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Chap. 9 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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inaugurate | swear in for president |
Federal Judiciary Act | Gave the Supreme Court 6 members |
tariff | tax on imported goods |
cabinet | a group of department heads who serve as the president's chief advisers. |
Battle of Fallen Timbers | Battle between americans and indians |
treaty of greenville | ended the battle of Fallen Timbers |
Whiskey Rebellion | Rebellion because of the tax on whiskey |
French Revolution | Revoulution French vs. French |
neutral | you support anyone |
Jay's Treaty | the agreement that ended dispute over american shipping during the french revolution |
pinckney's treaty | 1765 treaty with spain that allowed americans to use the mississippi river and to store goods in New orleans; made the 31st parallel the southern U.s. border |
foreign policy | relations w/ the gov. of other countries |
political party | group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence gov |
alien and sedition acts | the acts targeted immigrants who aren't citizens yet. |
states' rights | rights the federal gov. can't violate |
XYZ affair | 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats |
alexander hamilton | secretary of treasury |
thomas jefferson | secretary of state |
george washington | first president |
john adams | second president and vice president for washington |