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Identifications (4 Points)

• 1. Cabinet

Secretary of StateThomas Jefferson

Answer One

• Cabinet is a group of advisors that serve the President. Washington began this tradition of having these advisors who head up the various departments of the executive Branch.

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• 2. Judiciary Act of 1789

Chief Justice John Marshall

Answer Two

• Judiciary Act of 1789 set up the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts. This law was needed as the Constitution did not call for any specific way to create a federal court system.

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• 3.Bonds

Answer Three

• Certificates that promised repayment with interest. These loans were sold to the people by the government to help finance the operation of the Federal government.

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• 4.Protective Tariff

Tariffs Protected Textile Mills

Answer Four

• Protective Tariff was a high tax on imports designed to help domestic businesses compete with foreign products. This tax is designed to raise NO revenue.

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• 5.Revenue Tariff

Answer Five

• Revenue Tariff was a low tax on imports designed to provide income for the government. This tax IS designed to raise money.

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• 6.Whiskey Rebellion

Answer Six

• Whiskey Rebellion was a revolt in Pennsylvania over the Tax on Whiskey. Washington sent troops to settle the revolt and helped establish the power of the Federal government.

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• 7.Suffrage

Answer Seven

• Suffrage is the right to vote. Woman, slaves and (in some states) non-land owners did not have this right during the early years of the United States.

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• 8.“Farewell Address”

Answer Eight

• When Washington finished his second term he gave this address. It concerned advice on Foreign Affairs and established the precedent of a President serving no more than two terms.

Identifications (4 Points)• 9.Nonpartisan

Answer Nine

• Nonpartisan is when there are no permanent divisions in government based on politics or causes. This period ended after Washington’s terms as President.

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• 10.John Adams

Answer Ten

• John Adams was Washington’s Vice President who succeeded him as President. He was somewhat pretentious and arrogant.

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• 11.XYZ Affair

French Minister Talleyrand

Answer Eleven

• XYZ Affair occurred when Adams sent an ambassador to France and the French attempted to bribe him. The name “XYZ” comes from the code names of the French ministers who attempted the bribe.

Identifications (4 Points)• 12.Nullification

Answer Twelve

• Nullification is the theory that a state had the right to disobey a Federal law. This theory was not settled for good until the Civil War.

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• 13.Naturalization Act

Immigrants

Answer Thirteen

• Naturalization Act extended the residency requirement before an immigrant could be granted citizenship from 5 to 14 years. It was designed to discourage immigration.

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• 14.Alien and Sedition Act

Immigrant Community

Answer Fourteen

• Alien and Sedition Act required immigrants to register with the government and allowed the President to deport them. This law was also designed to discourage immigration.

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• 15.Federalists

Federalist President John Adams

Answer Fifteen

• Federalists was the party established by Hamilton after Washington left office. They believed in a strong Federal Government.

Short Answer One (10 Points)

• What were the first three Executive Departments created and what were the responsibilities of each of the three?

Hamilton and Jefferson

Secretary of TreasuryAlexander Hamilton Secretary of State

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

• State Department- Foreign Affairs• Treasury Department – Financial

Affairs• Department of War- Military Affairs

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Short Answer Two (10 Points)

• What qualifications and character traits made Washington the logical choice to be America’s first President?

George Washington

Answer

• Washington was respected as a great military leader during the Revolution. He had the respect of the country as a whole. He also was known as an able administrator because of the skills he had displayed while in the army. He was also a southerner from the powerful state of Virginia.

Short Answer Three (10 Points)

• What were the key elements of Hamilton’s financial plan for the United States?

Alexander Hamilton

Answer• A. Needed to Pay 4 Things Off

• 1. foreign debt• 2. domestic debt- bonds• 3. soldiers and army suppliers from the war• 4. Individual states debts

• B. Methods of Raising Revenue• 1.excise tax- tax paid by manufacturer and passed

to consumersa. on whiskey

• 2.pay all debts • 3. establish a national bank

a. issue paper money backed by gold• 4. wanted to support business through government

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Short Answer Four (10 Points)

• What groups of people generally were aligned with the Federalist Party? What groups of people were generally aligned with the Republicans? Explain why these groups aligned with each respective party.

Jefferson and Hamilton

Federalist LeaderAlexander Hamilton

Democratic LeaderThomas Jefferson

Answer

• Federalists- Creditors, merchants, bondholders, New Englanders, Pro-British. Led by Hamilton. Supported strong Central Government.

• Republicans- southern plantation owners, subsistence farmers, small sized craftsmen. Pro-French. Led by Jefferson. Supported States’ Rights.

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