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What was the Whiskey Act
Farmers who refused to pay taxes on liquor which was made out of corn
Medicare
Public libraries
Medical research
Bank regulation
Public school
Food inspection
Defense
Social security
Air traffic controllers
Public roads
National Parks
Police and Firefighters
Veterans Benefits
Unemployment benefits
What did Washington do to prove the constitution was not weak for the Wiskey rebellion?
Sent 12,000 troops.
Judiciary act
1 cheif of justice, and 5 justices
What did federalist believe in and who wad their leader
They were pro- British, wealthy and educated should lead the nation, strong central government, what'd to ship, manufact, and trade goods, favored protective tariffs, and favored national bank. Hamilton leaded this.
Who was the first President of the U.S
George Washington
Who opposed Hamilton's plan.
James Maddison
What was the resolution of the French war.
Thousands were excited, king and his wife were beheaded, it turned violent
flat tax
everyone pays the same percentage of their income
The person with most votes becomes the vice president
True or false.
Who was the Sec of State for Washington
Thomas Jefferson
What is a tariff? What about a progressive tax?
Taffif -Tax on all foreign goods brought into the country
Proggresive tariff -Protected American goods from foreign goods by raising the price of foreign products.
Why did France have a revolution?
peaseants and farmers were forced to pay taxes, wanted to limit the kings power.
Shays Rebellion
Farmers were mad because they were getting taxed and couldn't pay them so they got their farms taken away
What was the XYZ affair
Adams sent people to speak with the french, so the French sent 3 agents to talk with the Americans Talletrand wanted 250,000 for him and 10 million for France, Americans did not agree so Adams told Congress about this he did not use their names so he created XYZ
Who was the Sec of Treasury for Washington
Alexander Hamilton
What was Hamiltons plan
Buy up all bonds sold by 1789 and pay for them with new bonds
Have national government pay off debts of the state
Speculators paid 10-15 cents for bonds that were worth a dollar
People gave bond up for this money because they needed the money
Many southern states had paid off their debt, so Hamilton’s plan rewarded the northern states
To try and make the southern states happy, Hamilton set up a compromise that would move the capital to a more southern location (Washington DC) between Maryland and Virginia
Inaguration
Ceremony where president takes office officially.
Faction
Opposing groups within parties
Why happened after Hamilton and Adams disagreed about polies for federalist
They spilt into 2 high fedralist which is Hamilton and federalist which is adams
What was the Unpopular Treaty and why was is Unpopular
The Jay act
Britain would pay for the damages on the ships that were seized.
America would pay the pre revolutionary war debts to British merchants.
Britain would have to give up forts in the Ohio Valley
It was unpopular because it did nothing to protect U.S ships.
Stated that the U.S. would not support either side in the war
No American could support either side in the war
Conflicts led to Hamilton and Jefferson leaving the cabinet
Perecendent
An act or example for others to follow
Jefferson was born into a poor family while Hamilton was born into a rich one? True or False
False its vice versa
Alien Act
Allowed the President to punish any ine who might be considered dangerous to the country