Early Years of the US

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  • Articles of Confederation

    Central Government, one body
    each state one vote
    nine votes out of 13
    unanimous to amend
    power to wage war, make treaties, send diplomatic representatives, and borrow money
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    Articles of Confederation

  • Land Ordinance

    Established a policy for surveying and selling the western lands
    setting aside one section of land in each township for public education

  • Northwest Ordinance

    Great Lakes and ohio River
    set rules for new states
    limited self government
    prohibited slavery
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    Constitution

    Yeah I know it goes further

  • Virginia Plan

    Favored large states

  • Constitutional Convention

    Philadelphia
    rich, white, males
    Representation
    Slavery
    Trade
    Powers of President

  • New Jersey Plan

    Favored small states

  • Connecticut Plan

    Great Compromise
    2 house congress

  • 3/5 Compromise

    Counted each slave and threefifths a person to determine state taxation and representation
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    Ratification

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    George Washington's Presidency

    Established precedents for presidents
    Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Edmund Randolph, John Adams
    Alexander Hamilton: assume state debt high tariff, national bank

  • Judiciary Act of 1789

    Formed the Supreme Court

  • Bill of Rights

    Rights not explicitely guaranteed in the original constitution

  • Proclamation of neutrality

    Will not help France

  • Battle of Fallen Timbers & Treaty of Greenville

    Defeat of Shawnee, wyandot, others
    treaty surrendered claims to ohio territory

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Farmers couldn't pay tax on whiskey they distilled from surplus corn
    Washington federalized 15000 state militia men
    no bloodshed
    unwarranted use of force?

  • Jay Treaty

    talk Britain out of searchin/seizing/impressing
    Treaty made british evacuate posts but not merchant ships

  • Pinckney Treaty

    Spain open the lower Mississippi River and New Orleans

  • Public Land Act of 1796

    orderly procedures for dividing and selling federal land

  • Washington's Farewell Address

    Don't get involved in European affairs
    don't make permanent foreign allianecs
    no political parties
    avoid sectionalism

  • XYZ affair

    merchant ships seized by french
    delegation to negotiage
    french ministers asked for bribes
    resisted war
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    John Adams Presidency

    Pretty lousy president, imo
    poor guy

  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    Naturalization Act: increased requirement for immigrants to qualify for citizenship (most immirants voted Dem-Rep)
    Alien Act: authorized the president to deport any alien considered dangerous and detain any enemy aliens
    Sedition Act: illegal for newspaper editors to criticize government

  • Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

    Nullification laws in state legislatures
    thomas Jefferson, James Madison