New Govt
Washington created this to aid him in running America.
What is the Cabinet
This Proclamation issued by Washington stated that the United States would remain Neutral in the war between Britain and France.
What is the Neutrality proclamation?
This amendment would make it so that electors would cast one vote for president and one vote for vice president.
What is the 12th amendment?
This act not allow trade with Britain or France.
What is the Non-intercourse Act?
Following this convention federalists would threaten to secede from the United States and essentially bring about their own demise.
What is the Hartford Convention?
This law would create a series of courts comprising of small federal courts and a supreme court.
What is the Judiciary act of 1789
This agreement gave Britain many benefits and America very little. It would enrage anti-federalists.
What is Jay's Treaty
This supreme court case would greatly expand the power of the courts by establishing the precedent that the court could decide if congressional and presidential actions were constitutional.
What is Marbury vs Madison?
These young congressmen were known for their aggression and willingness to go to war with England.
What are Warhawks?
The Hudson river school and Knickerbocker group would reflect this spirit of nationalism.
What is Cultural Nationalism?
This interpretation of the constitution is characterized by strictly adhering to the exact words written.
What is Strict Constructionalism?
These federalist acts would hurt anti-federalists by extending the period of Naturalization and outlawing disparagement of Federal Govt.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
What is the Louisiana Territory?
This armistice would end fighting between England and the US in 1815.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
Following Jackson's invasion of Spanish Florida Spain would sign this treaty giving the US 5 million dollars in exchange for not invading Texas.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Hamilton used this clause to create a national bank saying it was necessary and Proper.
What is Necessary and Proper/Elastic Clause?
These federalists were appointed into the supreme court during Adam's Lame Duck period to keep federalists politically influential.
What are the midnight judges?
This Act would essentially shut down international trade and contradicts Jefferson's Ideal of a weak govt.
What is the Embargo Act?
This law would offer either Britain or France exclusive trading rights with the United States in exchange for them not attacking American Ships.
What is Macon's Bill #2?
This invention allow for east processing of cotton exponentially growing slavery in the south.
What is the Cotton Gin?
This department would be in charge of America's diplomatic issues.
What is the State Department?
These anti-federalist documents allowed states to nullify laws that they saw as unjust.
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
This aspect of Hamilton's economic system was largely left alone when Jefferson took office.
What is the National Bank?
This band of tribes led by Tecumseh and his brother "the prophet" attack western settlements with modern munitions supplied by the British.
What is the Pan-Indian Confederacy
This line of latitude would be the border separating free from slave states in the United States.
What is 36'30 line of latitude?