AP History
Mr. Dunn
Chapter 6 Study Guide
The Constitution and the New Republic
1780’s-1800
Important Terms, People, and Ideas
Weaknesses with Articles
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
General description of Delegates
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Trade Compromise
James Madison
Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Republic
Federalism
Ratification process
Federalists
Federalist Papers
Anti-Federalists
Anti-Federalist arguments
Bill of Rights
Cabinet
Hamilton’s Plan
Bank of the United States
Federalist Party
Jefferson’s views
Republican Party
First Party System
1. Where did the people want the political power to be centered? Why?
2. Why did the following groups want a new government?
American manufacturers
Land Speculators
Large property owners
3. Who wrote the Virginia Plan?
4. Who introduced the Virginia Plan?
5. Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
6. Why is neither the state nor national governments sovereign?
Whiskey Rebellion
Citizen Genet
Jay’s Treaty
Pinckney’s Treaty
Washington’s Farewell Address
John Adams
XYZ Affair
Quasi War with France
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions
nullification
Revolution of 1800
Midnight appointments
7. What is implied by the idea that the Constitution is the Supreme law of the land?
8. Describe Madison’s argument for a large Republic.
9. Describe the change in the ratification process the delegates made.
10. What did the Federalists believe in?
11. Name the prominent men who supported the Federalists.
12. What were the Federalist Papers and who wrote them?
13. Describe the arguments of the Antifederalists.
14. What was the biggest complaint of the Antifederalists?
15. What is the Bill of Rights?
16. Describe the basic beliefs of the Federalist Party.
17. Who was the head of the Federalist Party?
18. Describe the basic beliefs of the Republican Party.
19. Who was the head of the Republican Party?
20. Who did Hamilton believe needed to support the government?
21. Describe Hamilton’s plan concerning public and state debt.
22. What did he hope to accomplish through his debt plan?
23. What did Hamilton hope to accomplish by establishing a national bank?
24. Describe the new taxes proposed by Hamilton.
25. Describe the Federalist vision for America.
26. Describe the deal surrounding the new location of the capital.
27. Which parts of Hamilton’s plan were passed?
28. What was the first party system?
29. Describe Jefferson’s views on agriculture and industry.
30. When did the following states join the union?
Vermont
Kentucky
Tennessee
31. Describe the important issue involving Native Americans that was missing from the Constitution.
32. Describe the threat to neutrality posed by Citizen Genet.
33. Describe the process of nullification.
34. Give an example of the division in Congress caused by the Alien and Sedition Acts.
35. Describe the complication in the election of 1800 and the resolution of the complication.