Creating a New Government
What does cabinet mean?
A group of advisers to the president.
What political party did Alexander Hamilton support?
The Federalists
What did Jay's Treaty do for the U.S.?
It helped the U.S. win concessions from Spain.
Thomas Jefferson did not want to run for president again.
What did Thomas Jefferson refer to his election as?
A revolution of 1800.
What erupted in western Pennsylvania in 1794?
Whiskey Rebellion
Who led the Republicans in 1854?
Thomas Jefferson
The 4th law of the Alien and Sedition Acts tried to prevent _____or_________________.
Sedition, incitement to rebellion.
Who was Tecumseh and what did he believe?
He was a Shawnee leader who believed needed to unite to protect their land.
What deal more than doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
What did Hamilton believe the government needed to be added to the Tariff of 1789.
The ability to borrow money
What Party Attracted urban workers and eastern farmers?
The Federalists
What did France do for the U.S. when they signed the Convention of 1800?
They released the United States from the Treaty of 1778.
What three directions did the American military leaders plan to attack Canada from?
Detroit, Niagara Falls, and the Hudson River valley towards Montreal.
who was Sacagawea?
A Shoshone woman who joined the expedition as a guide and interpreter.
Who did Washington want to "disposed to measure matters on a Continental Scale"? (4 people and what did they do)
Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state, Alexander Hamilton as secretary for the general, General Henry Knox for secretary of war, and Edmund Randolph as an attorney general.
Where was Alexander Hamilton born?
The British West Indies.
What drew Americans to the area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi river? (4 things)
Abundant land, fertile soil, wide rivers, and a wide variety of fish and game.
All the attention was on Canida and the U.S. had poorly trained militia defending.
During Jefferson's term, who did he make an effort to stay out of war with? (2 answers)
Britain and France
What was created with a 20-year charter?
The bank of the United States
What did Thomas Jefferson fear about the Federalists?
That if the wealthy would corrupt the government and threaten the rights and liberties of ordinary people
What was so special about the election of 1800?
It was a turning point for American History and people respected each other's right to chose the president.
Why did federalists gather in Hartford Connecticut in December of 1814?
To discuss what they could do independently of the U.S.
Why was the British navy short of recruits?
Low pay and terrible shipboard conditions.