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| led by Hamilton, commercial classes, did not fully trust democracy |
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Excise tax
Hurt-in-land farmers
Refusal to pay; challenge to National Government |
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| showed the problems of the Articles to the Nation |
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Means you support the Constitution
John Jay, James, Madison, Alexander Hamilton |
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Patrick Henry, Sam Adams
feared strong government |
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1. Congress selects Executive
2. Rep. based on Population |
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| 1786- Led by Captain Daniel Shays, Revolutionary war veteran. An uprising that flared up in western Massachusetts. Impoverished backcountry farmers, many of them Revolutionary war veterans, were losing their farms through mortgage foreclosures and tax delinquencies. They demanded cheap paper money, lighter taxes, and a suspension of mortgage fore closures. Hundreds of angry agitators attempted to enforce these demands. Massachusetts authorities, supported by wealthy citizens, raised a small army under General Lincoln |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| The first "constitution" governing the Untied States after the Revolution; it was ratified in 1781 and it provided for a "firm league of friendship;" the legislative branch (Congress) had no power to regulate commerce or forcibly collect taxes and there was no national executive or judicial branch; it was an important stepping-stone towards the present constitution because without it the states would never have consented to the Constitution. |
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1. Congress selects executive
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| is the principle of government under which separate branches are employed to prevent actions by the other branches and are induced to share power." The framers of the constitution for the U.S. saw the policy of checks and balances necessary for the government to run smoothly. Third principle has prevented anyone Branch from taking over the government and making all the decisions. (Having a dictatorship.) |
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| Nicknamed "the Father of the Constitution"; talented politician sent to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787; his notable contributions to the Constitution helped to convince the public to ratify it. |
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| Constitution of United States |
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The foundation of our country's national government; was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787; establishes a government with direct authority over all citizens, it defines the powers of the national government, and it establishes protection for the rights of states and of every individual.
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| Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 |
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| issued by George Washington, established isolationist policy, proclaimed government's official neutrality in widening European conflicts also warned American citizens about intervening on either side of conflict |
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| treaty which offered little concessions from Britain to the U.S. and greatly disturbed the Jeffersonians. Jay was able to get Britain to say they would evacuate the chain of posts on U.S. soil and pay damages for recent seizures of American ships. The British, however, would not promise to leave American ships alone in the future, and they decided that the Americans still owed British merchants for pre-Revolutionary war debts |
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| Contains four parts: 1. Raised the residence requirement for American citizenship from 5 to 14 years. 2. Alien Act-gave the President the power in peacetime to order any alien out of the country. 3. Alien Enemies Act-permitted the President in wartime to jail aliens when he wanted to.-No arrests made under the Alien Act or the Alien Enemies Act. 4. The Sedition Act-key clause provided fines and jail penalties for anyone guilty of sedition. Was to remain in effect until the next Presidential inauguration. |
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| began in 1789 with some nonviolent restrictions on the king, but became more hostile in 1792 when France declared war on Austria. Seeking help from America, the French pointed to the Franco-American alliance of 1778. Not wanting to get involved for fear of damage to the trade business, Washington gave the Neutrality Proclamation, which made America neutral. This led to arguments between Americans and French. After fighting with the French over such things as the Jay Treaty, the Americans came to peace with France in 1800. |
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One of nations first polical parties
led by Thomas Jefferson
pro- French, liberal, and mostly made up of middle class |
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first ten amendments of Constitutuon
guarantees such civil liberties as freedom of speech, free press, and religion
Written by james madison |
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| were comprised of documents, letters, and pamphlets where men discussed their feelings about federalism and why it would have been the best system for the us government |
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Report on public credit
fund debts at par
assumption bill makes are government stronger
favored rich |
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when trying to reach and agreement with france, the americans were visited by three french official x,y,z
demands made; american governemnt must apolgize publicly to france for remarks made by President Adams in speech to Congress
Must pay a bribe of 25000 to the french directory |
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vice-president to Jefferson
practiced law |
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| revised voting system for electoral college |
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between john adams and thomas jefferson
first contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice- president were elected from opposing tickets. This anomaly led to the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution in order to preclude such a result in the future.
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| Kentucky and Virginia Resolves |
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a protest against the Alien and Sedition Acts. Drafted by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (though their role went unknown for 25 years), the resolutions protested limitations on civil liberties and declared the right of states to decide on the constitutionality of federal legislation. Though their authors applied the resolutions to the specific issues of the day, Southern states later used the measures to support
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refers to the judicial appointments made by President John Adams just before he was succeeded by President Thomas Jefferson
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| A ting group of dedicated Puritans that vowed to break away entirely from the Church of England |
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