Important People
First President of the United States
George Washington
War that caused the United States to go into debt before Washington's Presidency
Revolutionary War
What caused the formation of American political parties?
Washington appointed Hamilton and Jefferson, who disagreed about everything, to powerful posts in government
What was the effect of the Whiskey Rebellion?
Washington shut down the rebellion with 13,000 men, and showed that armed rebellion would not work
Define precedent
An example set for people in the future to look back on
Leader of the Federalist Party
Alexander Hamilton
Occurred after a tax on Whiskey upset farmers in the Western United States
Whiskey Rebellio
What caused the debate about the repayment of debt?
The US issued bonds during the Revolution, people sold those bonds at a discount, the question became whether to pay the bonds in full
What was the effect of the National Bank Debate?
Washington agreed with Hamilton and a Bank was created, making American trade stable
Which of the two parties supported Great Britain in the British-French War?
Federalists
Leader of the Democratic Republicans
Thomas Jefferson
An attempt by French agents to get the United States to pay bribes to meet with their government
XYZ affair
What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?
Hamilton wanted to tax whiskey to pay the national government's debts
What was the effect of the XYZ Affair?
Federalists in Congress were outraged, lead to Alien and Sedition Acts
Which party supported every white man voting in American elections?
Democratic Republicans
Second President of the United States
John Adams
Treaty signed between US and Britain after a violation of US neutrality
Jay's Treaty
What caused the Alien and Sedition Acts to be passed?
Federalist anger at the XYZ affair and the Democratic-Republican support for France
What was the effect of the Alien and Sedition Act?
Jefferson and Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which said states could block unconstitutional laws.
Chief Justice during the McCulloch vs. Maryland case, strong Federalist
John Marshall
One of Jefferson's Democratic-Republican allies in Congress, will be the 4th President of the United States
James Madison
Laws that limited the rights of immigrants and forbade public criticism of the government
Alien and Sedition Acts
What caused the XYZ affair?
Adams and the Federalists wanted to end the French practice of seizing American ships, so they set up a meeting
What is the effect of the emergence of political parties?
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans debate and argue about every single issue in the Early American Republic
Define speculator (as it relates to the war bonds we studied)
Someone who attempts to make large sums of money from risky investments