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Constitution Flash Cards
Flash Cards from the Articles of Confederation to the end of Washington's second presidency
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11th Grade
10/03/2011

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Mt. Vernon Conference

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Conference in George Washington's house in 1785 that dealt with problems having to do with fishing and finances.
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Annapolis Convention

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A failed attempt at a convention for revising the articles in 1786 because only 5 states showed up.
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"The Framers"

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The people who created the constitution
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Checks & Balances

 

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The way that one branch is kept from getting too much power by the other two branches.
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Virginia Plan

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Constitutional plan from Madison that had a bicameral legislature where states had a proportionate number of delegates to people in both legislatures.
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New Jersey Plan

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Response to Virginia Plan, only one house in legislature with one representative from each state.
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Great Compromise

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The current plan of legislature we have now set forward by Roger Sherman.
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Connecticut Plan

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The current plan of legislature we have now set forward by Roger Sherman.
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3/5 Compromise

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Compromise that made slaves count as 3/5 of a person for the population count for legislature representatives.
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Commercial Compromise

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Compromise that said that there would only by taxes on import to help the South export grain to other countries but keep the North's industries safe from Britain's.
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Electoral Compromise

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Compromise that said that the President won't be popularly elected or elected by the senate, but elected by the states.
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Federalists

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Those who supported the constitution.
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Anti-Federalists

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Those who did not support the Constitution.
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The Federalist Papers

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Federalist writings that convinced New York to ratify the new Constitution.
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Bill o' Rights

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First ten amendments to the Constitution, promised by the Federalists to the Anti-Federalists.
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National Debt

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Debt taken on by Alexander Hamilton w/ interest, increased the nation's credit rating.
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Tariffs; excise tax

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Taxes to raise money for the government, used by Hamilton to increase revenues and support his financial plan.
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Proclamation of Neutrality

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Issued by Washington, declared the U.S. neutrality in the coming Napoleonic War.
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Jay Treaty(1794)

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Treaty between England and the U.S. where the U.S. conceded more than it gained, making many angry at the government.
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Pinckney Treaty (1795)

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Gave the U.S. rights to the Mississippi River and Florida, both of which were previously owned by Spain.
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Right of deposit
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Set in action by the Pinckney Treaty, this allowed the U.S. travel the Mississippi w/o paying for shipping.
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
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One of the final battles b/n the Native Americans and the U.S.
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Rebellion by Pennsylvanian settlers of the excise on whiskey, a veritable currency for them. Although small, it set a precedent for zero-tolerance of rebellions by the U.S.
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Public Land Act (1796)
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Allowed the govt to sell land to U.S. citizens.
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Democratic Republican Party
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Party that was for less government and more control by the states. Headed by TJ and Madison.
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Washington's Farewell Address
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Said to not create alliances or be drawn into wars overseas as a fledgling nation.
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XYZ Affair
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Three ambassadors; x,y, and z; made obscenely outrageous offers to the U.S. ambassadors in France. The U.S. turned them down and ignored France.
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Both power plays by the Federalists, the alien acts made immigrants wait 14 years for citizenship and made it harder on them in general. The sedition acts made it illegal to lie about the govt in a way that made it seem worse.
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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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Resolutions by TJ and Madison that stated their states' denial of the Alien and Sedition Acts being legally created laws.
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"Revolution of 1800"
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The Democratic Republicans basically took over govt from the Federalists in the 1800 election, ending the Federalists' reign of terror over freedom.
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James Madison
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Extremely intelligent, kinda sickly, quiet, major Democratic Republican, presented the Virginia Plan, wrote the Federalist Papers w/ Hamilton, pushed the ratification through in Virginia, support Washington in his presidency.
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Alexander Hamilton
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Secretary of Finance for Washington, took on the debt of the states along with the full debt of the U.S.
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Gouverneur Morris
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Wrote the preamble to the Constitution, delegate from Pennsylvania.
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Henry Knox
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Secretary of War for Washington and during the Articles of Confederation.
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Edmund Randolph
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Introduced the Virginia plan for Madison, second secretary of state under Washington.
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Edmond Charles Genet
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Frenchman that led an unauthorized American attack on Florida, sparking distrust between America and England/Spain.
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John Jay
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Made the Jay Treaty w/ England, first U.S. Supreme Court head justice, wrote some of the earlier Federalist Papers.
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John Adams
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Ambassador to France, Netherlands, vice prez to Washington, created the Alien and Sedition Acts, wrote a book defending the Constitution while in London.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Framer of the constitution, wrote some of the Federalist Papers, counterweight to Hamilton as Secretary of State for Washington.
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Richard Henry Lee
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Opposed the Constitution for fear of the future destruction of states' rights.
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Patrick Henry
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Fiery, eloquent, and Anti-Federalist in the extreme, Patrick Henry opposed the Constitution because it would destroy state's rights and the U.S.(in his mind, although if he'd gotten his way we'd be better off).
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