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Hurst Early Republic
Early Republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| George Washington | First President of the United States |
| Cabinet | Group of advisors to the President |
| Thomas Jefferson | First Secretary of State |
| Alexander Hamilton | First Secretary of Treasury |
| Henry Knox | First Secretary of War |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | Setup 13 district courts and 3 circuit courts |
| John Jay | First Chief Justice |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 Amendments to the Constitution |
| National Debt | 27 million dollars after the American Revolution and considered to be a good thing by some |
| Bonds | Paper notes promising to repay a debt or loan |
| Speculators | People who risk money inorder to make a large profit |
| Bank of United States | Setup by Hamilton to store Americas Money. Some considered it unconstitutional |
| Washington D.C. | The capital moved from New York to this southern location. |
| Unconstitutional | inconsistent with the constitution |
| Tariff | Tax on imports |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Was caused by a excise(sin)tax placed on whiskey. This tax led the farmers to revolt. |
| Precedent | George Washington was the first to be called Mr. President. |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | Cheif Blue Jackets last effort to keep his land |
| Treaty of Greenville | Surredered most present-day Ohio. |
| Neutrality | not choosing sides in a conflict |
| Proclamation of Neutrality | Washington's attempt to keep us out of war. we had are own problems |
| Edmond Genet | Frenchman sent to America to recruit volunteers to fight for the French. |
| impressment | Forcing captured Americans to serve on British ships. |
| Jay's Treaty | Treaty with British that was suppossed to stop impressment. |
| Pinckney's Treaty | Treaty with Spain that gave us the ability to use New Orleans as a port. |
| Washington's Farewell | Avoid Political Parties and Foreign alliances |
| Federalist | Alexander Hamilton,Strong Federal Government and Loose interpretation of the Constitution |
| Democratic-Republicans (Anti-Federalist) | Thomas Jefferson, Strong State Governments and a strict interpretation of the Constitution |
| Election of 1796 | John Adams elected President and Thomas Jefferson Vice President |
| XYZ Affair | French try to make our diplomats pay a bribe inorder to meet with their Prime Minister. |
| Aliens | Immigrants living in the country who are not citizens |
| Sedition | Refers to activities aimed at weakening the established government. |
| Alien and Sedition Act | This was an attempt by the Federalist to mantain power and protect the U.S. |
| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions | Claimed the Alien and Sedition Act was unconstitutional and should be nullified |
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