Chapter 6 Section 2 Quiz

Sectionalism

The electoral college votes in 1796 indicated that this attitude, placing regional interests ahead of national ones, was dividing the country.

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

These declarations claimed that states have the right to consider void any act of Congress that they deem unconstitutional.

Alien and Sedition Acts

These laws were intended to counter what the Federalists perceived as a growing threat to the peace and safety of the United States.

Thomas Pinckney

This American Diplomat negotiated a treaty in which Spain agreed to give up all claims to land east of the Mississippi and north of Florida.

John Jay

This American diplomat negotiated a treaty in which Britain agreed to evacuate its posts in the Northwest Territory.

Edmond Genet

This French diplomat caused an uproar by making efforts to recruit Americans for the war effort against Great Britain.

XYZ Affair

This event provoked a wave of anti-French feelings in the U.S. and led to an undeclared naval war with France.

Little Turtle

This leader of the Miami Confederacy was replaced after he urged his allies to make peace with General Wayne.

Neutrality

This was the official position that George Washington declared in response to the war between France and Britain, despite the 1778 treaty with France.

Nullification

This was the theory that states had the right to void any act of Congress that they deemed unconstitutional.