Political Parties
Alexander Hamilton was apart of which political party?
Federalists
What set of taxes passed after the original Quartering Act and required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
the Convention of 1800 did what two things?
ended Quasi-war and ended the US-France alliance from the Revolutionary War.
What are the 3 branches of government ?
Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
Define Republican Motherhood
Women have new role to teach children patriotism and support their civic husbands.
Brutus is the pen name used for what papers?
The Anti-Federalist papers
What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
States could nullify laws deemed unconstitutional.
what were two things Washington recommended in his Farewell Address?
no foreign alliances and no political parties
Who were the main Federalists?
Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay
What treaty was a response to the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
The Treaty of Greenville 1795
Thomas Jefferson becomes Vice President to John Adams after losing this election.
Election of 1796
the first ten amendments of the bill of rights gave formal recognition to what?
Natural Rights
Define the Alien Enemies Act
imprison and deport non-citizens who were from a hostile nation
for the Senate and the House to get more votes
States that favored less power for the federal government wanted this in order to ratify the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton
The Federal Government taking over state debts after the Revolutionary war was apart of whose plan?
Hamilton's Financial Plan
Define Naturalization Act
Increased process time from 5 to 14 years for immigrants to become citizens
What is the 4th Amendment?
the right against illegal search and seizure
a loose form of union between the states
The Articles of Confederation
Democratic-Republicans feared what?
Having too strong of a federal government and a dictator president.
what is the 9th Amendment?
there are additional rights not listed in the Constitution.
Define the Sedition Act
Illegal for newspapers to criticize the fed gov’t.
What was the Original intent of the Constitutional Convention?
Politicians wanted to solve the problems the Articles of Confederation.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the right to do what 3 things?
declare war, raise armies, and sign treaties