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US History SC7 CH7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GEORGE WASHINGTON | REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO AND PATRIOT LEADER. HE SERVED AS A REP TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, COMMANDED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AND WAS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED TO TWO TERMS AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. |
| ELECTORAL COLLEGE | A BODY OF ELECTORS WHO REPRESENT THE PEOPLES' VOTE IN CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT |
| MARTHA WASHINGTON | WIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. SHE WAS THE FIRST LADY. |
| PRECEDENT | AN ACTION OR DECISION THAT LATER SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE |
| JUDICIARY ACT OF 1789 | THIS ACT CREATED THREE LEVELS OF FEDERAL COURTS AND DEFINED THEIR POWERS AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE STATE COURTS |
| ALEXANDER HAMILTON | AMERICAN STATESMAN AND MEMBER OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONGRESS AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; AN AUTHOR OF THE FEDERALISTS PAPERS, WHICH SUPPORTED RATIFYING THE CONSTITUTION; FIRST SECRETARY OF TREASURY UNDER GEORGE WASHINGTON AND DEVELOPED THE BANK OF THE U.S. |
| NATIONAL DEBT | MONEY OWED BY THE U.S. |
| BONDS | CERTIFICATES OF DEBT THAT CARRY A PROMISE TO BUY BACK THE BONDS AT A HIGHER PRICE |
| SPECULATORS | PEOPLE WHO BUY ITEMS AT LOW PRICES IN THE HOPE THAT THE VALUE WILL RISE AND THEY CAN SELL THE ITEMS FOR A PROFIT. |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON | AMERICAN STATESMAN; PRESIDENT; MEMBER OF TWO C.C.; MAIN AUTHOR OF DECL OF IND AND SIGNER |
| LOOSE CONSTRUCTION | MEANS THAT THE FEDERAL GOV'T CAN TAKE REASONABLE ACTIONS THAT THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY FORBID |
| STRICT CONSTRUCTION | FEDERAL GOV'T SHOUDL DO ONLY WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SPECIFICALLY SAYS IT CAN DO |
| BANK OF THE UNITED STATES | THE COUNTRY'S FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
| FRENCH REVOLUTION | A REBELLION OF FRENCH PEOPLE AGAINST THEIR KING IN 1789 |
| NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION | STATED THAT THE U.S. WOULD NOT TAKE SIDES WITH ANY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT WERE AT WAR |
| PRIVATEERS | PRIVATE SHIPS HIRED BY A COUNTRY TO ATTACH ITS ENEMIES |
| JAY'S TREATY | SETTLED THE DISPUTES THAT HAD ARISEN BETWEEN THE U.S. AND GREAT BRITAIN IN THE EARLY 1790'S |
| PINCKNEY'S TREATY | SETTLED THE BORDER AND TRADE DISPUTES WITH SPAIN |
| LITTLE TURTLE | DEFEATED U.S. FORCES UNDER GENERAL JOSIAH HARMER |
| BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS | BATTLE BETWEEN U.S. TROOPS AND AN AMERICAN INDIAN CONFEDERATION |
| TREATY OF GREENVILLE | GAVE THE U.S. CLAIM TO MOST INDIAN LANDS IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY |
| WHISKEY REBELLION | IN 1791, FARMERS LASHED OUT AGAINST THE TAX PLACED ON WHISKEY BY CONGRESS |
| POLITICAL PARTIES | GROUPS THAT HELP ELECT PEOPLE AND SHAPE POLICIES |
| FEDERALIST PARTY | WANTED A STRONG FEDERAL GOV'T AND SUPPORTED INDUSTRY AND TRADE |
| DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY | WANTED TO LIMIT THE FEDERAL GOV'T POWER |
| XYZ AFFAIR | FRENCH DEMAND FOR A BRIDE CAME TO BE CALLED |
| ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS | THESE LAWS WERE SAID TO PROTECT THE U.S. BUT THE FEDERALISTS INTENDED THEM TO CRUSH OPPOSITION TO WAR |
| KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS | THESE DOCUMENTS ARGUED THAT THE ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS WERE UNCONSTITUTIONAL |
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