Washington’s Presidency
This leader stepped down after two terms because he believed no one leader should hold power for too long.
This leader stepped down after two terms because he believed no one leader should hold power for too long.
This party generally supported a strong central government and commercial development.
What is the Federalist Party?
This Federalist became the second president in 1797.
Who is John Adams?
In the election of 1800, Jefferson became this numbered president of the United States.
Who is the third president?
This term describes how the U.S. government interacts with other nations, including through treaties and trade agreements.
What is foreign policy?
This term describes loyalty to one’s region rather than to the country as a whole.
What is sectionalism?
This party generally favored a limited federal government and an agrarian society.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
French agents demanded a bribe and a loan in this diplomatic incident.
What is the XYZ Affair?
When the Electoral College vote tied in 1800, the decision went to this part of Congress.
What is the House of Representatives?
The monarchy of this European country went deeply into debt partly to aid America during the Revolution.
What is France?
In this year, farmers in western Pennsylvania resisted the federal whiskey tax.
What is 1794?
Hamilton used this clause to argue that Congress could create a national bank.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This treaty helped avoid war with Britain and protect trade, but did not end impressment.
What is the Jay Treaty?
Jefferson first sought to purchase this port to secure access to the Mississippi River.
What is New Orleans?
In 1793, Jefferson and many others supported France, while Hamilton and others favored this country.
What is Britain?
Washington’s troops showed that federal law could be ____.
What is enforced?
Jefferson favored this interpretation, limiting the federal government to powers clearly granted by the Constitution.
What is a strict interpretation?
This act made it a crime to publish or speak certain false or malicious claims against federal leaders.
What is the Sedition Act?
Napoleon offered the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States for this amount.
What is $15 million?
One benefit of remaining neutral in 1793 was keeping America out of this kind of costly conflict.
What is a European war?
In his Farewell Address, Washington warned against foreign entanglements, political parties, and these conflicts.
What are sectional conflicts?
This term means powers not directly named in the Constitution but appropriate for carrying out listed responsibilities.
What are implied powers?
Jefferson and Madison argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional in these resolutions.
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
Napoleon sold the territory partly because he needed money for these conflicts.
What are wars in Europe?
After losing this colony in a revolution, France had difficulty defending its territory against the stronger British navy.
What is Haiti?