Chapter 8-Give Me Liberty
Thomas Jefferson - ANSMade secretary of state under George Washington
John Adams - ANSVice President Under George Washington
Alexander Hamilton - ANSHeaded the treasury department under George Washington. Created
the Report on Manufactures. Also created 5 part plan to fix the nations economy. First step was
to establish the credit worthiness of America. Second was calling for creation of national debt.
Third was creating the Bank of the US, 4th was Raise Revenue, and 5th was raising tariffs
John Jay - ANSFrom New York, headed the Supreme Court, drafted controversial treaty.
Report on Manufactures (1791) - ANSCreated by Alexander Hamilton, was the 5th part of
Hamiltons plan. Wanted an imposition of a tariff (tax on foreign goods) and government
subsidies to encourage the development of factories that could manufacture products currently
purchased from abroad.
protective tariff - ANSA tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy
domestic goods
bond speculators - ANSsold their bonds to these people for half the cost of the original bond
price to get rid of it
strict constructionist - ANSSoutherners who supported the new constitution. Insisted that the
federal government could only exercise the powers SPECIFICALLY listed in the constitution,
Thomas Jefferson was one of these people. Believed that national bank was unconstitutional
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant - ANSFrench Born veteran of the war of independence, would design a
grandiose plan for a federal city that was filled with wide boulevards, parks and fountains.
Benjamin Banneker - ANSSurvey for Pier Charles was an African-American scientist who taught
himself calculus and trigonometry. He helped design the capital.
Edmond Genet - ANSFrench envoy seeking to get support for the french government. Tried to
get America to Attack the British.
"impressment" - ANSKidnapping sailors to serve in the navy. Was done by the British
Jay's Treaty (1794) - ANSTreaty that said the British would abandon their outposts on the
western frontier, the US agreed to favorably treat British imported goods.
Thomas Jefferson - ANSMade secretary of state under George Washington
John Adams - ANSVice President Under George Washington
Alexander Hamilton - ANSHeaded the treasury department under George Washington. Created
the Report on Manufactures. Also created 5 part plan to fix the nations economy. First step was
to establish the credit worthiness of America. Second was calling for creation of national debt.
Third was creating the Bank of the US, 4th was Raise Revenue, and 5th was raising tariffs
John Jay - ANSFrom New York, headed the Supreme Court, drafted controversial treaty.
Report on Manufactures (1791) - ANSCreated by Alexander Hamilton, was the 5th part of
Hamiltons plan. Wanted an imposition of a tariff (tax on foreign goods) and government
subsidies to encourage the development of factories that could manufacture products currently
purchased from abroad.
protective tariff - ANSA tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy
domestic goods
bond speculators - ANSsold their bonds to these people for half the cost of the original bond
price to get rid of it
strict constructionist - ANSSoutherners who supported the new constitution. Insisted that the
federal government could only exercise the powers SPECIFICALLY listed in the constitution,
Thomas Jefferson was one of these people. Believed that national bank was unconstitutional
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant - ANSFrench Born veteran of the war of independence, would design a
grandiose plan for a federal city that was filled with wide boulevards, parks and fountains.
Benjamin Banneker - ANSSurvey for Pier Charles was an African-American scientist who taught
himself calculus and trigonometry. He helped design the capital.
Edmond Genet - ANSFrench envoy seeking to get support for the french government. Tried to
get America to Attack the British.
"impressment" - ANSKidnapping sailors to serve in the navy. Was done by the British
Jay's Treaty (1794) - ANSTreaty that said the British would abandon their outposts on the
western frontier, the US agreed to favorably treat British imported goods.
