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Whiskey Rebellion
After a tax on whiskey in 1791, Western Pennsylvanians rose up in rebellion because of the taxes, which they felt were unfair. Washington squashed the rebellion effortlessly. -
XYZ Affair
Where we went to France to talk about the suspension of French trade and I met some rather unpleasant men who demanded a sum of money of us. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Four laws implemented by John Adams regarding alien-born citizens. This is what caused the famous Congress-floor brawl between Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswald in which the latter beat the former with a cane out of rage. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
In which it was decided that states could interfere if the governemnt's actions were considered unconstitutional. They instated the ideas of interposition and nullification. -
Election of 1800
The first tie with an election where Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied with 73 votes each and the issue was taken to the Electoral College to decide