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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 strategy for dealing with other counties. |
| 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 or contest. |
| Commerce | The buying and selling of gods or services. |
| 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 her native land. |
| Sedition | Actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| impressment | The practice of forcing people to serve 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 |