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Unit 5 Vocab AH
American History Unit 5 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Precedents | *Something done or said that becomes an example for someone to follow; a “tradition. *For example, George Washington was the first president and he served two-four year terms. So did the next 31 presidents. |
| George Washington | *Father of our country b/c he was our general in the Rev. War *1st President of The United States *Set many precedents that future presidents follow. |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | *Established that the federal court system can reverse state court decisions. *Gave more power to federal courts (Supreme Court) *Part of this law would be later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court itself |
| Whiskey Rebellion | *Pennsylvania wheat farmers protested a tax on whiskey which is made from grain. *George Washington put down the rebellion quickly by using the federal army. |
| Treaty of Greenville | *Treaty between the United States and Indians living in Ohio. Indians were forced to give up all of their Ohio lands. |
| Alexander Hamilton | *In George Washington’s cabinet as the Secretary of the Treasury ($$). *He set up the money systems, made a bank, helped to pay off our nation’s debts. |
| Creation of the National Bank | *The Bank of United States: held gov’t money, pay debts to other countries, coin/print money *Made trading & financial actions MUCH easier |
| Jays Treaty | *An unpopular treaty between Britain and the U.S. in which Britain agreed to leave American soil. |
| Federalists | *Political party which believed the Federal gov’t should have more power than state gov’ts. *Believed in “implied” constitutional powers. |
| Democratic-Republicans | x-anti-federalists...they just got a new name :) *Political party that wanted to limit the federal gov’t’s power. *Believed in “strict” constitutional powers |
| John Adams | *1st Vice-President of the U.S. (to George Washington) *2nd President of the United States *Federalist! |
| XYZ Affair | *France greatly offended America by trying to get us to pay a bribe American. *Made Americans VERY VERY angry. Many Americans wanted to go to war! |
| Creation of the Navy | *John Adams, “The Father of our Navy,” pushed for an American Navy. The legislative branch agreed. *Thomas Jefferson (3rd pres.) stopped funding it so it dwindled away for a while... |
| Thomas Jefferson | *2nd Vice-President of the United States *3rd President of the United States *Democratic-Republican |
| Marbury vs. Madison | *An important court b/c it’s the first time the Supreme Court declared a law unconstitutional which granted them judicial review…. |
| Judicial Review | *Judicial Branch has the power to declare any law (local, state, or federal) unconstitutional. |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | Landmark case! *The U.S. had a federal bank *The state of Maryland tried and failed to tax the federal bank *Set up standard for state v. federal power AND allowed a federal bank |
| Louisiana Purchase | *Land west of the Mississippi purchased from Napoleon of France which doubled the size of the United States |
| Lewis & Clark | *Explorers hired by President Thomas Jefferson to map out the Louisiana Purchase and find the fabled Northwest Passage. |
| Northwest Passage | *A fabled waterway that starts at the Pacific Ocean and cuts across the United States...yeah, it doesn’t exist |
| Sacajawea | *A shoshone Indian who served as a language interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. |
| Embargo Act | *Law passed that prohibited trade with ANY country---it hurt the American economy. |
| James Madison | *Democratic-Republican *4th President of the United States |
| War of 1812 | *War between Britain and The United States *The United States invaded Canada, then Britain burned down Washington, D. C. *Star Spangled Banner was written *The United States won |
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