Washington
What was the number one issue facing Washington when he entered office?
Debt from the Revolutionary War
What were the four main points of Hamilton's Financial Plan?
Pay off debt
Protective Tariffs
Create a national bank
Tax whiskey
Disagreements between which two Washington Cabinet members led to the formation of political parties in the US?
Jefferson & Hamilton
Why was the election of Thomas Jefferson called the "Revolution of 1800"?
Because it was the first time a political party other than a Federalist was in control of the government.
The Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe
Said The Americas/Western Hemisphere is off limits to any new European colonization.
Who was Washington's Secretary of Treasury?
Hamilton
What is the rebellion that started due to his plan?
The Whiskey Rebellion
What are the names of the first two political parties?
Federalists & Democratic-Republicans
What did Jefferson purchase in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
The Alien and Sedition Acts
John Adams
Made it easier to deport immigrants and made it a crime to criticize the government.
Name the 4 Precedents set by Washington
Two Term Limit
Use of domestic force
Neutrality
Executive Cabinet
What did Hamilton want to protect with his protective tariffs?
Manufacturing
Which political party supported a strong federal government?
Federalists
What did Jefferson want to purchase from France before they offered him all of the Louisiana Territory?
New Orleans
The Era of Good Feelings
James Monroe
A period of great economic growth (expansion of manufacturing in the north and slavery in the south) & increased nationalism.
When leaving office Washington warned against what two things?
Political Parties
Foreign entanglements/alliances
To stabilize the economy (by creating a place for the government to deposit its revenue and create a stable currency)
Which political party was oppose to the National Bank?
Democratic-Republicans
What group benefited most from the Louisiana Purchase?
Northern Manufacturers
Southern Plantation Owners
Western Farmers
Western Farmers
The XYZ Affair
John Adams
Adams sent diplomats to France to discuss ending their attacks on American ships, but the French tried to bribe them. Relations between America and France remained unchanged.
Who was Washingtons Secretary of State?
Jefferson
Washington DC/The nations capital would be built in the South (Between Virginia & Maryland).
Which political party preferred a strict interpretation of the Constitution?
Democratic-Republicans
The Embargo Act
Adams - 2nd
Monroe - 5th