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U.S. History 1
Vocabulary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton | Served George Washington, Co-author of the "Federalist Papers" |
| Thomas Jefferson | The Writer of the Declaration of Independance |
| John Locke | His ideas influenced the Declarationg of Independance, State Constitutions, And the United States Constitution. |
| Ratification | To Approve |
| Articles of Confederation | *The first constitution of the United States. *Reflected the colonists' fear of a strong central government and desire of the individual states to protect their powers |
| Excise Tax | A tax on something you ship |
| Protective Tarriff | Sheilds products of the nations infant industries from foreign competition |
| Anti-Federalists | Wanted a weak national government so that it would not threaten the right of the people or the power of the states |
| Neutrality | Refusing to take part in war between other powers |
| Nullification | Attempting to prevent the operation and enforced within its territory of a law of the United States |
| Mayflower Compact | A contract in whick the colonists concented to be governed by a government that they created |
| Mercantalism | An economic system that believed that a stron nation was built by accumulating precious metals through increasing exports, protecting industries, & establishing colonies. |
| Great Compromise | Gave something to both large and small states, created the congress |
| Electoral College | A group of people who elect the president |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | A law that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the union |