Unit 4 – Terms and Concepts
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 – Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party
Politics, 1788-1800
*Be able to answer the following questions and/or fully
explain the significance of the terms and concepts.
How did the ideas of Jeffersonians differ from those of the
Federalists?
1. political parties
2. Jeffersonians (Democratic-Republicans or just
Republicans) – Know their ideology and demographics!
3. Hamiltonians (Federalists) – Know their ideology and
demographics!
4. Alexander Hamilton
5. Thomas Jefferson
Why was George Washington unable to overcome division
with the new government?
6. George Washington’s Administration
7. James Madison
8. Washington’s Cabinet
9. Judiciary Act of 1789
10. Tariff of 1789
Why did Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson find it
so difficult to cooperate as members of Washington’s
cabinet?
11. Ideological differences between Hamilton and Jefferson?
Why did Americans oppose Alexander Hamilton’s blueprint
for national prosperity?
12. Hamilton’s Report on Public Credit
13. Bank of the United States
14. Hamilton’s Financial Plan
a. Assumption
b. Funding at Par
c. National Bank
d. Manufacturing
e. Revenue
i. Tariff
ii. Excise Tax
15. Strict Construction (Interpretation)
16. Loose Construction (Interpretation)
a. Implied Powers
b. Necessary and Proper
c. Elastic Clause
17. Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures
How did foreign affairs affect domestic politics during the
1790’s?
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18. How did the two political parties differ with regards to
foreign affairs?
19. Edmond Genêt
20. Neutrality Proclamation (1793)
21. Jay’s Treaty
22. Battle of Fallen Timbers
23. Treaty of Greenville
24. Pinckney’s Treaty
25. Revolution in Saint-Domingue
Why was it hard for Americans to accept political dissent as
a part of political activity?
26. Gazette of the United States and National Gazette
27. political clubs
28. excise tax on whiskey
29. Whiskey Rebellion (causes and effects)
30. Washington’s Farewell Address
Why were some Federalists willing to sacrifice political
freedoms for party advantage?
31. John Adams’ Administration
32. XYZ Affair
33. Quasi-War
34. High Federalists
35. Alien and Sedition Acts
36. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
What did Jefferson mean when he claimed in his first
inaugural address that “We are all republicans; we are all
federalists?
37. Election of 1800
a. “Revolution of 1800”
38. Twelfth Amendment
39. “midnight judges”
40.