PIckneys Treaty
-established Mississippi as the western boundary and the 31st parallel as the southern boundary of the U.S.
-guaranteed Americans free
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Genet Affair
wants America to fight in the French Revolution
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Neutrality Act of 1793
formal announcement of Americas neutrality when it comes to France and Britain
Jays Treaty
British promised to remove troops from American territory and to establish an arbitration commission to settle financial claims of Americans against Britain and the British against the United States
Hamiltons Program
1. Debt- combine all state debt to a federal debt and pay small part consistantly and BAM CREDIT
2. Banks- controls and holds government money and makes sure money is dynamic by giving loans (charging higher interest rates)
"necessary and proper"
makes sure money is backed up with gold and silver
3. Tariffs- generate money and protect American manufacturers
excise tax- generate moeny revenue=make money
Whiskey Excise Taxes-affects farmers --> WHISKEY REBELLION
XYZ Affair
3 American diplomats were sent to negotiate the problem about how the French keep attacking American ships so X, Y, and Z (french spies) wanted the Americans to bribe them in order for the French to stop
Alien and Sedition Acts
Created because of the aftermath of the French Revolution, the XYZ Affair, and during the Quasi War with the French.
Naturalization Act: Increased the time required to become a U.S. citizen from 5 to 14 years.
Alien Enemies Act: Allowed U.S. government to arrest and deport all aliens who are citizens of countries that are at war with the U.S.
Sedition Act: made it a crime to speak or write critically about the President, Congress, Federal government, or federal laws. It's purpose was to silence criticism.
Virigina and Kentucky Resolutions
This was in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. It argued that the federal government does not have the right to exercise powers not speciifcally stated in the Constitution.
First to advocate the idea that states are able to use the idea of nullification
Sedition Act is a violation of the 1st amendment (freedom of speech)
Congress had exceeded its powers by passing the law
COngress could only exercise powers delegated
Legislative branch regulates political speech (Article 1)
Election of 1800
Federalists ---> Democratic Republican
Federalists lost and the government changes 180 degrees
Since the electoral college was like 1 vote to 1 guy then it led to a tie because they voted for the president and the vice president
This caused the House to decide, so Hamilton goes around to the Federalist cronies to cast a vote to Thoma Jefferson
REPRESENTED THAT NO MATTER HOW NASTY, OR GROSS CAMPAIGNING IS, CANDIDATES CAN SHAKE HANDS, WALK AWAY PEACEFULLY, AND HELP EACH OTHER.
Republican Motherhood
-woman roles and able to become more politically aware
-qualified to teach sons
-cuts into the heart of man and woman relation
Cotton
Southern areas = agrarian nature, very agricultural and commercial when it comes to the sale of cash crops
ex: tobacco, indigo, cotton expands
Eli Whitney's cotton gin- makes life less labor intensing and it becomes cheaper
Expansion of slavery & cotton production because it takes more people to make more cotton
Jefferson Philosophy
favored small farms in rural communities
having equality amoung farmers and economic levels will create a greater foundation for the republic
EXPANSION= room to grow to remain equal
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Jefferson Government
"simplicity and frugality"
1. Dramatically cut internal taxes
2. Reduced the size of army and navy
3. Cut gov. staff
4. WOrked hard to eliminate national debt
5. believed main fed service = mail delivery and just about everything else is left to the states. [Show Less]