People
an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805.
Aaron Burr
defendant in the Marbury v Madison Case, and wrote the federalists papers, a republican
James Madison
to keep America out of the war or from taking Britain's side
Pinckney's Treaty
A deal that is made to avoid war, and the Treaty of 1778 is voided; the French maintain the right to seize ships during the war on the open seas.
Convention of 1800
court case which established Judicial review in 1803
Marbury vs Madison
early American statesman, diplomat, and soldier; established Pinckney's treaty with Spain; minister of GB
Thomas Pickney
an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States; largely responsible for establishing the Supreme Court's role in federal government
John Marshall
an act that prohibited speaking out against the government
allow British ships to re-supply in our ports; first foreign treaty for America; violates treaty with France (and our neutrality)
Jay's Treaty
a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine.
XYZ Affair
a successful businessman who was one of the 'Midnight Judges,' was the plaintiff in M on, which established Judicial review, and won
William Marbury
a Frenchman who insists that we open our ports to French ships, but he tries to raise money and sailors for the French Navy; is recalled but stays in the US because he fears other people
Edmund Genet
an act that made it legal to deport any foreigners to the safety of the US during war time
Alien's Enemies Act
A tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods
Protective Tariff
In 1793 GW issued this Proclamation to define the policy of the US in response to spreading war into Europe; This Proclamation declared the nation neutral in the conflict between Great Britain and France. This Proclamation affected the US because it kept them out of the war which they were not prepared for.
Proclamation of Neutrality
an American ambassador that took part in the XYZ affair
Elbridge Gerry
Signed the treaty of Paris and told Napolean he could create a new French Empire in North America
Tallyrand
an act that made it legal to deport any foreigners dangerous to the US
Alien Act
the act that expanded federal jurisdiction, eliminated Supreme Court justices' circuit court duties, and created 16 federal circuit court judgeships.
Judiciary Act of 1801
defined the border between the United States and Spanish Florida, guaranteed the US navigation rights on the Mississippi River, signed in 1795
Treaty of San Lorenzo
came to power in France and made a deal to avoid war, the Treaty of 1788
Napolean Bonaporte
an American merchant and statesman; led a local company of minutemen into the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Samuel Osgood
an act that changed the waiting period to become a US citizen from 5 to 14 years
Naturalization Act
docs written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts; declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional.
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
What were the 4 major problems George Washington faced when beginning his Presidency?
First - no established laws
Second - High debts from revolution
Third - No military strength
Fourth - No foreign ambassadors