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| Articles of Confederation | First Constitution, Plan of government for US, Formed one branch of gov't-The Congress, Congress took care of all foreign affairs |
| Republic | A government in which representatives are chosen by the people. They in turn would run the government |
| Shay's Rebellion(1787) | Where American farmer's revolted because they couldn't sell their goods because of taxes |
| Constitutional Convention | Where they discussed the Virginia and New Jersey plans |
| The Connecticut Plan | also known as the Great Compromise, where each sate would have two members in the Upper Senate, and the Lower House would have representives according to the population |
| Virginia Plan | Seats would be divided up according to the population, the larger states would benefit |
| New Jersey Plan | Each state would only have one vote, smaller states would benefit |
| Three-Fifths compromise | Where only three-fifths of the enslaved blacks counted (five slaves would be counted as three people) |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments added to the Constitution, protects certain basic rights, natural rights, that belonged to all human beings |
| Legislative Branch | makes the laws |
| Executive Branch | Carries out laws |
| Judicial Branch | Interprets laws |
| Responsibilities of the citizen | Learn about your rights, Respect the rights of others, Express your views, Learn about community and national issues, Vote, Volunteer, Obey laws, Serve juries, Defend the Nation |
| Powers of the National and State Goverments | See chart on study guide, too long to write here, hahahhahahahahahahaha |
| Choosing a Cabinet | Washington set up five departments: state, treasury, war, offices of attorney general and post master general |
| Organizing Federal Courts | Constitution called for Supreme Courts, but gave Congress the job of organizing the Federal Court System |
| Judiciary Act | Passed in 1789, stated that the Supreme Court should have a Chief Justice and five associate justices (now eight) also set up a district and district courts |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Farmers were in uproar over tax, mainly bartered whiskey. Washington lead thirteen thousand soldiers to crush this rebellion |
| French Revolution | French rebelled against King Louis XVI |
| Neutrality Proclamation | Issued by Washington, prohibited American citizens from fighting in the war, and barred French and British war ships from American ports |
| Jay's Treaty | Happend in 1795, Britain began attacking American ships that traded with the French, Washington sent John Jay to talk to Britain. Britain agreed to pay damages for the ships taken in the West Indies, but didn't promise that they wouldn't attack again, Britain also gave up forts in Ohio valley after America paid their debts to the British |
| Washington's Farwell Address | Warned the country against becoming involved in European Affairs, also said that political party disturbed the American peace |
| The Federalists | Alexander Hamilton was the leader of the Federalits, they held the majority in Congress, approved the National Bank, wanted the government to be stronger than the people, most were wealthy merchants, manufactuers, and lawyers |
| Anti-Federalists(Democratic Republicans) | Led by Thomas Jefferson, wanted the people to have more power than the government, didn't like the idea of a National Bank, belived the Government should save people's money, rather than spend it, the minority in congress, mainly farmers and peasants |
| XYZ Affair | When the US ratified Jay's treaty, France responded by sending three secret agents, who demenanded President Adams give a loan of ten million dollars to France, as well as two hundred and fifty thousand to Maurice de Talleyrand, the French Foreign minister |
| Toussaint L'Overture | Colored man who lead the Haitians in revolt against the French, later captured, but his followers still mangaed to win against France |
| Benjamin Banneker | Colored man, who helped design the plans for Washington DC, made the first clock, mathematician etc. |
