Articles Vs. Constitution
First governing document of the United States
What was the Articles of Confederation?
Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution are called this and give rights to those in the United States
What is the Bill of Rights?
First President of the United States?
Who is George Washington?
Won the Election of 1796 and became the second President of the United States
Who was John Adams?
Tasked with exploring the new Louisiana Territory, gained from the Louisiana Purchase
Who were Lewis and Clark?
Federalists fought for ratification of the Constitution, while this group fought against ratification
Who were Anti-Federalists?
The total number of Amendments to the US Constitution
What is 27?
Established by Washington to advise him on different aspects of the Presidency. Initially included 4 departments: State, Treasury, War, Justice.
What is the Presidents Cabinet?
Won the election of 1800, becoming the 3rd President of the United States?
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
War between the United States and the British, who were aided by the Native Americans in the Western territory.
What was the War of 1812?
89 documents written in support of ratification of the Constiution
What were the Federalist Papers?
Added to the Constitution to appease Anti-Federalists, who felt the Constitution gave the Federal Government too much power over the people
What is the Bill of Rights?
The US capital was moved here from New York in order to appease the Southern States.
What is Washington, D.C?
President Washington warned against this when leaving office
What is the creation of political parties?
3 French men approached American delegates in France demanded the US loan France $10 million to meet with the French Minister, as well as a $250,000 bribe. Resulted in the US cancelling its treaties with France
What was the X,Y,Z Affair?
Popular Sovereignty, Judicial Review, Federalism, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, and Individual Rights are these:
What are the Principles of the Constiution?
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
Who were leaders of the Federalists
First Secretary of the Treasury who created a 4 part plan for restructuring the U.S.'s debt
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Started as a result of the states of North Africa seizing U.S. ships and sailors in the Mediterranean Sea, and President Jefferson ordering a blockade of Tripoli after the ruler increased the price to stop the seizures.
What is the Barbary War?
These Acts were drafted as a way to stop President Adams' critics in the United States. They increased the waiting period to become a US Citizen from 5 to 14 years, and outlawed saying or writing anything false or harmful about the US government.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
The Compromises of the Constitution
What are the Great (Connecticut) Compromise, the 3/5s Compromise and the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Patrick Henry, John Hancock
Who were leaders of the Anti-Federalists?
Established the Supreme Court and lower district courts to run the nation's judiciary system
What is the Judiciary Act (of 1789)?
This was Britain's response to the United States' re-export trade with France. British Warships stopped American merchant ships trading for France and forced American sailors to serve in the British Navy
What was British Impressment?
Signed by the United States and France, this was an agreement to stop all naval attacks, which made it possible for both countries to sail the ocean in peace. It ultimately cost Adams the election of 1800.
What was the Convention of 1800?