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| What is a cabinet? | a group of advisors to the President |
| Who was the ORIGINAL Secretary of State? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was the ORIGINAL Secretary of the Treasury? | Alexander Hamilton |
| Who was the ORIGINAL Secretary of War? | Henry Knox |
| Who was the ORIGINAL Attorney General? | Edmund Randolph |
| What is a precedent? | an action or decision that sets an example for others to follow |
| What were 3 precedents set by Washington? | cabinet, 2 term limit for President, formation of courts |
| Who came up with a financial plan to get the U.S. out of debt? | Hamilton |
| Part of Hamilton’s plan was to absorb all ____________, and issue bonds to refinance. | state and national debt |
| Part of Hamilton’s plan was to create a _____ | tariff (tax on imported goods) |
| Part of Hamilton’s plan was to build a National ___________ | Bank |
| In Washington’s farewell address, he said to steer clear of _______ with foreign countries. | permanent alliances |
| Washington’s idea for foreign policy was called _________. | neutrality |
| Why did Washington believe in neutrality? | U.S. was still in debt, our army was weak, the U.S. was young |
| Why were corn farmers unhappy about the tax on liquor? | corn was used to make whiskey |
| What was the Whiskey Rebellion? | a group of farmers protested the tax on whiskey |
| How did Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion? | He used his federal authority and sent in the militia to put down the rebellion |
| Why was the Whiskey Rebellion important? | Washington uses the militia to put down the rebellion, uses his executive authority to execute the law |
| What were the terms of Jay's Treaty | The British left the Ohio River Valley, paid American ship owners what was owed them, and private citizens who owed British merchants $ had to repay them |
| Why did many Americans disagree with Jay's Treaty? | they didn't want to pay British merchants for pre-war debt |
| Why did France begin seizing American ships, and refusing to trade with the U.S.? | to protest Jay's Treaty and America's cooperation with England |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | French dictator |
| X,Y,Z | secret agents sent to negotiate with the French |
| What were the demands of the French in the XYZ affair? | France wanted $250,000, loan to France of $10 million |
| How does the U.S. respond to France's offer? | they are outraged and refuse to pay the bribes |
| How does President Adams deal with the French attacks on American ships? | he strengthens the navy by ordering frigates be built - undeclared naval battles take place, French stop attacking |
| What was the American reaction to the XYZ Affair? | Many Americans wanted to go to war with France |
| Who wrote the Alien and Sedition Acts? | John Adams |
| Alien Act | deports immigrants suspected of acting against the government, had to wait 14 years to become a citizen |
| Sedition Act | any written info that is false, scandalous, malicious against the gov't or members of gov't is ILLEGAL |
| pacifist | someone who wants to avoid conflict (war) |
| sedition | stirring up rebellion against the government |
| Reasons why Americans sympathized with (felt bad for) the French during the French Revolution | French King was taxing people / treating them badly similar to how the colonists were treated by England |
