's Farewell Address |
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1. Washington stated the United States should stay neutral and avoit permanent alliances with other nations.
2. He believed good government is based on religion and morality.
3. He was against political parties because they would separate the government. |
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Eli Whitney
Cotton Gin
"Necessary Evil" |
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| Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Cotton gins seperated Cotton from seed. The cotton gin made cotton a profitable crop or cash crop. Because of the amount of money the plantation made slavery became a necessary evil. |
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| Proclamation of Neutrality |
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| in which the United States would not take sides in other countries problems or wars. |
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Jay's Treaty
impressing seamen
XYZ Affairs |
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Jay's Treaty was in response of the British intercepting US ships they believed going to France and impressing seamen(taking US saliors captive and forcing them to serve the British). John Jay drew up a treaty that benefited the Britains but made the French mad because they thought the US and Britain were now allies(friends in war) To make France feel at ease the United States sent 3 diplomats(advisors) to France. After days in France three men told them that if the United States would give France a loan and give them a bribe(money) that they could speak to French officals. The 3 men from the United States left and the situations became known as the XYZ Affairs because of the three french men were known only as X, Y, and Z. The United states broke ties with France and started building up its mlitary.
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Embargo Act of 1807
Non Intercourse Act |
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| Embargo ac was a law passed by Thomas Jefferson that forbade trade between the US and Foreign countries. The act hurt the united states economy. Jefferson signed the non Intercourse Act the repealed(over turned) the Embargo Act and reopened trade with other countries. |
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The War of 1812
"War Hawks"
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Battle of New Orleans
The Treaty of Ghent |
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| The War of 1812 was a war between the United States and Great Britain over protecting trading rights. Leaders that advocated(wanted) the war were called "War Hawks" In the Battle of Horsehoe Bend Andrew Jackson with the help of the Cherokee nation defeated the British. The Treaty of Ghent ended the war with no side winning anything. The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the war was over with Andrew Jackson even being outnumber defeat the British. |
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| Consequences of the War of 1812 |
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1. The United States showed it had the abiltiy to defend itself
2. Feelings of US nationalism(devotion to one's country grew.
3. Federalist Party lose power.
4. US Manufacturing industry grew. |
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| Thomas Pinckney's negotiated a treaty with Spain to get acces to ports in Mississippi and New Orleans. It also established the northern border between the Spanish colony of Florida and US territory. |
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| Adams-Onis Treaty of 1817 |
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| treaty that gave all of Florida to the United States, defined borders of Louisiana territory, give Oregon Territory to United States and surrendereed Us claims on Texas to The Spanish. |
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