Adams was faced with a quasi war with an old alliance... who was this?
France
Anger led to _____'s defeat of John Adams in 1800.
Thomas Jefferson's
Hamilton's 1791 excise tax on whiskey angered frontier farmers that led to this event...
Whiskey Rebellion
Why was Hamilton's debt plan controversial?
Northern states had more debt than Southern states
This treaty established a friendship between Spain and USA
Pinckney's Treaty
Which country was seizing US ships besides France?
England
This was an exploration of the west that took place during Jefferson's Presidency.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
What controversial idea did Hamilton have about the states' debts from the Revolutionary War?
"assumption" of state debts - putting them all together as a national debt
This law empowered President Adams to deport "dangerous" aliens at his discretion
Alien Acts
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ in Washington's cabinet
Department of State (Secretary of State)
This means that the Supreme Court has the right to determine whether laws passed by Congress are constitutional
Judicial Review
Who ran against Washington to become president?
John Adams
Who was the Federalist that would become the first Secretary of Treasury under President Washington?
Alexander Hamilton
The 3rd president and Washington's secretary of state.
Thomas Jefferson
Which political party was strongly against the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Democratic-Republicans (Anti-Federalists)
Alexander Hamilton pushed the idea for this to be created. Washington voted to approve.
National Bank
This territory was purchased by Thomas Jefferson through a treaty.
Louisiana Territory
Jefferson sent the USS Constitution and ordered a blockade to end a war with...
Barbary pirates
This law criminalized speaking against the government
Sedition Acts
This man would become the 2nd president of the U.S.
John Adams
What were 80% of Americans involved in the production of?
Agriculture
What was the court case that determined the power for the Supreme Court to have "judicial review"
Marbury v. Madison
Washington Sent John Jay to England to do this...
negotiate a treaty