Political Figures | Political Parties | Misc. | Tariffs | Hamilton's Plan |
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John Adams
Who was elected as the countries first vice president?
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Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
What were the first political parties??
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When the French navy seized American ships known as the "Quasi War"
What is the XYZ affair and what is it also known as?
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A tax on imported goods
What is a tariff?
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Taxes
How did the national bank raise money?
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Jefferson & Madison
Who published "Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions"?
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Business and manufacturing
According to Alexander Hamilton, what did the federalists base their economy on?
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Sent reps to meet with French Government.
To avoid war, what did President John Adams do?
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Tax on imports that is intended to bring revenue, or money to the government treasury
What is a revenue tariff?.
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France, Netherlands, and American soldiers who fought in the war
Who did the government owe money to after the American Revolution war?
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Thomas Jefferson
Who did the federalists nominate as a candidate for secretary?
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Based on farmers and laborers
What did the Democratic-Republicans base their economy on?
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Allows president to deport "dangerous" people
What is The Alien and Sedition Act?
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Protect the country's own industries from foreign competition
What is a protective tariff?
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Government would pay
How did Alexander Hamilton plan to pay off the debts?
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George Washington
Who presided over the convention that gave the United States its constitution? (Hint: was also the commander of the Continental Army)
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Agrarian
What is the word for an economy based on farmers?
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When it was too expensive for farmers to transport grain so they made it into whiskey. Protesters fought the tax and tarred and feathered the tax collectors
What was the Whiskey Rebellion and what were the protestors arguing?
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Protective tariff
What is " making foreign goods more expensive for American consumers to buy?
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Provide the government with a place to hold the money collected through taxes and help pay for the governments debt
What are the responsibilities of the national bank?
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Edmund Randolph
Who was George Washington's attorney general?
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State's rights and the authority of the government
Between which two factors did Washington try to maintain a balance during his presidential administration?
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State, treasury, war and they are known as "the cabinet"
What are the three executive departments and what are these departments known as?
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Alexander Hamilton
Who proposed the tariff tax?
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Bonds are paper notes promising to repay the money in a certain length of time issued by the government during the Revolutionary War
What are bonds and what were their purpose?
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