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Mr sheak ch. 6
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| speculator | speculator an investor who buys items at low prices in hope that their values will rise |
| Neutrality Proclamation | a statement made by President George Washington that the United States would not side with any of the nations at war in Europe following the French Revolution |
| political parties | groups of people who organize to help elect government officials and influence government policies |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | laws passed by a Federalist dominated Congress aimed at protecting the government from treasonous ideas, actions, and people |
| alliances with foreign countries, political conflicts and public debt | Washington warned the nation about these issues in his Farewell Address. |
| Kentucy and Virginia Resolutions | documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional because they interfered with state governments. |
| French Revolution France Jefferson wanted the U.S. to have an alliance with this country. | French rebellion that began in 1789 in which the French people overthrew the monarchy and made their country a republic |
| France | Jefferson wanted the U.S. to have an alliance with this country. |
| electoral college | a group of people selected from each of the states to cast votes in presidential elections |
| precedent | an action or decision that later serves as an example |
| Alexander Hamilton | the leader of the Federalist Party; he was also Secretary of the Treasury for George Washington |
| national debt | the total amount of money owed by a country to its lenders |
| bonds | certificates that represents money the government has borrowed from private citizens |
| Thomas Jefferson | he was the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party; he served as Secretary of the State for Washington |
| loose construction | a way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking |
| strict construction | a way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take |
| Bank of the United States | a national bank chartered by Congress in 1791 to provide security for the U.S. economy |
| privateers | a private ship authorized by a nation to attack its enemies |
| Jay's Treaty | an agreement negotiated by John Jay to work out problems between Britain and the United States over northwestern lands, British seizure of U.S. ships, and U.S. debts owed to the British |
| Whiskey Rebellion | a protest of small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey. |
| Federalist Party | a political party created in the 1790s and influenced by Alexander Hamilton that wanted to strengthen the federal government and promote industry and trade |
| Democratic-Republican Party | a political party founded in the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other leaders who wanted to preserve the power of the state governments and promote agriculture |
| XYZ affair | an incident in which French agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from U.S. dip- lomats in exchange for an agreement that French privateers would no longer attack American ships; it led to an undeclared naval war between the two countries |
| Cabinet | A group of advisers to the president. |
| Martha Washington | George Washington's wife and the First Lady |
| Republican Motherhood | The idea that women played an important role in teaching their children to be good citizens |
| New York City | served as the first capital of the United States |
| Washington D.C. | chosen as the permanent location for the nation's capital after a compromise. |
| agricultural | Jefferson favored this type of economy. |
| industrial | Hamilton favored this type of economy. |
| states | Jefferson wanted to give more power to the ____. |
| federal government | Hamilton believed in giving more power to the ____. |
| Britain | Hamilton wanted the U.S. to have an alliance with this country. |
| Pinckney's Treaty | settled the border and trade disputes with Spain |
| Little Turtle | Chief of the Miami who led a Native American alliance that raided U.S. settlements in the Northwest Territory. He was defeated and forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville. |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | 1794 battle between Native Americans and American forces under General Anthony Wayne. The Native Americans were defeated and forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville. |
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