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Unit 5 Vocab
Vocabulary
| Precedent | An example that becomes a standard practice |
| Cabinet | A group of advisors to the president |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Rebellion of farmers in western Pennsylvania that was successfully put down by federal gov't; showed the new Constitution could maintain law and order |
| Domestic Policy | Decisions made by the government that affects events within the country |
| Alexander Hamilton | First secretary of the treasury, leader of the Federalists, developed an economic plan to pay off the U.S. |
| Assumption | An economic policy that would combine the state debt with the national debt to build the credit of the U.S. government |
| Bank of the United States | Introduced by Alexander Hamilton to issue bank notes and loans to businesses, not in the Constitution but implied that one was needed |
| Tariff | A tax imported goods |
| Excise Tax | A tax placed on a specific good or item sold within a country |
| Foreign Policy | Decisions made by the government that impacts events outside the country |
| Neutrality | Washington's official policy that the United States would stay out of war with Britain and France |
| Jay Treaty | Controversial treaty between the U.S. and Britain in response to British ships harassing American ship |
| Democratic-Republicans | Political Party that believed in strong state governments, supported France, wanted the economy to be agriculture, strict interpretation of the Constitution |
| Federalists | Political Party that wanted a strong central government, a loose interpretation of the Constitution, supported England and wanted the economy to be based on industry |
| Strict Construction | To interpret the Constitution by only doing what it says and nothing more |
| Loose Construction | Interpretation of the Constitution that stretches its meaning to do more than what it actually says |
| Farewell Address | Washington's last speech as a president in which he urged Americans to avoid permanent alliances and political parties |
| Tennessee | Joined the United States in 1796, wrote a Constitution and was mostly Democratic-Republican |
| John Sevier | The first official governor of the state of Tennessee |
| William Blount | The governor of the Southwest Territory |
| Jackson Purchase | Land in West Tennessee that was bought from the Chickasaw |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | Laws passed by Congress that closed newspapers for criticizing President Adams and the Federalists |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | Statements issued that opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts, stated that states could nullify laws passed by the federal government |
| Nullification | The act of a state cancelling a law passed by the federal government |
| XYZ Affair | Event in Adams Presidency in which American Ambassadors were almost bribed by French Representatives, sparked anger towards France |
| States' Rights | The idea that the states have certain powers that the federal government can not take away |
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