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3B-Washington&Adams
3B-Washington & Adams (The Early Republic)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State | responsible for advising the president on the nation's finances |
| Secretary of Treasury | responsible for advising the president on the nation's finances |
| Secretary of War | now called Secretary of Defense and advises the president on matters concerning the military |
| Attorney General | leads the department of justice and advises the president on all legal matters |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | created the levels of the federal court system with the Supreme Court as the highest court in the landWa |
| precedent | an example to be followed by others in the future |
| Washington precedent | president takes advice from Cabinet members |
| diplomacy | conduct negotiations between countries rather than resorting to war |
| Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of Treasury under Washington |
| Thomas Jefferson | Secretary of State under Washington |
| Washington, D. C. | new capitol located closer to Southern states as part of a compromise over Hamilton's plan for the Federal assumption of Revolutionary War debt. |
| protective tariff | a tax on imported goods to promote the growth of the American businesses |
| Whiskey Tax | part of Hamilton's economic plan to create revenue for the US government |
| Whiskey Rebellion | a protest by western farmers who were unhappy about the tax put on the whiskey they produced |
| Hamilton's Financial Plan | pay off all war debts, raise government revenues, create a national bank |
| Whiskey Rebellion | demonstrated the strength of the new federal government as Washington led the forces to directly put down the violent protest to federal laws |
| domestic policy | plans for dealing with issues that occur within the US |
| foreign policy | plans for dealing with issues concerning other nations |
| neutrality | Washington's foreign policy concerning problems with France and Britain |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | 1794 American victory over Native American forces in the Northwest Territory |
| Washington precedent | president serves two terms in office |
| Washington's Farewell Address | warned against permanent foreign alliances |
| French Revolution | mob violence in France divided Americans over whether or not to support |
| Britain | America's major trading partner in 1790's |
| France | helped America win their independence from Britain |
| Jay's Treaty | diplomatic agreement with Britain that would stop them from seizing American merchant ships & also leave the NW Territory |
| Pickney's Treaty | Spain agreed to allow US free navigation of the Mississippi River and access to the port of New Orleans |
| Washington's Farewell Address | warned against the danger of fighting between political parties |
| political parties | groups that help elect people and shape government policies |
| alien | a citizen of another country |
| sedition | behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | passed by John Adams in an effort to ease political tensions over war with France or Britain |
| XYZ Affair | incident insulting Americans when which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats in order to stop French interference with American shipping |
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