Unit 6: George Washington and John Adams

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How did George Washington put down the Rebellion?

He sent 12,000 troops

Why was the Whiskey Rebellion (Protest) not protected by the 1st amendment?

It became violent...protests must be peaceful

What does "FAREWELL ADDRESS" mean?

It is a "Good-Bye" Speech

Which President Created the Navy?

John Adams

T/F

John Adams was the first Vice President

Name the Leaders of the Federalist Party

Alexander Hamilton and John Adams

Name three of the men that Washington put into the first Presidential Cabinet

Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox

What words did Washington add to his inaugural Speech?

"So Help Me God"

What was included in Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan?

1. Federal Government would assume the debts of the national and state governments 2. Creation of a National Bank 3. A whiskey tax 4. Protective Tariff

What was one of the problems Washington had to deal with when he came into office?

A National Debt from the American Revolution

What issue was the cause of the rise of political parties?

Hamilton's National Bank Plan

Define Alien Act

Allowed the President to imprison aliens and send them out of the country

Define Domestic Affair

An event that takes place in America

Define Foreign Affair

An event that takes place in a foreign country or deals with foreign countries

What is a precedent?

An example...a tradition

This party believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution

Democratic Republicans

Which party favored states' rights?

Democratic Republicans

T/F John Adams won his re-election

FALSE

True or False George Washington believed in foreign alliances

False

True or False: George Washington believed in political parties

False

This party believed in a loose interpretation of the constitution

Federalist

What political party did John Adams belong to?

Federalist

Which party favored a strong national government?

Federalist

What were the first 2 Political Parties Called?

Federalists and Democratic Republican

Define Sedition Act

Made is a crime to speak, write, or publish "false, scandalous or malicious" criticisms of the government

Define Naturalization Act

Required that aliens be residents for 14 years instead of 5 to be eligible to become U.S. citizens

What did Washington greatly fear when he came into the Presidency

That his countrymen would expect too much from him

What is Washington's greatest precedent he set?

The fact that he left after 2 terms

Define the Proclamation of Neutrality

The law passed by Washington that made sure Americans stayed out of the war between England and France. It also did not allow warships to be docked in our ports

Name the Leaders of the Democratic Republican Party

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Which resolutions suggested that states' can nullify federal law?

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Name the event where farmers protested violently against the tax on whiskey

Whiskey Rebellion

The French Viewed Jay's Treaty as...

an attempt to help the British (their enemy)


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