Chapter Ten: Launching the New Ship of State

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Chapter Ten: Launching the New Ship of State 1789 to 1800

1. What vision did Washington have for the creation of the Cabinet? Who was a part of George Washington’s first cabinet?

2. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? Describe the significance of #9 & #10.

3. What role did the Judiciary Act of 1789 play in shaping our judicial system? Who was our country’s first Chief Justice?

4. What was Alexander Hamilton’s advice in regards to the national debt? What was Hamilton’s rationale for this plan?

5. How did the states respond to Hamilton’s plan? What was the plan that was used to entice Virginia to support Hamilton’s plan?

6. Describe the rationale for the Excise Tax.

7. Compare Jefferson’s and Hamilton’s view in regards to creating a national bank? Which side did Washington eventually support? Jefferson Hamilton 8. What issues contributed to the Whiskey Rebellion? How did the federal government respond? What was the overall significance of the aftermath of the Whiskey Rebellion?

9. What factors led to the development of a multi-political party system?

10. How did the US (more specifically Jefferson and Hamilton) view the French Revolution?

11. Describe the significance of George Washington’s 1793 Neutrality Proclamation. How did the Proclamation lead to the Genet Affair?

12. What was Great Britain’s role with the conflict between the Miami Confederacy and the Colonists around the Great Lakes? What was the significance of the Treaty of Greenville?

13. Describe the pros and cons of the Jay Treaty. What role did it play in regards to the Pinckney Treaty? Explain the significance of the Pinckney Treaty?

14. What two important pieces of advice did Washington offer in his Farewell Address?

15. 1796 Presidential Election Party # of Electoral Votes John Adams Thomas Jefferson

Generalizations on how Adams won: 16. What issues led to the XYZ affair? Explain its significance in regards to relations with France.

17. How was the Convention of 1800 agreement beneficial to both the US and France?

18. Explain the role of each of the following acts in hopes of increasing support for the Federalists Party. -Alien Act

-Sedition Act

-Naturalization Act

19. Explain the significance of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. What was the Compact Theory? What does nullification mean?

20. List characteristics of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties. Federalists Democratic Republicans