Articles of Confederation--Federalist Era
UNIT 4
AP US History Review Guide
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Foreign problems:
--British forts on US soil
--Spanish, French relations with US
Shay’s Rebellion/1786/reasons/significance?
Philadelphia Convention of 1787
Characteristics of delegates
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut (Great) Compromise
Powers of the President
Powers of the Congress
Powers of the Courts
Electoral College
3/5ths Compromise
Slave Trade Compromise
Requirements for ratification
Antifederalists/Federalists
Demand for a bill of rights
Federalists Papers
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CHAPTER 9 KEY TERMS/IDEAS
American Revolution as evolutionary rather than radical
change
Exodus of Loyalists from America
Post-war Anglican church
Virginian Statute for Religious Freedom
Quakers/First antislavery society
Expansion of liberties by the states after the war
“Republican motherhood”
Principles of new state constitutions
Evidence of fear of central authority?
Use of conventions to write constitutions?
Constitutions as written documents?
Common ideas in state constitutions?
Economic drawbacks of independence?
Articles of Confederation
“Firm league of friendship”
Reasons for delays in ratification
Structure and powers of Articles government?
Problems with Articles govt?
Successes of Articles govt?
Land Ordinance of 1785
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CHAPTER 10 KEY TERMS/IDEAS
Washington as President
Use of Washington’s cabinet? Precedents?
Bill of Rights/provisions/purpose?
Judiciary Act of 1789
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton-Sec. of Treasury
Report on the Public Credit
“Funding at Par”
Assumption of state debts
Motive behind Hamilton’s plan?
Location of District of Columbia?
Sources of revenue to pay US debts?
--Excise taxes
--Tariffs
Protective tariff/reasons/?
Hamilton’s industrial vision
Report on a National Bank
Structure and purpose of National Bank
Jefferson’s constitutional opposition to Bank?
Strict construction/broad construction
“Necessary and Proper clause”/Elastic Clause
Whiskey Rebellion/example of federal authority
Factions vs. parties/role of parties?
French Revolution/support and opposition in US?
American alliance with France/Jefferson’s
support/Washington’s hesitation?
Proclamation of Neutrality?
Genet Affair/effects of American neutrality?
British military presence in the west and support of Indians?
Impressments/British raiding American merchant vessels
John Jay/Jay’s Treaty/Republican reaction?
Pinckney’s Treaty with Spain/influence of Jay’s Treaty?
Washington’s Farewell Address/advice?
John Adams/Election of 1796
High Federalists
French reaction of Jay’s Treaty?
XYZ Affair
Talleyrand
Federalist reaction to XYZ Affair?
Quasi-War with France?
Napoleon Bonaparte/Convention of 1800
Alien and Sedition Acts/reasons why?
Virginia and Kentucky Resolves/nullification doctrine/why?
Federalists beliefs and positions
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION (1781-1789)
Annapolis Convention, 1786 (response to weak interstate commerce and economic
depression)
R atification debate between Federalists and Antifederalists
T reaty of Paris, 1783
I nterstate Commerce problems (depression in 1780s)
C onstitutional Convention, 1787
L and legislation (Land Ordinance of 1785; NW Ordinance of 1787)
E ngland, France, Spain and Barbary Corsairs challenged U.S. in foreign affairs
S hays’ Rebellion
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Bill of Rights
Judiciary Act of 1789
Hamilton’s Financial Plan, 1789-91 (BE FAT)
French Revolution
Neutrality Proclamation, 1793
Jay Treaty, 1795
Election of 1796 (2 parties: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans)
XYZ Affair, 1797
Quasi War (1798-1800)
Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798
Washington’s Legacy
Revolution of 1800
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FEDERALIST ERA (1789-1901)
Hamilton’s Financial Plan: BE FAT
Bank of the United States
Excise taxes on whiskey
Funding at Par
Assumption of State Debts
Tariffs