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Judiciary Act of 1789
Congress passed this in order to set up America's Judiciary Branch/ court system. -
Bill of Rights ratified
The first ten amendments of the Constitution were approved by three-fourths of the United States. -
Proclamation of Neutrality
Deciding that the treaty with France's previous government was no longer valid, President Washington declared that America would remain impartial to the war between France and Britain. -
Washington's Farewell Address
A letter that Washington wrote when he left office which tells warns the people not to form political parties and go against each other. -
XYZ Affair
Called "XYZ" to mask the names of the French agents when Americans asked to see correspondence between America and France. -
Quasi War
French seized cargo on American ships, but war was never officially declared -
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
A document written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, respectively, that opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts because they were unconstitutional according to the First Amendment. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Four acts that were passed to restrict foreigners and punish those who spoke out against the United States government. -
Election of 1800
After a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr for president, the decision was made by the House of Representatives for Jefferson to become the next president because he was "slightly less repugnant." -
Judiciary Act of 1801
Act passed by Congress that increased the number of federal judges causing President Adams to fill the positions with Federalists to compensate for the Republican dominance in the other branches.