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Washington's Presidency and Farewell Address
terms at the top of the document- American Heritage BYU Fish
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Undergraduate 4
07/30/2013

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John Adams
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vice president to George Washington for both first and second term
strong supporter of the constitution
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electoral college
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operated differently in GW's time
every elector had two votes, the most popular would be president and the second would be VP
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tariff
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tax on imports
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hamilton
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proponent of the Assumption Bill (US govt assume debts after the war)
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hamilton and madison
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two men who proposed opposite points of view about the assumption bill
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henry knox
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first secretary of war
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hamilton and knox- conservative
edmund randolf and jefferson- liberal
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the men on varying political beats in washington's cabinet
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edmund randolph
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first attorney general
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john jay
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negotiated a treaty with his name on it; ambassador to London to keep america out of british-french war
conservative
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thomas jefferson
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first secretary of state
convinced washington to stay in office for her second term
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Alexander Hamilton
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first secretary of treasury
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assumption
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assumed that the US govt would pick up state debt after the war
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excise tax
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duty or inland tax on specific in border items like gasoline or sin taxes
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logrolling
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help settlers would provide in helping others build their cabins, an analogy used with the assumption bill
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congress hall
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the ten year temporary capitol meeting place in philadelphia
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alexander hamilton
necc and prop clause
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the person on washingon's cabinet that believed in the assumption bill and the phrase he used from the constitution to justify his perspective
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bank of the united states
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first national bank
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hamiltonians- britain
jeffersonians- france
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the two sides in the us and their perspectives during the french revolutionary wars
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federalist
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hamiltonians evolved into what party?
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democratic- republican
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jeffersonians evolved into what party?
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Edmond Charles Genet
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new appointed diplomat from france that washington didn't know if he should receive (and did)
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french revolution
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what was causing the conflict between britain and france
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reign of terror stage
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in washington's second term, how was the french revolution going
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king louis, marie antoinette, antoine lavoiseir
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three notable people who were killed in the reign of terror
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neutrality act
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what policy (which has been amended but remains today) did washington take during the french conflict
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treaty of alliance
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some people were worried that the neutrality act didn't honor what?
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battle of fallen timbers
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what battle put an end to the northwestern indian war
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