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APUSH Chapters 10-12
Third Test
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History
11th Grade
10/07/2008

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Alexander Hamilton
Definition
  • Leader of Federalists - loose constructionalist
  • Hamilton's financial plan to fix eco sitch
    • National bank
    • Funding at par- paying things off at face value regardless of depreciation using government bonds
    • Excise taxes on whiskey and such and tariffs
    • Federal assumption of states' debts
  • Strong central gov't
  • Made the debt into a blessing for vitalizing financial system and unifying country
Term
Alien and Sedition Acts
Definition
  • 4 Acts
  • Changed citizenship from 5 years to 14
  • In times of peacethe prezcould deport foreigners whom he thought were dangerous
  • In times of war, the prez could imprison them
  • Sedition: anyone who spoke out against the givet would be jailed
  • dem-repubs didn't like becausea lot f their supporters were foreigners
  • Sedition violated bill of rights
Term
assumption
Definition
  • Aham suggested it
  • The fed govt would assume state debt
  • unpop in states like VA who hadsmall debts
  • Pop in states like MA that had huge debts
  • Deal with TJeff- assumption in exhange for capital on poptomac
Term
Bank of the United States
Definition
  • Proposed by AHam
  • Repubs thought it was unconstitutional-- the constitution did not provide for such a financial octopis
  • Powerful priv instituation of which govt would be major stockholder
  • fed treasury would deposit surplus monies
  • fed funds would remain in circulation and stimulate business
  • Print paper money to provide natl currency
  • to justify it, AHam used necessary and proper clause (elastic clause)
Term
Bill of Rights
Definition
  • 10 amendments
  • added bc antifeds only signed conctitution bc they thought there would be amendments
  • Jmad drafted them
  • adopted 1791
  • 10th amendement--all affairs not covered would go to state
    • made tuings go in the antifed direction
Term
cabinet
Definition
  • GW created it
  • Needed more opinions
  • intended system would that the advisors would submit their opinions in wriitng but it took too long
  • 1st cabinet--
    • sec of stat- TJeff
    • sec of wa henry knox
    • sec of treasutr-- aham
Term
Citizen Genet
Definition
  • Ambassador sent from Fr
  • Recruited armies to invade sp FL  and Louisiana and Canada
  • went agst govt's wishes
  • even TJeff  and JMad weren't haopy w his conduct
  • Thought neutrality  thing wasn't supported by ppl
  • was eventually  replaced
Term
Compact Theory
Definition
  • Repub theory that the forming of the fed govt was a compact bw the original states, so the states should have more pwr than the fed govt
  • illustrated in KY and VA resolutions
Term
excise tax
Definition
  • AHam's financial plan
  • Taxed things like whiskey
  • unpop by the repubs
  • Caused the whiskey rebellio
Term
Farewell Address
Definition
  • GW's parting message to the ppl
  • warned agst permanent foreign entanglemens and political parties
Term
Federalists
Definition
  • Elitists
  • Thought that the aristocrats were theonly ones who should have a say in govt
  • strong central govt
  • merchants, manufacturers, shippers
  • wanted to expand commercial interests
  • pro-GB
  • Typically in the N
  • AHam=leader
Term
French Revolution
Definition
  • Was going on after the AmRev
  • Repubs supported it; Feds didn't
Term
Funding at Par
Definition
  • Part of AHam's financial plan
  • govt would pay off all debts at face value using war bonds
Term
Hamilton's Financial Plan
Definition
  • Funding at par-- paying off all debts at face value using govt bonds
  • Creating a natl bank
  • Assumption-- fed govt wouldpay off states' debts
Term
Jay's Treaty
Definition
  • john jay was sent to england to negotiate with GB to avoid a war, but had to make srs concessions
  • Repubs not happy
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