Washington's Presidency
The Secretary of state under George Washington.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans made up the earliest form of this in our country.
What is the two-party (political) system?
French officials demanded a $250,000 bribe as payment to have a meeting with Tallyrand the French Foreign minister.
What was the X, Y, Z affair?
He walked to his inauguration.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
In 1814, he lead the US in the Battle of New Orleans.
Who was Colonial Andrew Jackson or "Old Hickory"?
Alexander Hamilton's cabinet position under George Washington.
What was the Secretary of the Treasury?
They compromised to have a National Bank established in exchange for the location of the Capital.
Who were Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?
Groups around the US place their own interests over those of the nation as a whole.
What is Sectionalism?
Thomas Jefferson's Vice President, who killed Alexander Hamilton in a dual.
Who was Aaron Burr?
He lead the Naval forces to defeat the British in the battle of Lake Erie in 1813.
Who was Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry?
(BONUS Question: What did his battle flag say? [100 pts])
Washington's Secretary of War.
Who was Henry Knox?
In 1792, Washington appointed this General to lead federal troops against the Miami confederacy in the Ohio Territory.
Who was General Anthony Wayne, AKA "Mad Anthony"?
The Laws Adams pushed through Congress to prevent foreign-born critics from speaking out against his Presidency.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
The result of the Marbury Vs. Madison case.
What was Judicial review by the Supreme Court?
He was the leader of the Shawnee nation and formed a confederation that fought the US to retain Native American lands.
Who was Tecumseh?
This act set up the first federal court system in the USA.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
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In 1794, Washington organized federal troops to put down a group of farmers who were threatening to leave the United States over an excise tax on alcohol.
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions used this legal term to prevent the misuse of power by the federal government.
What is nullification?
The use of "Implied Powers" by Thomas Jefferson lead to this.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
Bonus Question (200 points): What was the first time Implied powers were used by the US Government?
At the end of the War of 1812, this armistice agreement was made between the US and Great Britain.
What was the Treaty of Ghent?
Washington's statements against foreign entanglements and the two-party system.
What was Washington's farewell address?
The Declaration of Neutrality of 1793.
What was Washington's response to the French Revolution?
Using the Judiciary Act of 1801, Adams appointed 16 judges to the Washington DC courts just before leaving office.
What were the Midnight judges?
Thomas Jefferson's decision not to trade with Europe in order to avoid conflict with France or Great Britain.
What was The Embargo Act of 1807?
This Governor of the Indiana Territory lead the US troops against the Native Americans.
Who was William Henry Harrison?