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Congress approved Hamilton’s plan for the national government to assume or take responsibility the debts acquired by the states during the Revolution.
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Congress placed a tax on distilled liquors that was called the whiskey tax.
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The reign of terror begins in France
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Federal government uses the threat of military to end whisky rebellion
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Event 3- The treaty of Greenville forces Native Americans to give up land in the old northwest
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France and the United States were involved in what
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Increase in the size of the army, higher taxes to support the army and navy, and the four Alien and Sedition Acts
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event took place that demonstrated the conflict surrounding the unresolved issue of slavery. small-scale rebellion failed before it could get underway.
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there were no campaign speeches and no statements from either candidate
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Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801. Act decreased the number of Supreme Court justices.
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Fearing French control and Napoleon’s ambitions, Jefferson sent James Monroe to France and in Paris.
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Congress agreed to finance Jefferson’s call for an expedition to explore the area included in the Louisiana Purchase. Called the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Expedition reached the pacific ocean. Journey which lasted over 2 years succeeded in filling information about the area.