The Young Republic
What couldn't the Articles of Confederation do?
Raise an army, pay off war debts, create foreign policy
Shay's Rebellion took place in ________.
Western Massachusetts/Springfield, MA
What's one thing the Articles of Confederation did successfully?
1. Allowed the US to sign a treaty with France
2. Allowed the US to fight and win a war
3. Allowed the US to sign the Treaty of Paris
Jay's Treaty kept the US out of war with ______________.
England
Alexander Hamilton and ___________ couldn't stand each other.
Thomas Jefferson
Who continued to harass our sailors and ships?
England
A strong central government
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 enraged _________________
Republicans; Jeffersonians; Jeffersonian Republicans; Democratic-Republicans; Thomas Jefferson
At the Constitutional Convention, Federalists and big states supported the __________________
Virginia Plan
Why didn't the Constitutional Convention outlaw slavery?
Northerners believed the southern states wouldn't have passed the Constitution.
In Shay's Rebellion, _______ closed down courts so the money they owed couldn't be collected.
poor farmers
What is the idea behind Separation of Powers?
Split the government into three parts so no one part has too much power.
Name one thing about the Alien and/or Sedition Acts.
1. The Alien Acts gave the president the ability to deport any dangerous foreign person
2. The Sedition Act limited free speech
________________ was the nation's first Vice President.
John Adams
Explain Republican Motherhood.
It was the idea that in order to better educate their sons, women got increased access to education.
What part of Hamilton's Economic Plan did people in Pennsylvania hate?
The tax on whiskey
What is Federalism?
A form of government that splits power between a strong central government and state (or regional) governments.
What was the Great Compromise (aka The Connecticut Compromise) at the Continental Congress?
It gave us three branches of government, one of which, the legislative, which is split into two parts, the house and the senate, the representation of the prior based on population, the latter a fixed number.
_____________ wrote the Bill of Rights and the Virginia Plan. He was also our fourth president.
James Madison
What was the XYZ affair?
In order to end the Quasi-War with France, three French agents asked for a $250,000 bribe from visiting American diplomats, in addition to $12 million dollars.
How was the Whiskey Rebellion put down, and what did it prove?
The Whiskey Rebellion was put down when Washington sent an army to Pennsylvania. It proved that the Constitution could govern the U.S. (as opposed to the AoC during Shays' Rebellion).
What are the 3 branches of the Unites Stated Government? What are the main responsibilities of each?
Legislative: made up of the House and the Senate; make laws, ratify treaties
Judicial: supreme court; interprets laws
Executive: President and their cabinet; declare war, sign treaties, veto
What was the 3/5 Compromise and why did the Continental Congress create it?
The 3/5 Compromise decided that enslaved people would count for 3/5 of a person in terms of representation. This made both the northern states, who wanted to get rid of slavery, and the southern states, who had high slave populations, happy.
What are two of the three things Washington warned about in his Farewell Address?
1. not putting regional loyalty ahead of the country
2. not making "permanent alliances" with foreign nations
3. Not having political parties, or what he referred to as "factions"