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When did the Continental Congress approve the Articles of Confederation?
November 1777
Who led the push for stronger national government?
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Who was in George Washington's presidential cabinet?
Alexander Hamilton (Treasury), Thomas Jefferson (Foreign Affairs), Henry Knox (War), and Edmund Randolph (Attorney General)
What was the Revolution of 1800
What deepened Washington's concerns about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
He scouted the land he was rewarded after the revolution and found squatters who refused to recognize his ownership
Who was a major proponent for creating the new and improved Constitution?
Alexander Hamilton
What was the Three-Fifths Clause?
allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5 of a person toward a state's population census
What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?
Congress passed this act that created federal district courts in each state, 3 circuit courts above them, and the Supreme Court
Who was a big proponent of free education for the children of the nation?
Noah Webster
What did the 1790 Indian Trade and Intercourse Act attempt to do?
regulate peaceful and fair relations on the borderlands, largely ignored by Americans
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
- created territories that would become ohio, michigan, indiana, illinois, and wisconsin
- population of 60,000 means could become state
- slavery banned
What was the Great Compromise?
benefited large states by the House of Representatives being based off of population, and benefited the smaller states by Senate being only two representatives per state
What invention increased cotton production by 10x, making Southern plantations the foundation of American economy?
the cotton gin by Eli Whitney
Who did Hamilton shockingly support in Thomas Jefferson vs. Aaron Burr's election?
Thomas Jefferson
What happened as a result of Americans ignoring the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act?
Little Turtle made an alliance and attacked and killed 900 American soldiers
What was Shay's Rebellion?
Led by Daniel Shays, farmers revolted because farmers couldn't pay their debts under the Articles of Confederation.
Which plan became the foundation of our democratic system, the Virginia Plan or New Jersey Plan?
The James Madison's Virginia Plan, although it was modified into the Great Compromise
What did Hamilton ask Congress to issue in Dec 1790?
25-year charter for the Bank of the United states, jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government
What replaced the president's mansion as a symbol of republican government
the white house
What was the Treaty of Greenville?
ended the fighting above and granted the US vast tracks of land in future states of ohio, indiana, illinois, and michigan