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100
These people remained in the American West after the Revolution despite the Treaty of Paris's terms.
What are British soldiers?
100
During the Whiskey Rebellion, ___________ were protesting against _______________.
What are farmers and taxes?
100
This term describes opposing groups within a political party.
What is factions?
100
He won the election of 1796.
Who is John Adams?
100
Who had two major changes proposed for the federal government's financial system?
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
200
This is the process of stealing sailors off American ships, forcing them into the British navy.
What is impressment?
200
This was what Tecumseh was trying to preserve when he united Native Americans.
What is Native American land?
200
These are people who take financial risks to make a profit.
What are speculators?
200
This political party supported the South, the "common man", strict interpretation of the constitution, and states' rights.
What is the Democratic-Republican party?
200
What part of the country had paid most of their war debt off?
What is the South?
300
This country would not allow American merchants access to the Mississippi River.
What is Spain?
300
These were federal laws that benefitted the Federalists, who did not want people speaking against the government.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
300
Originally certificates of indebtedness, the government turned them into these.
What are bonds?
300
This political party favored a very strong central government, broad interpretation of the Constitution, and Northerners.
What is the Federalist party?
300
What were Hamilton's two major proposals for the United States government?
What are: 1) create a bank of the United States, 2) turn loan certificates into bonds that gain interest.
400
This incident involved the French foreign minister demanding $250,000 just to speak with American diplomats.
What is the XYZ Affair?
400
These pieces of writing claimed that states have the right to nullify federal laws.
What are the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
400
In this way of looking at the Constitution, you would follow it literally, word for word.
What is strict interpretation?
400
This created the first three executive departments.
What is Congress?
400
This was the major problem America faced with Spain.
What is Spain would not allow Americans to access the Mississippi River?
500
This treaty got the British out of the American West but did nothing about impressment.
What is Jay's Treaty?
500
Hamilton agreed to do this so that Southerners would support his financial plan.
What is agree to vote to move the US capital to the South?
500
This way of looking at the Constitution is based on the "necessary and proper" clause (the Elestic Clause).
What is broad interpretation?
500
These were the first three executive departments.
What are the Department of the Treasury, State, and War?
500
These types of people would benefit from buying off other people's loans at less than their value.
Who are wealthy investors?