Early American Politics/Hamilton Musical FLASHCARD

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Alexander Hamilton and George Washington belonged to this party...

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Federalists

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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison belonged to this political party...

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Jeffersonian Republicans

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Why were the Anti-Federalists/Jeffersonian-republicans against Hamilton's plan for the national government to take control of the state's debts and create a national bank?

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They thought it would give too much power to the federal government.

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Washington made it very clear that America should...

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remain neutral when it came to conflicts between Britain and France

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The Anti-federalists/Jeffersonian-Republicans believed in

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Strong state governments and a weaker/smaller federal government

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Washington is known for all of the following EXCEPT. leaving office after 2 terms, neutrality with Britain and France, warning against political parties, weakening the national government

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weakening the national government

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What was the major goal of Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan?

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to pay off the war debt from the American Revolution

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The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from which foreign country?

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France

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How did Jefferson double the size of the United States in 1803?

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The Louisiana Purchase

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Why is the Election of 1800 so significant?

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the first time in our history when our nation saw a peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another