national government

state governors

territorial legislatures

local police

repay France for help in the Revolutionary War

protect United States interests in the Caribbean area

safeguard the newly won independence

punish the British for failing to withdraw from American territory

improve the economic position of the United States government

help state governments collect taxes

make loans available to owners of small farms

reduce foreign investment in the United States

weaken the nation’s currency

increase the national debt

promote the interests of farmers

depend on a loose interpretation of the Constitution

end of the Era of Good Feelings

decision to replace the Articles of Confederation

addition of the elastic clause to the Constitution

start of the first political parties

military alliances

imperialism

internationalism

neutrality

freedom of speech

freedom of religion

right to bear arms

right to privacy

established the principle of judicial review

led to the reelection of President Thomas Jefferson

showed that the states were stronger than the federal government

proved that the legislative branch was the most powerful branch of government

a reduction of federal influence in economic affairs

an increase in the power of the federal government over the states

a greater role for Congress in foreign policy

a limitation on slavery in the states

repealed the Northwest Ordinance 

placed an unfair tax on whiskey made by western farmers

violated the Constitution

established limits on universal suffrage