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the 1st cabient had 3 dept. heads; sect. of state, sect. of treasury, and sect. of war. what are the names and what dept. were they head of?
- sect. of state - thomas jefferson
- sect. of treasury - alexander hamilton
- sect. of war - henry knox
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what are some the the main things hamilton and jefferson disagreed on?
- hamilton - strong central govt. and the rule of the favored few
- jefferson - self-govt. and freedom of individual
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what were the 2 key componets of hamliton's masterplan for the treasury?
- 1. funding at par and assumption of state debt
- 2. est. a national bank (BUS)
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who (2) opposed hamiltons plan for the treasury but agreed for exchange of ___?
- madison and jefferson
- agreement to support it in est. a new federal city in the south, washington, d.c.
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what were hamilton and jefferson disagreements in foreign affairs when france and england went to war? ultimately giving birth to political parties in the u.s.
- hamilton sided w/ english
- jefferson sided w/ french
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who won the presidential election in 1796 by 3 electoral votes?
john adams
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under john adams presidencey, what laws were passed to weaken his opponets, the jeffersonians? (2)
- 1 raised residency requirements for citizenship from 5yrs to 14
- 2 sedition act
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what is the sedition act? and what happened to it?
- anyone who impededthe polices of the govt. or falesly defamed its officials would be liable to a heavy fine and imprisonment
- conflicted w/ 1st amendment but ok'd by supreme court. this expired in 1801
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what did hamliton beleive about a limited national debt?
that it was good because the nations we owned money to would work hard to make sure we were a succes
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the 'ideal citizen' was an independent farmer according to which political party?
jeffersoian republicans
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adams and the federalist biggest problem in the electon of 1800 was the fact that...
adams refused to goto war w/ the french
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whos major contribution as a president was keeping the nation out of foreign wars?
george washington
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