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Unit 3/ Part:2 SS 7
The First Three Presidents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| precedent | an example for others to follow |
| Secretary of State- Thomas Jefferson | deals with foreign nations |
| Secretary of Treasury- Alexander Hamilton | manages the Nation's money |
| Secretary of War- Henry Knox | Oversees the Military |
| Neutrality Proclamation | Washington declares the US to be neutral in European conflicts |
| Britain did not respect American neutrality | War was avoided (temporarily) |
| Britain seized Americans ships and kidnaps American sailors | Britain seized American ships and kidnaps American sailors |
| British soldiers have did not leave forts in the Ohio River Valley after the Revolution | Britain paid America for cargo that was sized |
| Washington sent John Jay to negotiate a treaty with the British (Jay's Treaty) | Britain agreed to abandon forts in the Ohio River Valley |
| Alien Act | the president could expel (get rid of) any alien (foreigner) thought to be dangerous to the country |
| Sedition Act | Citizens could be jailed if they criticized the government |