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Feature Facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Delegates | Electors from each state that select the president |
| Precedent | A decision or an action that becomes an example for later generations |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | Congress created a federal court system |
| Alexander Hamilton | He became the United States' first secretary of the Treasury |
| Bonds | Certificate that promises to repay money owed |
| Thomas Jefferson | He became the first secretary of the State |
| Protective Tariff | Tax placed on foreign goods |
| Bank of the United States | It opened in 1791 to provide some stability to the U.S. economy |
| France | Inspired by our revolution, this country had one of their own in 1789 |
| Neutrality Proclomation | With France and England at war, the U.S. makes this proclamation so we won't have to choose sides |
| Jay's Treaty | Unpopular agreement reached with England in 1794 due to the issue of impressent |
| Spain | This European country agrees to change the border of Florida in Pinckney's Treaty |
| Little Turtle | Indian leader who was fighting Americans in the Northwest Territory |
| Whiskey Rebellion | This rebellion of farmers was quickly put down by President Washington |
| Farewell Address | Washington officially says "goodbye" to public service with this speech |
| Political Parties | Groups that helps government officials and shape government policies |
| Judicial Review | This power allows the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional |
| Marbury vs. Madison | This court case established judicial review |
| Louisiana Purchase | This purchase of American land from France doubled the size of the United States in 1803 |
| Lewis and Clark | These men are selected by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase |
| Sacajewea | This young Native American woman guided Lewis and Clark |
| Zebulon Pike | He set out to find the starting point of the Red River in the Rockies |
| Impressment | The practice of capturing American ships and sailors and forcing them into service |
| Embargo | Refusing to trade with another country |
| Non-Intercourse Act | Act that banned trade with Britain and France |
| Tecumseh | Native American who tried to unite the Indians of the Northwest Territory |
| William Henry Harrison | Governor of the Indiana Territory who defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe |
| War Hawks | Members of Congress who want to go the war with Britain |
| James Madison | This "Father of our Constitution" was elected our 4th president |
| Old Ironsides | Nickname given to the USS Constitution when a cannonball bounced off her side |
| Andrew Jackson | American hero at the battle of New Orleans |
| Treaty of Ghent | Treaty which ends the war of 1812 |
| Era of Good Feeling | Name given to the time period after the war of 1812 |
| James Monroe | Republican who won the election in 1816 and 1820 becoming our 5th president |
| Adam-Onis Treaty | The boundaries of Florida are settled in this treaty in 1819 |
| Monroe Doctrine | Warning to European powers to make no more attempts to colonize in the Americas |
| Missouri Compromise | Compromise that brings Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state |
| Henry Clay | Kentucky congressman responsible for the passage of the Missouri Compromise |
| American System | Henry Clay's plan to improve roads and build canals |
| The Corrupt Bargin | Nickname given to the disputed Election of 1824 |