Hist 200 exam 2 study guide Crossword
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1) France- Americas chief ally, French rebel storm the basil and there begins the revolution. Support in US until king was executed. Four empires team upon French because they executed their king. American neutrality- Jefferson challenged Washington but then resigns as secretary of state and campaigns for president 2) 2/3 of the states have to ratify in order to become law. Federalists- defend the need for a strong central government. Anti feds- opposed the need for a strong central government3) Wanted a strong state government, favored in rural and interior areas (recovering economies). They were against the new constitution, they feared that a strong central or national governemt would endanger the peoples liberties.5) First vice president of the US, began his duties as president of the Senate. His role in the administration of George Washington was sharply constrained by the constitutional limits6) The first constitution in our nations history. Included states sovereignty- right for states to rule themselves and form their own laws. The taxes were designed to protect states abilities to tax (power to collect its own taxes) Congress could not pay its bills. It didn’t work out in the end. It had no power of national taxation, no power to control trade, and it provided for a comparatively weak executive. 7) Lots of financial hardship, England would not change and couldn’t agree on tax policies. War veterans were unpaid- hard time maintaining life and providing food. Overextended credit-government kept borrowing money. Failed tariff. 9) The Federalist won the debate, but with criticism- no civil/state rights protections, no power limit. Federalist commits to add a Bill of Rights. In the elections of 1789, George Washington was elected as the 1st US president. 11) Equal for states, no slavery should be counted, equal number of representations14) Favored a strong central government, supporters of the constitution (ability to tax, raise money, fund, etc.) Favored in urban/coastal areas and economies that were hit hard. |
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4) Southern Inconsistency- didn’t want slaves to count as population but in taxes or vice versa. The Northern wanted consistency. Compromise- the 3/5 deal: slaves would be counted as 3/5th’s of the population and would be towards representation. South wanted this to be in the constitution. 20 year protection for slaves.6) Chief Federalist, 1st secretary of treasurer. His vision for America- industrial growth, build factories, more power, money and organization8) Anti-federalist, sees America should be a Agrarian and free trade, focused on agriculture.10) Put capital of US in South, Virginia. This established Washington DC12) Name given to a series of protests by American farmers and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. 1st revolt and major social unrest the US had to address. “Stay laws” – pay until you can afford to catch up and pay it off. “Bankruptcy laws”- if you owe a debt and cant pay it- property gets taken away. Massachusetts response- raise taxes. Captain Daniel Shay- stages a revolt, challenges Massachusetts, organized a military force, had its own weapons. Barricade the courts, the rebellion was put down but barely. Massachusetts militia13) 2nd revolt, Modify the Articles of Confederation, Discuss interstate commerce- Virginia, NY, Massachusetts- leaders of the states at the time. 15) Assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Starts in May 4 and runs all the way through the summer. 11 states joined, New Hampshire joined in July, Rhode Island boycotted it completely. Secrecy- nobody from the outside can hear, they were really discussing to replace the articles of confederation.16) An undeclared war between the US and France, this was a result of disagreements over treaties and Americas status. Fought entirely at sea, success for the US navy as its vessels captured numerous French privateers and warships. Patriotism- short lived unity. Washington trains troops and America is reunited for the first time. Adams squandered unity- alien and sedition acts17) Diplomatic controversy between the US and France. French supported Jefferson- refused US diplomats (ambassadors), even when Adams sends in a new ambassador the French refuses them too. Intermediaries- 3 local businessman approach American ambassador- they wanted a bribe in order to stop shipping raids. X,Y, and Z- signed with this instead of names (letter to Adams). Insult enraged Americans, military funding, cut off all ties with France. 18) One house Congress that’s population based and slaves will count. Bicameral congress- 2 houses (houses of res= population based, 2 senate- equal reps from each state and same amount of power for each state19) Military General and first emperor of France, revolutionized military organization and training, reorganized education. Decided to end the Quasi-war because he needed to focus on the war in Europe20) Chooses not to run for a 3rd term- abuse of the press, precedent- setup a new model- ran for 2 years (until Roosevelt ran for 4 yrs). John Adams was elected- he was a federalist and unwilling to compromise, incredibly inflexible and stubborn. Jefferson became vice president21) Representative of Virginia- introduced a series of proposed amendments: Bill of Rights.
Out of the 12, 10 were approved.
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