FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC
MICHAEL QUIÑONES, NBCT
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Objective 1.01 Vocabulary Terms
• Judiciary Act of 1789
• Alien and Sedition Acts
• Hamilton’s Economic Plan
• Virginia and Kentucky
Resolves
• Laissez faire
• Midnight judges
• Bill of Rights
• Election of 1800
• Whiskey Rebellion
• Louisiana Purchase
• Democratic-Republican Party
• Hartford Convention
• Federalist Party
 Law
passed by Congress that
created a federal court system
including U.S. District Courts,
Appeals Courts and Supreme Court.
 Judges
are appointed by the
president and approved by the U.S.
Senate.
Hamilton’s Economic Plan
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Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury
[person in charge of America’s money].
His plan wanted to start a national bank to: [a]
borrow money from foreign countries [b] collect
taxes placed on whiskey and imports [c] pay off
debts from the Revolution.
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The French term for Let it be or Leave alone.

Describes the idea that governments should
leave businesses and citizens alone. Not pass
too many laws interfering in peoples’ lives.
 First
10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
These were added to the U.S. Constitution
several after the nation was founded.
 Including
the rights and freedoms of all U.S.
citizens. Such as freedom of speech, religion
and the right to bear arms.
WHISKEY REBELLION
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Grain (wheat) farmers and makers of whiskey
in the U.S. refused to pay a tax placed on the
manufacture of Whiskey in 1791.
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Makers of whiskey terrorized tax collectors,
stopped court proceedings and robbed U.S.
Mail as a way to protest the tax.
Federalist Party

Group of people led by Alexander
Hamilton who wanted to create a strong
central government that united all 13
original states under one set of laws.
Democratic-Republican Party
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Political party created by Thomas Jefferson in order
to speak out against the Federalists who wanted to
form a strong federal government.
The Democratic-Republicans wanted to keep strong
state governments to make sure that individual rights
were protected and citizens had more power to
decide how they wanted to be governed.
Alien & Sedition Acts
 Alien-person who is not a citizen of a country.
 Sedition-the act of betraying your country
 Two laws passed by Congress to make it harder for
aliens to become citizens or criticize the U.S.
government.
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions

Laws passed by the lawmakers of Virginia and
Kentucky giving them power to nullifying
(ignoring or reversing) laws passed by the
federal government.

These resolutions were secretly written by
federalists such as Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison.

These were passed to try to circumvent (get
around) the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Neither of these laws were successful and
nullifying federal laws.
Midnight Judges
 Judges selected by outgoing president John Adams
the midnight before he left his job as U.S. President.
 Many of these judges did not receive their jobs because
the new president [Thomas Jefferson] did not want
them.
John Adams
William Marbury
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
ELECTION OF 1800

Presidential election between 4 candidates: Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr,
Charles Pinckney and John Adams.

None of the candidates received 51% of the citizens’ votes so the House of
Representatives selected the president.

Thomas Jefferson was elected president. However, he wasn’t very popular and
aside from the Louisiana Purchase often wasn’t able to accomplish what he
wanted to.
Louisiana Purchase
 Land deal completed by president Jefferson that
more than doubled the size of the United States.
 The Louisiana territory was bought from France.
Future explorations by U.S. Army officers Lewis and
Clark allowed American settlers to develop the land.
HARTFORD CONVENTION
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Meeting held in Connecticut to create amendments to the U.S.
Constitution to increase the power of New England states
because they were not in favor of the War of 1812.
Citizens of this region believed since they were closest to
England geographical and economically they had much more to
lose from a war with England.
The series of meetings resulted in proposals to make it harder for
the federal government to take harsh measures against England.
Questions to answer using the foldable
Write these question on the inside of your foldable and include the
correct answer
1.
Which laws were passed to limit the rights of people who were not
citizens of the United States?
2.
Which laws were passed by states to nullify or cancel out laws
passed by Congress?
3.
Which term refers to the idea of government having a very limited
role in business or citizens’ lives?
4.
Which land acquisition deal negotiated by Thomas Jefferson
doubled the size of the United States?
5.
Which law passed by Congress created three levels of federal
courts?
6.
Why did New Englanders arrange a series of anti-federalist
meetings in Hartford Connecticut during the War of 1812?