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French Revolution
A major social change that sought to change the relationship between how rulers governed. The French citizens altered their political landscapes and brought up old institutions such as the feudal system and monarchy. It was a period of radical and social change -
Indian Trade and Intercourse Act
An act passed by congress in 1790 to regulate relations between American Indians and the US on the frontier and to ensure fair and equal dealings. The act was widely ignored by White Americans, as the migrations to the frontier increased and, as a result, tensions between the US and American Indians increased. Tensions between the US and Britain also increased because the British supplied the Indians with guns and encouraged them to raid US settlements. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Many farmers in the frontier grew corn and produced whiskey to sell for profit, and when the British created a tax on whiskey, and farmers everywhere started to rebel. The tax on whiskey hurt the farmers who needed the profit to keep the economy going. Farmers blocked roads, assaulted tax collectors and marched in courthouses. Federalist supporters were afraid that the rebellion might spread and encouraged native americans to fight against the colonists on their land. -
Neutrality Proclamation
- Formal announcement issued by George Washington, declared that the nation is neutral with the conflict going on between France and Great Britain. It kept the U.S out of war/ conflict with foreign countries
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Jay's Treaty
It required British forces to withdraw from western frontiers of the U.S, and also examined the debts owed to the U.S. It also set a base on where Americans could establish an economy, as well as restricted the U.S access to the Britain West Indies -
Battle of Fallen Timbers
The whiskey rebellion had added chaos to the new nation and when the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act was ignored by white Americans, violence began to spark between natives and white Americans. Washington sent 2,000 men into the Ohio territory and attacked 2,000 native Americans gathered by a British fort, and native Americans suffered defeat. -
Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Greenville followed the Battle of Fallen Timbers a year later. The treaty forced native americans back into the Northwest territory, and granted the US lots of land. -
Democratic/Republican formation
The Democratic-Republican party emerged in the 1790’s out of opposition to the federalists party. It was formed by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other disenchanted politicians.They elected Thomas Jefferson as their presidential candidate in 1796, 1800, and 1804. The election of 1796 marked the first time an election was contested with candidates identifying themselves in opposing parties. -
Pickney treaty
The treaty was originally negotiated by Thomas Pinckney to help end the hostilities on the Spanish/US border. The Pinckney Treaty of 1796 defined the boundaries of the US and Spanish territories in the South (31st parallel). It also opened the Mississippi river and New Orleans to US trade. This was supported by the federalists from the west and south who opposed Jay's treaty. -
Naturaliztion Act
An act passed by the Federalist- controlled congress, which raised the residence requirements for citizenship from 5 years to 14 years to delay the naturalization of immigrants who voted for the Democratic-Republican by postponing their citizenship. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were security acts passed in 1798 by the federalist controlled congress. The acts allowed the president to imprison and deport non citizens, and it placed a significant restriction on political speech. This was mainly targeted at Irish and Scottish dissenters who criticized the government's pro British policies. In the following months, nearly two dozen Democratic-Republican editors and legislators were arrested for sedition, and some were fined and imprisoned. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Jefferson and Madison wanted states to pass resolutions that would counter what they thought was a violation of the Bill of Rights. Legislators passed the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, which said that the Alien and Sedition Acts were “void and of no force.” Virginia claimed that states had a right to nullify any powers exercised by the federal government that were not explicitly granted to it.