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- John Jay
- goes to London to negotiate US gets control of territories w of Appalachians
- XYZ Affair (1796)
- wave of anti-French feelings in US, undeclared naval was was fought between US and France for 2 yrs.
- Edmund Genet
- young diplomat from France tries to win American support for war
- sectionalism
- placing the interests of one's own region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole
- Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
- raise residence requirement for American citizenship from 5 to 14 yrs. Pres. could deport any alien considered undesirable
- Little Turtle
- Miami Native American chief, leads Miami Confederacy, wins battles against Americans
- Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798)
- declared right to make null and void the Alien and Sedition Acts, they violated the Bill of Rights
- Pickney's Treaty (1795)
- Spain gave up claim to land east of Mississippi River, recognized 31st parallel as northern boundary of Florida. US expands west
- Who was appointed to the departments created by Washington?
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State: Thomas Jefferson
War: Henry Knox
Treasury: Alexander Hamilton - What departments were created by Washington?
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Dept. of State: foreign affairs
Dept. of War: handle military
Dept. of Treasury: finances - Jay's Treaty
- U.S. gains control in Northwest territory ; Britain continues fur trade on American side of US/Canadian border
- excise tax
- a tax on the produciton, sale or consumption of goods produced within a country
- What was Jefferson's philosophy of government?
- He believed in strong state and local government, rooted in the people's participation
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
(1794) - ended Native American resistance in Ohio
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Declaration of neutrality
(1793) -
U.S. would not take sides
couldn't afford the war, supplies or men - Why didn't Jefferson and Madison want a national bank?
- They felt it would build an unhealthy alliance between government and wealthy business interests
- What was Hamiltion's philosophy of government?
- He believed in strong central government led by a prosperous educated elite upper class
- Why did Hamilton want a national bank?
- He wanted to pay off the debts the states owed.
- Republicans
- a political party that supported a strong state government
- Judiciary Act of 1789
- Created judicial structure. Supreme Court with Chief Justice, associate justices, federal circuit courts, federal district courts
- Why did Washington dislike the two-party system?
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danger to national unity
pitting one group against another - What party politics did Hamliton belong to?
- Federalists
- What party politics did Jefferson belong to?
- Republican
- cabinet
- group of department heads who serve as the President's chief advisers
- protective tariff
- a tax on imported goods that protects a nation's businesses from foreign competition
- Adams elected president (1796)
- growing danger of sectionalism interests of one region over those of the nation