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Jasmine Rojas A3
Jasmine Rojas A3 Early American History
| term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cabinet | heads of executive departments who serve as the president's advisers. |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | act that organized the judicial branch of the government. |
| Strict construction | belief that the government could do only what the constitution said it could do. |
| Loose construction | belief that the government could take any reasonable action that was not specifically forbidden by the constitution. |
| Bank of the United States | national bank created by Congress in 1791. |
| Whiskey Rebellion | 1794 uprising in which farmers attacked tax collectors. |
| Two-party system | political system that includes two opposing groups. |
| Democratic-Republicans | Jeffersonian Republicans, favored democratic government. |
| Neutrality Proclamation | United States would not take sides in foreign wars. |
| Jay's Treaty | 1794 treaty between the United States and Britain negotiated by John Jay. |
| Pinckney's Treaty | 1795 treaty between the United States and Spain negotiated by Thomas Pinckney. |
| Little turtle | native American war chief who led the Miamis and Shawness |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | 1794 battle between white Americans and Native Americans |
| Treaty of Greenville | 1795 treaty in which Native Americans gave up land in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan |
| Sectionalism | loyalty to one's region |
| XYZ affair | incident in which France insulted the United States by sending minor officials to meet with American diplomats |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | laws aimed against French and Irish refugees and outlawing criticism of the government |
| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions | arguments by Jefferson and Madison that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional |
| nullification | the declaration by a state that a federal law is void |
| Aaron Burr | Democratic- Republican candidate who tied Jefferson in the 1800 presidential election |
| Twelfth Amendment | amendment that said that electors must cast separate ballots for president and vice president |
| Louisiana Purchase | purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million |
| Lewis and Clark expedition | expedition sent by Jefferson to explore the west |
| Treaty of Ghent | 1814 treaty that ended the war of 1813 |
| Tecumseh | Shawnee leader |
| Battle of New Orleans | battle between the British and the Americans that the Americans won, making Jackson a hero |
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