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Early Republic
Key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Domestic policy | A government's plan and actions that affect people and events inside a country. |
| foreign policy | A government's strategy for dealing with other countries. |
| political party | A group of people who share similar ideas about how the government should work. |
| manufacure | to make by machine in a large quantity.. |
| neutral | not taking any side in an argument or contest. |
| commerce | the buying and selling of goods or services (in other words, trade or business). |
| alien | someone who lives in a country who is not a citizen of that country. |
| immigrant | a person who moves permanently to another country from his or hers native land.. |
| sedition | actions or speech intended or serving to create a rebellion against a government. |
| impressment | The practice of forcing people to serve in the military. |
| deport | to make a person leave a country. |
| embargo | a government order that restricts trade or the shipment of goods. |
| backfire | to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| plummet | to fall down very sharply and quickly. |
| pinch | an instance or condition of great need or emergency. |