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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
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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
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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