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Chapter 10 vocabular
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Precedent | something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow |
| Cabinet | a group of advisers to a president |
| Bond | a certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future—plus an additional amount of money, called interest |
| Protective tariff | a tax on imported items designed to protect a country's industries from foreign competition |
| Impressment | seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service |
| Caucus | a meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections |
| Nullify | to legally overturn |
| States rights | the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states |
| Alien | a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country |
| Partisan | firmly favoring one party or faction |
| Sedition | activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority |
| Federalists | They believed the Constitution gave government "implied" powers(not listed clearly in the Constitution). The Federalists argued for a loose interpretation of the Constitution. They pointed out that the Constitution gave Congress the power to make all laws |
| Democratic-republicans | They believed in a strict reading of the Constitution. They rejected the Federalist idea of implied powers. They believed congressional powers were limited to what is absolutely necessary to carry out the enumerated powers |
| Anthony Wayne | Native Americans wanted settlers who were living north of the Ohio River to leave the area. Washington sent Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War general, to the region to handle the problem.In August 1794, Wayne's army defeated more than 1,000 |
| Treaty of Greenville | redefined the boundary between Indian lands and Whiteman's lands in the Northwest Territory.1795 treaty between the United States and Indians of the Northwest Territory including the Wyandot and Delaware |