APUSH 1789-1817 CH 5

1789 law that created the Judicial Branch of the federal government. Among the things provided for in the Act:

• the number of members of the Supreme Court (6)
• the number of lower district courts (13)
• the idea that the Supreme Court can settle disputes between states
• the idea that a decision by the Supreme Court is final.

Western farmers refused to pay excise tax on whiskey (important part of hamiltons revenue program)
washington sent out federal militia and rebellion evaporated. strengthened credibility of young gov

1. pay off national debt @ face value, have fed gov assume the war debts of states
2. protect nation's young industries and collect revenues at the same time by imposing high tariffs on imported goods
3. create national bank for depositing govs funds and printing banknotes that provided common currency

France in midst of revolution
washington believed that young nation not strong enough to engage in a war

Washington sent john jay on mission to talk brits out of searching and seizing American ships
brit agreed to evacuate posts on US estern frontier but said nothing about seizures

Spain agreed to open the lower MI river and new orleans to Americcan trade

*dont get involved in European affairs
*against eh US making permanent alliances in foreign affairs
*not to form political political parties
*avoid sectionalism

Wrote against stamp act
defended brit soldier involved in boston massacre
negotiated treaty of paris 1783
vp for washington

3 man delegation sent to France in 1798 to persuade French to stop harassing American shipping
bribed that had to pay to see French Minister Talleyrand

Aliens could not become citizens until they had lived in the US 14 years.

Gave president power to deport all aliens considered dangerous

Made it illegal for newspaper editors to crticize either the president or Congress and imposed heavy penalties

Republicans argued that bc went against 1st amendment of the constitution
both resolutions agreed that states had entered into a compact in forming the national government and if any act of the fed gov broke the compact, state could nullify fed law

Changed supreme court from six to five judges, created 16 additional circuit court judgeship
signed last night of Adam's term in an effort to maintain Federalist control over the judicial branch of the government

Secretery of state
vp under adams
wrote kentuckey resolutions