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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 |
| manufacture | to make by machine in a large quantity |
| neutral | not taking any side in an argument |
| commerce | the buying and selling of goods or services |
| alien | someone who lives in a country who is not a citizen of the country |
| immigrant | a person who moves permantly to another country from his/her native land |
| sedition | action or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government |
| impressment | the practice of forcing people to serve the military. britan would force american sailors to serve in the British navy to help meet the demand for sailors |
| deport | to make a person leave a country |
| embarge | a government order that restricts trade or the shipment of goals |
| backfire | to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted |
| plumment | to fall down very sharply and quickly |
| pinch | an instance or condition f great need or emergency |