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early republic
key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| domestic policy | a gov's plan and actions that affect people and events inside a country |
| foreign policy | a gov's strategy for dealing with other countries |
| political party | a group of people who shares similar ideas about how the government should work |
| manufacture | to make by machine in a large quantity |
| neutral | not taking any side in a argument |
| 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 rebellion against a government |
| impressment | the practice of forcing people to serve (be part of) the military. britain would force americn sailers to serve in the brirtish navy to help met the demand for sailers |
| deport | to make a person leave a country |
| embargo | a government order that restricts trade or the shipman of goods (usally to another country) |
| backfire | to have results that are opposite of what one wanted |
| plummet | to fall down very sharply and quickly |
| pinch | an instance or condition of great need or emergency |