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First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Who was John Jay?
A rebellion by certain states because of new excise taxes on materials certain states used as currency.
What was The Whiskey Rebellion?
The tax on imported goods.
What is a tariff?
The second president of the United States.
Who was John Adams?
The year or date George Washington's inauguration was.
April 30, 1789
Son of the second president, later became the 6th president
Who was John Quincy Adams?
Destruction of a certain prison, set off the French Revolution
What was The Fall of the Bastille?
The election which eventually led to the Federalist's losing power
What was the Election of 1800?
The vice president of John Adams.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The year the Assumption Act was passed.
1790
Writers of the treaties with Britain and Spain which were named after them.
Who were Thomas Pickney and John Jay?
Declarations by two states designed to combat Federalist laws
What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
The place where former President Washington lived and retired to
What is Mount Vernon?
The person that headed the Treasury.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
When Congress established the Bank of the United States.
1791
A French citizen who stirred up trouble in the U.S. by trying to recruit people to the French cause
Who was Edmond-Charles Genet?
A dispute that would have had the U.S. pay a $250,000 bribe and a $10 million loan to France, started the Quasi War
What was the XYZ Affair?
A battle that concluded the fights between Indians and settlers over western territory.
What was the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
President Adam's nominee, confirmed by the Senate as the new chief justice.
Who was John Marshall?
When the excise tax on Whisky was passed.
1791
The heads of the Departments of Treasury, War, State, and Justice
Who were Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph?
A series of acts that was passed by the Federalists with the intent to harm the Democratic-Republican Party
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This bank would hold tax revenue in one place, and the nation's financial dealings could be handled through the bank.
What is a national bank?
The person in place of the War Department.
Who was Henry Knox?
When France declared war on Britian.
1793