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| What was the significance of the Bill Of Rights? |
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| The federalists created the bill of rights so the antifederalists would be satisfied and ratify the constitution. The bill of rights gave some power to the people and protected their rights. |
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| What were the provisions of the judiciary act of 1789? |
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| Organization of a federal court system |
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How did Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson differ in their views on each of the following?
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Preferred political and economic systems
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having the federal government assume state debts
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establishing a national bank
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protective tariffs
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| What were the causes and effects of the Whiskey Rebellion? |
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| Rural farmers hated excise tax on whiskey they resisted the tax by intimidating tax collectors. This allowed for the use of the governments new power by supressing the rebellion. This showed the new government was effective |
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| Why was George Washington concerned about the emergence of a two-party system in America? |
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| All of federalists were in North and democratic republicans were in south, he thought they would divide the country |
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| What were the provisions of Jays Treaty? |
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| British gave up their forts with restrictions kept on ships, Americans repay prewar debts. |
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| What were the provisions of Pinckneys Treaty? |
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| Americans had free shipping rights on Mississippi river and access to New Orleans. Northern boundary of spanish Florida |
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| What were two problems revealed in the presidential election of 1796? |
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| proved that the 2 party system split the country. |
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| What were the causes and effects of the XYZ affair? |
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Causes: insulting offers to the people sent over to solve dissagreement with France
Effect:undeclared naval war on french ships and unpopular taxes. |
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| What arguement did Thomas jefferson and James Madison make in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions? What was the significance of the documents? |
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| They said that the sedition act was unconstitutional. It threatened to dissolve the union. |
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| What was the significance of the election of 1800? |
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| First time the presidential party has shifted. |
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| What was the significance of the supreme court case Marbury v. Madison? |
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| Judicial review: supreme court reviews acts of congress and president and determines if it is constitutional |
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| What were the provisions of the Embargo Act? why did it fail? |
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| Suspending trade by ordering American Ships to stay in port. It failed because Great Britain found other markets in South America. |
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