Dates
The years 1783 through 1789 were given what name?
Critical Period
Who was the 1st President of the United States?
George Washington
What is your first amendment right?
Freedom of speech, religion, and peaceful assembly.
What treaty allowed the United States to avoid war with England?
Jay's Treaty
What is the difference in Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
Federalists favor a central government, Anti-Federalists oppose it.
Delaware and Georgia ratified the constitution in what year?
1788
Who was the 2nd President of the United States?
John Adams
What is your third amendment right?
The right to refuse soldiers to quarter (live) in your house.
What states kept their colonial charters as their state government?
Connecticut & Rhode Island
What was the trigger for Shays' Rebellion?
Farmers were being forced to pay debts back at face value.
What year were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?
1798
Who was the Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
What is your fourth amendment right?
The right to lawful search and seizure.
Daniel Shays' participated in what Revolutionary War battle?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the last state to ratify the Constitution?
Rhode Island
Who won the Presidential election of 1796?
John Adams
Who was the Secretary of Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
What is your sixth amendment right?
The right to a speedy trial.
What was the name of the Governor that released Shays' and reformed debtors laws?
John Hancock
Did United States leaders remove or try to "civilize" Native Americans?
They tried to civilize them or assimilate them into American society.
Who won the Presidential election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the Secretary of War?
Henry Knox
What is your seventh amendment right?
The right to a trial by a jury of your peers.
Who proposed the Virginia Plan?
Edmond Randolph
James Madison renamed the Anti-Federalists and gave it what name?
The Republican Party