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| The first President of the US |
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| something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow |
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inaugural speech
oath of office
cabinet
census
social entertainment
Mr. President
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| Examples of precedents that George Washington set |
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| George Washington's Secretary of State |
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| George Washington's Secretary of Treasury |
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| George Washington's Secretary of War |
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| George Washington's Attorney General |
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| George Washington's Postmaster General |
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| State Department or Secretary of State |
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| handles relations with other nations |
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| handles the nations finances |
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| handles the country's defense |
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| handles the government's legal affairs |
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| the Senate voted and it was a tie; VP Adams broke the tie and gave the President full power to dismiss cabinet members without Senate approval. This gave presidential power over the entire executive branch. |
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| How was the amount of power the President would have over its Cabinet decided? |
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established a federal court system
states kept their own laws and courts
federal courts had the power to reverse state decisions |
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| What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do? |
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| Supreme Court Chief Justice appointed by George Washington |
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| What did some states say must be added to the Constitution before they would agree to ratify it? |
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| How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights? |
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| the federal and state governments borrowed money to pay for the American Revolution |
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| Why was the new nation having financial problems? |
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| How much money did the Americans owe to other countries and to American citizens? |
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| additional tax placed on imported goods |
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tariffs
excise tax
national bank |
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| What 3 things did Hamilton's financial plan focus on? |
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| additional "tax" placed on domestic goods |
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gives government a place to store money
allows government to print money
can issue loans to make money on interest
raise money selling bonds |
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| Why was a national bank important? |
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| strict interpretation and loose interpretation |
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| What are two ways to read the Constitution? |
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| government can only do what is clearly defined in the Constitution; government powers are defined and limited |
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| What is the strict interpretation of the Constitution? |
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| Which political leader supported the strict interpretation of the Constitution? |
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| the Constitution has implied powers |
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| What is the loose interpretation of the Constitution? |
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| Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution is also called __________ |
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| Congress has the power to make all laws that are necessary and proper for the success of our country. |
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| What does Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution say? |
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| Which politician supported the loose interpretation of the Constitution? |
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| because the southern states did not want to pay the war debts for the northern states |
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| Besides the national bank, why else did Hamilton's financial plan draw criticism? |
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| the nation's capital was moved to the south |
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| What compromise did Hamilton make with the south so he could have a bank? |
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| What was George Washington's first major crisis of his presidency? |
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| they were having to pay an additional tax (excise) on their whiskey |
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| Explain why the farmers were mad at the government. |
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| tarring and feathering tax collectors and burning the homes of tax collectors |
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| How did the farmers rebel in what is known as the Whiskey Rebellion? |
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| he sent 13,000 troops to stop the rebellion |
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| What did George Washington do to help end the Whiskey Rebellion? |
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| it showed the power of the new government and constitution |
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| Why was the success of the Whiskey Rebellion so important? |
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| stirring up anger against the Americans |
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| What were the British and Spanish doing in regards to the natives? |
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| signed a treaty with natives |
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| How did George Washington INITIALLY try to fix the problems with the natives? |
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ignored it
moved onto native lands |
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| How did the Americans respond to the treaty that Washington and the natives had? |
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| St. Clair's army met a Native American force led by Little Turtle; 600 US soldiers died |
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| What happened when Washington sent General St. Clair to restore order between the Americans and the natives? |
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| to destroy American settlements |
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| What did the British urge the natives to do to the Americans west of the Appalachian mountains? |
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| What did the British do in American in 1794 that violated the Treaty of Paris? |
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| Who did George Washington send in the Battle of Fallen Timbers? |
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| Wayne's army defeated more than 1000 Native Americans |
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| What was the outcome of the Battle of Fallen Timbers? |
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| it crushed the Native American's hopes of keeping their land |
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| Why was the Battle of Fallen Timbers such a crushing blow to the natives? |
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| Native American leaders agreed to surrender most of the land in what is now Ohio |
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| What did the Treaty of Greenville say? |
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| who were the French people against in the French Revolution |
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| How did the Americans initially respond to word of the French Revolution? |
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| Who went to war with the French in 1793? |
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| In the war between France and Great Britain, what did George Washington tell the US? |
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| to ask American to attack British ships |
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| Why does France send Edmond Genet to the US? |
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prohibited Americans from fighting in the war between France and Great Britain
barred French and British warships from American ports |
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| What did the Proclamation of Neutrality say? |
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| seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military |
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| they captured American ships that traded with the French and forced the crews in the British navy |
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| How did the British respond to the US's Proclamation of Neutrality? |
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| He sent John Jay to discuss with the British |
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| How did Washington respond to the British capturing US ships and forcing our soldiers into their navy? |
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| British had to withdraw from American soil |
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| What did Jay's Treaty say? |
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| it did not say anything about impressment or British interference with American trade |
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| What did Jay's Treaty NOT say? |
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| they worried that Great Britain and the US would work against Spain |
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| What was Spain worried about? |
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US had free navigation of the Mississippi River
US had right to trade at New Orleans |
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| What did Pinckney's Treaty say? |
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| How many terms did George Washington serve? |
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stay away from permanent alliances
political parties |
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| What two things did George Washington warn against in his Farewell Address? |
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| firmly favoring one party or faction |
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| a meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections |
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| a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country |
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| activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority |
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| a group of advisors to the president |
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| a certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future--plus an additional amount of money (interest) |
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| Whose side did George Washington usually choose--Hamilton or Jefferson? |
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| Federalists and Republicans (Democratic-Republicans) |
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| What two political parties formed after Washington left office? |
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| Who led the Federalist party? |
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| it gave the government "implied" powers |
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| What did the Federalist believe about the Constitution? |
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| Congress could make all laws necessary and proper |
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| What did the Federalist believe about Congress? |
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| Who led the Democratic-Republicans? |
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| strict interpretation and no implied powers |
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| What did the Republicans believe about the Constitution? |
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| only what is absolutely necessary |
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| What did the Republicans believe about congressional powers? |
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| Which political party was for the national bank? |
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| only educated and wealthy should hold public office and they did not trust ordinary people to make good decisions |
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| How did the Federalist feel about ordinary people and their role with the government? |
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| democracy and liberty would only be safe if ordinary people took part in government |
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| How did the Republicans feel about ordinary people and their role with the government? |
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| John Adams and Charles Pinckney |
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| Who did the Federalists choose for the Presidential Election of 1796? |
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| Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr |
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| Who did the Republicans choose for the Presidential Election of 1796? |
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| Who won President in 1796? |
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| because the Constitution said that the person with the second highest vote total would become VP |
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| Why did we have a Federalist President and a Republican VP in 1796? |
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| they thought the US was siding with Great Britain |
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| How did the French view Jay's Treaty? |
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| the French began seizing US ships heading to Britain |
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| How did the French punish the Americans because of Jay's Treaty? |
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| the French demanded a bribe from the Americans |
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| How did the French respond to the US trying to resolve issues with them? |
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| the names given by Adams to the 3 French agents that tried to bribe the Americans |
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| allowed the President to imprison aliens and deport those he thought to be dangerous |
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| What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do? |
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| they claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts did not follow the rules of the Constitution; they said that the states should not put them into action |
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| What was important about the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions? |
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| What two states passed resolutions that opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts? |
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| firmly favoring one party or faction |
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| a meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections |
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| a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country |
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| activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority |
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| a certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future--plus an additional amount of money (interest) |
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| seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military |
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| something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow |
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| the purpose of this was to protect individuals freedoms |
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| it showed that the federal government could maintain order using the army |
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| The Whiskey Rebellion set a precedent because |
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| The worst defeat for the Americans against the Natives was against |
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