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Early Republic Era
| Term | |
|---|---|
| foreign policy | government actions in relations to other countries |
| impressment | forcing someone into service for an organization or government |
| neutrality | a policy of non-involvement in wars or the affairs of other nations |
| political party | groups of people sharing a common political philosophy and support for candidates with that philosophy |
| tariff | taxes imposed on imports and exports |
| alliance | a relationship between people, groups, or states that work together for a common purpose or mutual benefit |
| doctrine | a policy or position held by a government |
| domestic | related to issues internally, within a country |
| embargo | ban on trade with another country |
| precedent | an earlier occurrence of something similar |
| George Washington | 1st President of the United States |
| Alexander Hamilton | worked to financially stabilize the new economy of the United States; Led the Federalist Party |
| Thomas Jefferson | author of Declaration of Independence; Leader of Democratic-Republican Party; 3rd President of the United States |
| John Adams | 2nd President of the United States; a Federalist; offered the XYZ Affair |
| John Marshall | Supreme Court Chief Justice; strengthened power of federal government and judicial branch |
| James Madison | 4th President of the United States; |
| James Monroe | 5th President of the United States; declared European Countries could no longer colonize land in the Americas |
| Manufacturing | producing a product from raw materials by hand or through machinery |
| Merchant | a person or business that buys and sells goods or services for a profit |