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Jude 7th - Ch.11
Chapter 11: Political Developments in the Early Republic
Term | Definition |
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Thomas Jefferson | first Secretary of State |
Henry Knox | first Secretary of War |
Alexander Hamilton | first Secretary of Treasury |
Department of State | department set up to handle relations with foreign countries |
Department of War | department established to defend the country |
Department of Treasury | department set up to oversee the nation's finances |
Whiskey Rebellion | a revolt by farmers in 1794 against the whiskey tax |
Washington's Farewell Address | warned nation of the two greatest threats to the nation - foreign powers and political parties |
Leader of the Federalist Party | Alexander Hamilton |
Leader of the Republican Party | Thomas Jefferson |
loose construction | broad interpretation of the Constitution |
strict construction | narrow interpretation of the Constitution |
sedition | crime of encouraging rebellion against the government |
Sedition Act | used to punish Republican newspaper editors who insulted President Adams in print |
Virginia & Kentucky | two states who adopted the resolutions drafted by Jefferson and Madison to oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts |
Alien and Sedition Acts | acts that claimed they were needed for protection against foreigners who might threaten the nation, but in reality the purpose of the acts was to make life difficult for the Republicans |
States' Doctrine | theory that rights not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution remain with the states |
Washington D.C. | new location of the capital |
House of Representatives | casts the tie breaker in the case of an electoral college tie |
no money | biggest problem facing the young United States |
2 terms | how many terms Washington served as president |
national bank | solution to paying off America's war debt as soon as possible, proposed by Alexander Hamilton |
12th Amendment | amendment that states each elector must cast distinct votes for president and vice president; passed after presidential tie of 1800 |