Term
| Supporters of the Consitution |
|
Definition
| Fnow as federalist, they were mostly wealthy and opposed anarhy. Lead by Jay, Hamiltion, and Madison, who also wrote the Federalist Papers in support of the constituion. |
|
|
Term
| Opponents of the Constitution |
|
Definition
| Known as Antifederalist, most commoners who were afraid of strong central government and being taken advantage of. -Patirck Henry and Sammuel Adams |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
One of the amin opponents of the constitution, workded against it ratifcation in virginia. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Opposed the constitution until the Bill of rights were added, then he supported it |
|
|
Term
| George Mason, Bill of Rights |
|
Definition
| Opposed the constitution because it didn't protect the indivuidual rights. His opposition led tothe inclusion of the Bill of Rights |
|
|
Term
| Radifiication fights, mostly in Massachusetts, New York, and Virgina |
|
Definition
| Massachusetts farmers opposed teh constitution because they felt it protected trade more than agriculture, but Massachusetts became the 6th state to ratify. New york was opposed to the constitution, Virgina and New York did not tatify until Bill of Rights were added |
|
|
Term
| Federalist Papers, Jay, Hamilton, Madison |
|
Definition
| collection of esays by john jay, alexander hamilton and james madison. explained teh importance of a strong central government. it was published to convince new york to ratify the constitution |
|
|
Term
| bill of rights adopted, 1791 |
|
Definition
| the first 10 amendments to the constition which guaranteed basic individual rights |
|
|
Term
| President George Washington |
|
Definition
| He established many of the presidentail traditions, including limiteing a president's tenure to two terms. he was against political parties, and strove for politcal balacen in teh government by appointing politcial adversaries to government positions |
|
|
Term
Vice president john adams |
|
Definition
| a federalist, he had little say in washingtons administration |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| created teh federal court sstem, allowed the president to created federal courts and to appoint judges |
|
|
Term
| Secertary of the treasrury - hamilton |
|
Definition
| a leading federalist, he supported industry and strong central government. he created the national bank and managed to pay off the us's early debts through tariffs and teh excise tax on whiskey |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| leading democratic repulican, opposed hamiltons idea, washington tended to side wtih hamilton so he resigned. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a revolutionary war hero,served as secertary of war under the articles of confederation, and stayed on in the capactiy as part of washingtions cabinet. |
|
|
Term
| hamilton prgram, ideas, proposals, reasons of it |
|
Definition
| designed to pay off teh us's war debts and stablize the economy, he believed that the united states should become a leading international commerical power. his programs included teh creation of the national bank. the establishment of the us credit rate, increased tariffs, and exercise taz on whiskey. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| designed to raise revenue for the federal government, resulted in the government, surplus |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| part of hamiltons plan, it would save the government surplus money until it was needed |
|
|
Term
| national debt, state debt, foreign debt |
|
Definition
| the us national debt included domestric debt owed to soldiers and others who had not yet been paid for their revolutionary war services, plus foreign debt to otehr countries which had helped the us. the federal government also assumed al the debts uncurred by the states during the war. hamilton paid them off |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| taxes placed on manufacture prodcuts, the excise tax on whiskey helped raise revenue for hamiltons program |
|
|
Term
| implied powers, elastic clause, necessar and proper clause |
|
Definition
| section 8 of article I contains a long list of powers specifically granted to congress and ends with the statement that congress shal also have the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carring into exection. |
|
|
Term
| loose, strict interpertaion of the constitution |
|
Definition
| allows the government to do anything which the constitution does not specifically forbid it from doing. strict interpertation forbids the government from doing anything except what would the constition specifically empowers it to do |
|
|
Term
| location of the capital, Washington DC |
|
Definition
south was angry of the state debts being assumed, as a part of south/norht compromise plan, the capitol would be located in the south |
|
|
Term
| major L'enfant, benjamin banneker |
|
Definition
| architects of washington dc |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 1794 farmers in penn rebleed against hamiltion excise tax on whiskey, several federal offices were killed in the riots caused by there attempts to serve arrest warrans on offenders. |
|
|
Term
| washington farewell address |
|
Definition
| warned agains the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances |
|
|
Term
| election of 1796, president adams, vice president jefferson |
|
Definition
| first true election, adams was federalist, but jefferson was a antifederalist |
|
|
Term
| new states: vermont, kentucky, tennessee |
|
Definition
| after western land claims were ,were added to the us under constitution |
|
|
Term
| federalists & democratic republicans |
|
Definition
| first two poltical parties, many of teh democratic republicans had earlier been memebers of the antifederalsit, never organized formal party. |
|
|
Term
| federalists/democratic repulicans /leaders and supports |
|
Definition
| fed. hamiltion, adams democratic republicans jefferson and madison |
|
|
Term
| federalists / democratic repulblicans programs |
|
Definition
| federal programsw were national bank, and taxes to support the growth of industry. d/r opposed these programs, favoring state banks and little industry |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| strong army, industry, and loose. d/r weak gover. state and indidivual rihts |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| f- britian, d/r felt they needed france |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
secret society formned by officers of continental army, group was named for george washingotn,whose nickname was cincinnatus, although washington himseld have no involvemnet |
|
|
Term
| virgina and kentucky resolutions |
|
Definition
| written anonymously by jefferson and madison, in responce to teh alien and sedition act, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states concidered unconstituioal |
|
|
Term
doctrine of nullification |
|
Definition
| expressed in the virgina and kentucky resolutions, said ithat states could nullify federal laws |
|
|
Term
| election of 1800, jefferson and burr |
|
Definition
| two dmeocratice rep. TJ and AB, defeated john adams but tied with one another. the house of rep were to make final call over a tie. after long series, house jefferson was chose. led to 12th admenment, same party to run under same ballat |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| jefferson elecetion changed the direction of the government from federalist to d/r to itw as called revoultion. |
|
|
Term
| jefferson inaugural adress |
|
Definition
| declared he would not aviod foreign aliances |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| brought on by jeff/burr tie, all nominess would run on the same party ticket. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| series of religious revivals starting in 1801, based on methodism and baptism. stressed religouus philosopfy of salvation through good deeds and tolerance forall protestant sects. attracked woment, blacks and native americans. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| american natuallist painter |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
american painter, famous for the portratit of washingotn, and copied for the one dalla bil |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| france aided us in american revoultion, and us agreed to aid france if teh need ever aronse. although france could have used american aid during the french revoultion, the us didnt do anything to help. us didnt fulfioll ther part until war war 1 |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| second great democratic revolution taking place in the 1790's after maericnan revoluton had proeven a success. us didnt aid anyone, french overthrew the king and governmetn. |
|
|
