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washington becomes president
george washington was not sure he wanted to be president. the american public greatly wanted him to be their first president. washington wanted to make sure the office of president was respected at home and abroad. -
whiskey rebellion
The cause of the whiskey rebellion is that the people were anger about the western farmers toward a federal excise tax on whiskey. What happen was when the farmers heard about it they exploded because of the taxes. The president called out the militia. His response proved that men of one state will invade the territory if necessary. -
john adams
john adams was a president. He was a republican but, he didnt want the republicans to get too much power. so he was helping the americans get more power and money. -
alien and sedition acts
they created it because it took so long for aliens to become citizens. empowered the president to expel and alien. most controverals laws, the sedition act made. -
thomas jefferson
Jefferson’s view on government is that federal government should be small, frugal, and limited in its powers.
His decision left him with the uneasy feeling the he had “gone beyond constitution”.
He submitted the purchase of louisiana. -
marbury v madison
adams rushed the judiciary act of 1801 through the outgoing federalists congress. this act improved the organization of the judicial branch while creating several new court positions. -
louisiana purchase
The Louisiana territory was offered in 1803 .
The country that offered it was France.
Its boundaries was vague, the acquisition of Louisiana, Jefferson knew, would double the size of the united states.
The amount was 15 million dollars -
embargo act
the embargo act is stopping all foriegn trade. in the west farmers were alarmed by mountains of un shipped tobacco, cotton, and great britain piling up on docks.it is like a war.
