CHAPTER 6 REVIEW

WASHINGTON'S PRESIDENCY , DOMESTIC ISSUES

• A domestic issue while Washington was president was the whiskey rebellion. This rebellion involved upset farmers who complained about taxes on their products. Washington solved this by taking an army and forcing them to stop the uprising.

WASHINGTON'S PRESIDENCY, FOREIGN ISSUES

• The French Revolution happened while Washington was president but he avoided it. He stated that we were not ready for war or to intervene. We needed to still pay back other war debts, focus on protecting our own borders, and we had no terms saying we needed to help them.

ADAMS PRESIDENCY, DOMESTIC ISSUES

• The alien and sedition acts were a domestic issue while Adams was president. They said that any "disloyal" immigrant could be deported or arrested. "Disloyal" had no further explanation so it was up to interpretation by the individual. Also said there could be no critical speech against the government which goes against the freedom of speech amendment.

ADAMS PRESIDENCY, FOREIGN ISSUES

• A foreign issue while Adams was president was the xyz affair. Agents of the prime minister of France demanded a bribe from the U.S. To speak to him. Also that the U.S. Gives France a loan and apologies for anti-French comments the U.S. Has made. Adams didn't respond well when he heard this happen and said "millions for defense, not one cent for tribute" after that he canceled any previous treaties.

CORPS OF DISCOVERY

• A journey by Lewis and Clark starting in the Louisiana purchase and moving to the Pacific Ocean. This journey intended on recording climate out west, new species of plants and animals, different terrains. Generally just understanding what is out west so there can be more exploration and settlements.

JEFFERSON'S PRESIDENCY

• Something else that happened during Jeffersons presidency was the Louisiana purchase. Which was a major thing it doubled the size of the U.S. The U.S. Offered 10 million for just New Orleans area but the French said 15 million for everything which was extremely cheap. 2¢ an acre, only problem was the constitution did not say anyone could buy land. Jefferson used loose construction to get around this.

WAR OF 1812

• The war of 1812 was caused by the British and French still fighting and they were seizing our ships and impressing our sailors.

EFFECTS OF WAR OF 1812

• The main outcomes of the war was that we preserved our independence, Britain was now our ally, and Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and William Harrison gained fame.

ELECTION OF 1800

• Jefferson and Burr both had 73 electoral votes. Which means there was a tie and this was a problem.

MIDNIGHT APPOINTMENTS

• The midnight appointments was last minute appointments held by Adams with members of the judiciary branch to assure it would be federalist.