The Articles of Confederation
What were the 6 by 6 mile units called under the Public Land Survey System?
Townships
Who was George Washington’s Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Three Fifths Compromise?
Slaves counted as three fifths of a person when determining how many representatives a state can have.
What was the Sedition Act?
Made criticizing the government illegal
What were the two earliest political parties?
Federalists and Democratic Republicans
What states were in the Northwest Territory?
OH, IN, IL, MI, WI
Who was George Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
Name 3 people at the Constitutional Convention.
Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris
Why did Thomas Jefferson disapprove of Hamilton’s debt plan?
The South had already paid most of their debts, and he was afraid it would give the Federal government too much power.
Who was the main representative for the northern political party?
Alexander Hamilton
What was the government structure under the Articles of Confederation?
One house of Congress, 2-7 delegates per state, no president or courts
Who was George Washington’s vice president?
John Adams
What does the First Amendment not protect?
Incitement, True Threats, Fighting Words, Obscenity, Defamation, Harassment, Infringement on the rights of others
How did Alexander Hamilton get his debt plan passed?
Who was the main representative for the southern political party?
Thomas Jefferson
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
hard for delegates to meet, no one to enforce the laws made by Congress, no courts to settle disputes, couldn't levy taxes, bad at foreign policy
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Jay
What were the main differences between the New Jersey plan and the Virginia Plan?
Virginia wanted representation to be proportional, New Jersey wanted representation to be equal
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
Frontiersmen from PA were unhappy about the whiskey tax, because it cost them a lot of money. They chased off tax collectors and hurt some people. Washington put the rebellion down without bloodshed
Which political party was George Washington a part of?
He refused to join any political party
Why did Massachusetts farmers rebel in Shay’s Rebellion?
They wanted to be able to sell their farm products overseas, but that was against the law. They were not making any money, and they were desperate
When did George Washington become president?
April 30, 1789
How did the Great Compromise solve the representation problem (VA vs NJ)
Senate: equal represenation
House of Representatives: proportional representation
What was Alexander Hamilton's debt plan
Have the national government assume all the states' debts, and establish a national bank
Why did Hamilton not vote for Burr?
He didn't believe that Burr had any strongly held beliefs, and was only out for his own gain. He considered him too dangerous to be president