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| an advocate for female education, from Massachusetts, said that education would remake women into self confident humans, ready to become equals. Published many essays and put them in newspapers. |
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| Another English advocate, published "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman", and she argued for intellectual equality, economic independece and representation in gov. |
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| Invented the cotton gin, seperated seeds from actual cotton. Revolutionized southern planting, and created a boom in the agricultural economy. |
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| General in war in Ohio Valley. Instated after the loss of St. Clair. Nicknamed "Mad Anthony". he was crazy for war. :) Won a lot of battles with tribes, until the Indians surrendered. |
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| General in war in Ohio Valley. Instated after the loss of St. Clair. Nicknamed "Mad Anthony". he was crazy for war. :) Won a lot of battles with tribes, until the Indians surrendered. |
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| Led northern Slaves in Haiti, allied with Spain, helped destroy thousands of plantations and kill slaveowners. |
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| Basically, the tons of money that we borrowed from elite investors, and rich people that we owed. Hamilton's plans tried to solve it, failed. |
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| First order of business after forming the Constitution and the Congress. Feds and Antifeds agreed that they must change the Const. to have a Bill of Rights. Basically a list of liberties for Americans (freedom of speech, freedome of press, religion) |
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| A way to praise the women of our society through their contributions to their family, and their influence on their children. |
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| His plan to combine the national debts, paid and unpaid, and his plan to raise revenues via taxation(Whiskey Rebellion) |
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| When Hamilton combined all the paid and unpaid debts of the Nation, mostly internal State debts. Hamilton said that the government should assume these debts(consolidation of Federal power) |
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| A bank that would be capitalized at 10 mil., and that the fed. gov. would hold 20 perc. of the stock, making it the govs. personal bank, holding all the money it made. Hamilton said would stabilize the econ. by asserting control of credit. |
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| Washington, D.C (Federal City) |
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| the location of the Congressional meeting place, Capital for the country. Was decided upon by Hamilton, who promised Madison that he would put the new Cap. along the Potomac (suck up to Virg.) |
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| The rebellion in response to the Whiskey tax(25 pc excise tax on whiskey, paid by farmers when the brought grain to the distillery, would increase the price of whiskey) 7 thousand farmers planned a march/attack on Pittsburgh to protest. |
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| a treaty that made the Indians give over most of Ohio in return for Americans paying them yearly treaty goods(clothes, axes, knives, blankets, mirrors, ribbons, tons of alcohol.) |
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| a Proclamation issued by George Washington in response to the war between Britain and France, declaring neutrality, due to the rising tensions. |
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| Treaty that came out of Washington sending John Jay to England to negotiate commercial relations. Jay made a treaty that failed to address the captured cargo, and lost property, granted british 18 ms. to leave america, and continued rights in the fur trade. HORRIBLE TREATY. |
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| Revolution resulting in the Republic of Haiti, first and only independent black state to arise out of a successful slave revolution. Started because of unequal levels of power; war ended up involving the French, British, and Spanish. |
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| People and Political leaders that supported Britain in foreign policy and commercial interests at home |
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| Pro-French people and Leaders, worried about the monarchical Feds., limited gov., less power in the exec. branch(states rights) |
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| When French officials started searching American ships and capturing them b/c of suspicion of British support. Gov. wanted to create a peace treaty, france said no. France sent over 3 unknown agents to say that if America paid them 12 mil., that they would sign a peace treaty. we were mad at this. |
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| In reaction to the xyz affair, we sent tons of ships to france and captured many of their ships in the caribbean. |
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| Acts created by Congress to settle anti american articles from being published, and persecute people printing things against the pres.(Sedition act. against b.o.r) Passed 2 alien acts that extended the waiting period for an alien from 5 to 14, second empowered pres. during war to deport or imprison any foreigner w/o trial. (meant to persecute french living in America) |
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| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions |
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| Basically, a set of resolutions presented to the fed. gov. to test the fact that state gov. had the right to judge the constitutionality of fed. laws, and to nullify laws that take away personal liberties. |
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