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Chapter 9
Term | Definition |
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Inaugurate- | to swear in or induct into office in a formal ceremony |
Cabinet- | a group of department heads who serve as the president’s chief advisers |
Tariff- | a tax on imported goods |
Neutral- | not siding with one country or another |
Foreign Policy- | relations with other governments |
Political Party | a group of people that try to promote its ideas to influence government |
Jay’s Treaty- | Britain agreed to pay for damages done to U.S. ships and its cargo |
Pinckney’s Treaty | gave Americans the right to travel on the Mississippi River |
Treaty of Greenville- | a treaty that tribes signed surrendering to give part of today’s land of Ohio and Indiana to the gov |
Federal Judiciary Act- | Set up the court system and gave the supreme court (6 members) |
Alien & Sedition Acts | Gave the President the power to arrest or deport immigrants ) violated the 1st amendment) |
French Revolution | The french launched a rebellion against their gov. For liberty and equality Hamiltons side: Trade with Britain was too important to risk Jefferson’s side: A move to crush the French the Revolution was on the attack on liberty everywhere |
Whiskey Rebellion- | A protest against the government’s tax on Whiskey, which was valuable to the livelihood of backcountry farmers. |
XYZ Affair | XYZ demanded a bribe form the U.S. in order to stop the attacks on U.S. ships ( we declined and people wanted to go to war) |
States’ Rights - | rights citizens have that the Federalist gov couldn’t violate |
List two precedents that Washington set. | a. He left after his 2nd term without anyone telling him to b. Strong government |
What were the three parts of the Hamilton financial plan? | National Bank, Raise government revenues, and pay off all war debt |
What advice did Washington give in his farewell address? | He warned that having Political parties could weaken the gov |
Why did Washington consider it important to put down the Whiskey Rebellion? | if he didn't, it might undermine the new government and weaken its authority. ... they found it in a theory that the federal government could not violate. |