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Mrs. Phillips Pre-AP Ch9 and Ch10 Test

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inaugurated   sworn in  
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precedent   an example that would become standard practiCe; example 1- George WaShington added "so help me god" at the end of the oath of office, and every president since has said that; example 2- peaceful transition of power  
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cabinet   the heads of the departments created to help the president lead the nation  
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judiciary   systems of courts and judges  
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tariff   a tax on imported goods which served 2 purposes: raising money for the gov; encouraging the growth of the american industry  
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strict construction   narrow or strict interpretation of the constitution  
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loose construction   broad or flexible interpretation of the constitution  
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trans-appalachian west   the land between the appalachian mountains and the mississippi river  
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neutral   not siding with one country or another  
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foreign policy   relations with the government of other countries  
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political parties   a group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government  
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sedition   saying or writing anything false or harmful about the government  
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nullification   the idea that a state could nullify (invalidate) the federal law within the state  
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state's rights   states had rights that the federal governments could not violate  
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federal judiciary act   helped create a court system and gave the supreme court 6 members  
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whiskey rebellion   a 1794 protest against the governments tax on whiskey which was valuable to the livelihooed of backcountry farmers. The stop to this rebellion proved that the federal was strong (P. 285)  
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French revolution   in 1789, the french launched a movement for liberty and equality. It was ended by Napoleons dictatorship (P.285)  
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XYZ affair   in 1797, the french officials demanded a bribe from US diplomats. The americans found this offensive, and said that they would pay more to go to war, than pay a little bit to honor france (P.290)  
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alien and sedition acts   a series of 4 laws enacted in 1789 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the US during John Adam's presidency. (p.290)  
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john adams   1st vp; 2nd president; inaugurated in 1797; 1st president to live in the white house; federalist; signed the alien and sedition acts  
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john jay   a cheif justice sent to england to talk about the seizure of US ships and to persuade the british to give up their forts on the Northwest frontier  
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Anthony Wayne   also known as "mad anthony" for his reckless courage; lead army west in 1791 and defeated native americans in the battle of fallen timbers  
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little turtle   led the victory against the first federal army in 1790; later advised other cheifs to negotiate  
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louis XVI   king of france; executed in 1793 due to the french revolution  
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Queen Marie Antoinette   queen of france; executed due to the french revolution; was insensitive to the peasants of france  
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henry knox   leader of the war dept. because he was a trusted general during the revolution  
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thomas jefferson   leader of the state dept. because he served as a US minister to france  
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alexander hamilton   leader of the treasury dept. because he served as one of washington's aides  
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edmund randolph   leader of the justice dept. because he was attonrney general of virginia  
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war dept.   oversees the nation;s defenses  
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state dept.   oeversees relations between the US and other countries  
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treasury dept.   manages government money  
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justice dept.   advised the government on legal matters  
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treaty of greenville   tribes agreed to cede much of present day ohio; result of the battle of fallen timbers which the americans won  
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jay's treaty   british agreed to pay damages for seized US vessles and also agreed to leave the ohio valley by 1796; the agreements were never fulfilled  
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pickney's treaty   gave the americans the right to travel freely on the mississippi river; gave the right to store goods at the port of new orleans without paying customs duties  
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convention of 1800   agreement to stop all naval attacks  
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isolationism   the idea of remaining isolated, or neutral, introduced by George Washington  
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economic freedom   the freedom to choose your own job  
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economic incentives   negative and positive effects of your economic choices that motivate an individual, overall making the economy stronger  
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private property   everyone owns their own property and take care of it better than public property  
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competition   ensures that businesses are consumer oriented, there are affordable pricesm and that their is more variety in products  
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supply and demand   As demand for an item increases, prices rise. When manufacturers respond to the price increase by producing a larger supply of that item, this increases competition and drives the price down.  
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limited government interference   some government interference such as supporting large essential companies when needed and setting rules such as child labor laws  
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excise tax   the tax is built into the price of the item; example- cigarettes  
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nickname of the war of 1812   Mr.Madison's War  
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president during the war of 1812   James Madison  
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Year(s) the war of 1812 took place in   1812-1814  
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Winner of Battle of Thames   Americans led by William Henry Harrison  
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who saved the declaration of independence when the white house burned?   dolley madison (president james madison's wife)  
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While watching which battle did Francis Scott Key write the poem that would later become our national anthem?   battle of baltimore at Fort McHenry  
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what battle takes place after the treaty ending the war of 1812 is agreed upon?   the battle of new orleans  
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who lEADS the pirates at the battle of new orleans and helps general andrew jackson?   jean lafitte  
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who is the general at the battle of new orleans?   general andrew jackson  
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who wins the battle of new orleans, and what are the casualties?   american victory; about 70 americans lost, about 2000 british lost  
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