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.