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100

Left a Farewell Address warning permanent alliances and the danger of political parties.

Who was George Washington?

100

This treaty mandated that defeated tribes give up land in the Ohio Territory.

What was the Treaty of Greenville?

100

British agreed to leave forts on the frontier.

What was Jay's Treaty?

100

This theory states that states can nullify federal laws by Congress they felt were unconstitutional.

What is nullification theory?

100

Pinckney's Treaty allowed this for the US.

What was usage of the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans?

200

Won election of 1796, and was a Federalist.

Who was John Adams?

200

This was issued by George Washington as a response to the French Revolution regarding U.S. intervention?

What was the Neutrality Proclamation (1793)?

200

Speech, religion, press, assembly

What was the 1st Amendment?

200

This was the act of forcing Americans to serve in the British navy against their will.

What were impressments?

200

This amendment provides for separate electoral college votes for President and Vice President.

What was the 12th Amendment?

300

Had a vision of an agrarian society. Favored state rights and advocated for strict interpretation of the Constitution.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

300

This was a farmer-led rebellion which was a result of excise tax on ____. It demonstrated the strength of the government in contrast to a previous popular uprising in Massachusetts.

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

300
Passed by the Federalist government to limit political opposition.

What were the alien and sedition acts?

300

The "necessary and proper" clause could be most fully realized operated under this style of constitutional interpretation.

What was loose interpretation?

300

These documents introduced the nullification theory, pushed by Madison and Jefferson.

What were the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?

400

Proposed a Financial Plan in three parts: Assumption plan, high tariffs/excise taxes, and the creation of a National Bank.

Who was Alexander Hamilton?

400

This divided America, especially between Democratic Republicans and Federalists regarding intervention.

What was the French Revolution?

400

This amendment in the Bill of Rights says that no unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause

What was the 4th Amendment?

400

Provides Congress with the authority to make all laws which shall be essential for carrying into execution the [enumerated] powers

What is the necessary and proper clause?

400

Alliance of native tribes under Miami chief Little Turtle.

What was the Northwest Confederacy?

500

Chief Justice. Made a treaty in 1794 with Britain and kept US neutrality. Also one of the authors of the Federalist Papers.

Who was John Jay?

500

French officials attempted to get the Americans to bribe them in order to start negotiations.

What was the XYZ Affair?

500

This increased the time from 5 to 14 years in order to become American citizens.

What was the Naturalization Act?

500

Undeclared naval war between France and US.

What was the Quasi War?

500

This theory holds that the U.S. was formed through a common agreement by all the states, and that the federal government is thus a creation of the states

What was the Compact Theory?

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