Section 1 & 2
How many people lived in the United States in 1790?
4 Million
As a teenager, who helped run a shipping company in the British West Indies before moving to the American colonies for education? He later married into a wealthy New York family and practiced law, serving as Washington's aide and delegate to four Continental Congresses.
Alexander Hamilton
What is the name of a body of electors that represent the people's vote in the election of presidents?
Electoral College
a rebellion of French
people against their king in 1789.
French Revolution
Godoy agreed to Pinckney’s Treaty, which settled the border and trade disputes with
Spain.
when
October 1795
groups that help elect people and shape policies,
Political parties
What is the name given to the belief that mothers played an essential part in raising their children to be decent citizens?
Republican Motherhood
How much did the United States owe in Revolutionary War expenses at the time?
$25 million
Today, we know that presidents hold cabinet meetings with their senior advisers; this practice began during Washington's administration and became widespread by what year?
1792
when king lous was decapatated
January 1793
settled the border and trade disputes with
Spain.
Pinckney’s Treaty
wanted a strong federal government
and supported industry and trade.
Federalist Party
What was the name of George Washington's wife, who later became the first First Lady?
Martha Washington
What was the name of the author who believed that women should have a larger role in the new nation and advocated Republican Motherhood?
Judith Sargent Murray
What term refers to the federal government's ability to conduct reasonable activities that the Constitution does not expressly prohibit?
Loose Construction
stated that the United States would not take sides with any European
countries that were at war.
Neutrality Proclamation
defeated U.S. forces under General Josiah Harmar.
Little Turtle
candidates of the federalist party
John Adams and Thomas Pinckney
Who did the people regard as an honest, competent, and stable leader, a Revolutionary hero known for his ability to motivate and manage the army, with many feeling he should be the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Who became George Washington's Vice President?
John Adams
In 1792, 24 stockbrokers struck an agreement under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street; this agreement laid the groundwork for what subsequently became known as what?
New York Stock Exchange
asked American sailors
to help France fight England by commanding privateers.
Edmond Genet
________ task was to bring troops to the frontier to fight against the Indians.
Anthony Wayne
wanted to limit the federal government’s power.
Democratic-Republican Party
Which area opposed to assist the federal government in repaying other states' debts?
The South
In February 1791, Congress approved the charter for the country's first national bank. The bank contributed significantly to the stability of the United States' economy. What was the name of the bank?
Bank of the United States
What is the name given to people who acquire products at low costs in the belief that the value will grow and they will be able to sell the items for profit?
Speculators
were private ships hired by a
country to attack its enemies.
Privateers
On August 20, 1794, Native Americans fought Wayne’s troops
The battle was named for an area where many trees had been destroyed by a tornado.
Battle of Fallen Timbers
They chose Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr as their candidates. for decromic party
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
What is the name for taxes that raise the prices of foreign products?
Protective Tariffs
Who established departments in the executive branch to address various areas of national policy?
The First Congress
During that time period, how much did the United States owe foreign countries?
$11.7 million
was sent to London to work out a compromise.
John Jay
Native American leaders signed the Treaty of Greenville,
which gave the United States claim to most Indian lands in the Northwest Territory.
when
August 1795
presedent 2
John Adams
What is the belief that the federal government should only do what the Constitution clearly allows?
Strict Construction
What is the name given to debt certificates with the pledge to buy back bonds at an increased price?
Bonds
Who strongly encouraged George Washington to run for President of the United States, as quoted as stating, "Of all men, you are the best fitted to fill that office"?
Gouverneur Morris
the two sides signed Jay’s Treaty. when
November 1794
gave the United States claim to most Indian lands in the Northwest Territory.
Treaty of Greenville
affair, as the French demand for a bribe came to be called, outraged the American public.
“Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!” became the rallying cry of the American people.
XYZ affair
Where did the national capital relocate for ten years beginning in 1791?
Philadelphia
Which city served as the United States' first capital, embodying the spirit of the new nation?
New York City
What is the name for an action or choice that is later used as an example?
Precedent
settled the disputes that had arisen
between the United States and Great Britain in the early 1790s.
Jay’s Treaty
was taxed
American-made whiskey
These laws were said to protect the United States, but the Federalists intended them to crush
opposition to war.
Alien and Sedition Acts
During that time, how much did the United States owe its citizens?
$40.4 million
George Washington chose a permanent location for the capital on the Potomac River that comprised parts of Maryland and Virginia. The terrain was comprised of marshes and farmland. What will this site eventually be known as?
Washington D.C.
What legislation established three levels of federal courts, defined their powers and relationships with state courts, and established federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals?
Judiciary Act of 1789
U.S. trade in 1784.
New Orleans port
farmers lashed out against the tax on
whiskey. Protesters refused to pay the tax. They even tarred and feathered tax collectors. Some called
themselves the new Sons of Liberty.
Whiskey Rebellion
forbade anyone from
publishing or voicing criticism of the federal government.
Sedition Act
What is the name given to money owing by the US?
National Debt
Alexander Hamilton believed that the United States should develop a coin-making facility so that it could begin issuing its own currency. What did it become known for?
National Mint
Many people who had participated in the Revolution, the establishment of the Articles of Confederation, and the formulation of the Constitution remained in positions of power after the Constitution was ratified. For their notable contributions to the country's formation, what were they known as?
Founding Fathers
tried to delay reaching an agreement,
Manuel de Godoy
13,000 men approached western Pennsylvania
November 1794
these documents argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were
unconstitutional.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions