Washingtons Presidency
This 1791 tax on distilled spirits led to a western Pennsylvania rebellion.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This party, led by Hamilton, favored a strong national government and loose interpretation of the Constitution.
Who are the Federalists?
Republican Motherhood led to expanded opportunities in this area for women.
What is education?
This architectural style of the 1790s emphasized symmetry, balance, and classical detail in American homes.
What is Federal Style architecture?
This proclamation in 1793 declared the U.S. neutral in the conflict between Britain and France.
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality?
Washington created this group of deartment heads to advise him.
What is the cabniet?
This party, led by Jefferson and Madison, supported states’ rights and strict constitutional interpretation.
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
This art and architectural style drew inspiration from ancient Greece and Rome to symbolize republican virtue.
What is Neoclassicism?
This Virginia home designed by Thomas Jefferson reflects early classical revival influences.
What is Monticello?
The foreign policy crises of the 1790s strengthened support for this Federalist goal of expanding military power.
What is a strong national defense?
This first Secretary of the Treasury created a plan to assume state debts and establish a national bank.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Federalists tended to support this European nation during the 1790s conflicts.
What is Great Britain?
This ideology encouraged women to raise virtuous republican citizens.
What is Republican Motherhood?
This building, begun in the 1790s, symbolized the authority of the legislative branch.
What is the U.S. Capitol?
These 1798 laws increased residency requirements and limited criticism of the federal government.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This 1794 treaty negotiated by John Jay aimed to avoid war with Britain but was highly unpopular.
What is Jay’s Treaty?
Democratic-Republicans were more sympathetic to this nation during its revolution.
What is France?
This American artist painted portraits of colonial elites and later dramatic Revolutionary scenes like Watson and the Shark.
Who is John Singleton Copley?
Neoclassical architecture symbolized this ancient republic admired by American leaders.
What is Rome?
This diplomatic scandal involved French agents demanding bribes from American diplomats.
What is the XYZ Affair?
In his Farewell Address, Washington warned against permanent alliances and the dangers of these political groups.
What are political parties?
This 1798 Kentucky and Virginia argument claimed states could nullify unconstitutional federal laws.
What is the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
This American-born artist became famous in Britain for grand historical paintings like The Death of General Wolfe.
Who is Benjamin West?
This architectural movement later expanded on early neoclassical ideas in the early 1800s.
What is Greek Revival?
This treaty formally ended the Quasi-War between the United States and France in 1800.
What is the Convention of 1800?