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The Federalist Era
US History Chapter 9 Study Guide
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| John Adams | Who was the nation's first vice president? |
| freedom of speech | What is one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? |
| John Jay | Who was the first chief justice of the United States? |
| federal court system | The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system? |
| a national bank | To help build a strong national economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create? |
| percedent | a tradition |
| Thomas Jefferson | First leader of the Department of State |
| speculator | A person who risks money in order to make a profit. |
| western Pennsylvania | In which region of the country did taxes on whiskey lead to a rebellion? |
| Ohio | Around 1794, where did the British begin building a new fort? |
| Treaty of Greenville | Which treaty opened most of Ohio to white settlers? |
| Proclamation of Neutrality | What barred French and British warships from American ports? |
| Political Parties | What did George Washington consider a grave danger to the new nation? |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Tax protest |
| impressment | forced into the British navy |
| neutrality | Not taking sides |
| Pinckney's Treaty | Agreement with Spain |
| Federalist | Which political party stood for a strong federal government? |
| Republican | Which party feared that a strong central government would endanger people's liberties? |
| John Adams | Who was the second president of the United States? |
| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions | What proposed a challenge to the constitutional authority of the national government? |
| treaty with France | What divided the Federalists and hurt John Adams's chance for reelection? |
| X,Y,and Z | President Adams referred to the three French agents who demanded a bribe and a loan from the Americans as ____________________. |
| president | Hamilton was born in the British West Indies which means he could not become what? |
| a strong government | Hamilton wanted what kind of government (remember he was a Federalist)? |
| small farmers | This group was most hurt by the Whiskey Tax. |
| two | How many terms did Washington serve? |
| John Jay | Who was the Secretary of State under Washington who was sent to draft a treaty with the British? |
| Federalists and Republicans | By the time that Adams becomes president these were the two established parties |
| France | The X, Y, Z Affair involved representatives from what nation? |
| the cabinet | They are a group of advisers to the president |
| bond | Certificate that promises to repay money in the future |
| partisan | firmly favoring one party or side |
| caucus | a meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections |
| aliens | residents who are not citizens |
| sedition | activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority |
| nullify | to legally overturn |
| States' rights | the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give the federal government or forbid to the states |
| Naturalization Act | This act required that aliens be residents for 14 years instead of 5 before they became eligible for citizenship |
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