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First step to creating a constitution. Life, Liberty, Prosperity.
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An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States.
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to win support for his debt plan from southern states, hamilton offered a suggestion: what if the nation's capital were moved from nyc to a new city in the south? the south had always been concerned about domination by the more urban north, so this idea pleased southerners. virginians agreed to back the debt plan. in 1790, the debt bill passed congress, along with authorization for the construction of a new national capital in the district of columbia.
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first bank established in 1791 as part of the system proposed by hamilton to launch the new government on a sound economic basis
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Debate over National Bank
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1791 congress put a tax on all whisky made and sold in u,s, revolt tested strength of government, farmers grew corn to make whisky, refused to pay tax on it, 1794 western pa, farmers rebelled on tax collector by burning down his home, large angry mob marched through pittsburgh, washington sent 13,000 troops stop rebellion, people ran away when heard the news.
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Elected in 1796
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Alien: Allowed Pres. to deport immigrants.
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Declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional.
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an insult to the american delegation when they were supposed to be meeting french foreign minister, talleyrand, but instead they were sent 3 officials adams called "x,y, and z" that demanded $250,000 as a bribe to see talleyrand.
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Purchased from France for $15 million.
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One of the justices, William Marbury, sued Madison for his appointment, and the case eventually reached the Supreme Court in 1803. Chief Justice John Marshall, a die-hard Federalist, sympathized with Marbury but believed that Jefferson would never adhere to a ruling against Madison. Therefore, Marshall ruled in Marbury v. Madison that although Marbury was entitled to the judgeship, the Supreme Court could not force the president to give it to him.
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Traveled with Nativie American, Sacogawea. They were hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase.
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after being kicked out of office for his second term. burr plots with wilkinson (the governor of the louisiana territory) to secede from the us. when jefferson catches wind of the plot wilkinson betrays burr. burr is guilty of treason and acquittal by john marshall and flees to europe where he urges napoleon to attack america.
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resulted from britain's support of indian hostilities along the frontier, interference with american trade, and impressments of american sailors into the british army (1812 - 1815)
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Ended War of 1812.
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Ended War of 1812
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Napolean Defeated.