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Washingtons Pres.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inauguration | A ceremony in which the president takes the oath of office |
| Precedent | An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| Cabinet | A group of advisers to the president. |
| Bond | A piece of paper that serves as an IOU. |
| Speculator | person who risks money in order to make a large profit |
| First Bank of the United States | the bank set up in 1791 to hold government deposits and to issue paper money to pay government bills |
| Tariff | A tax on imported goods |
| Whiskey Rebellion | protest against the government's tax on whiskey by back country farmers |
| French Revolution | a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789 |
| Neutral | Not favoring either side |
| national debt | the total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed |
| foreign policy | a government's strategy in dealing with other nations |
| Jay's Treaty | Made by John Jay. It said that Britain was to pay for Americans ships that were seized in 1793. It said that Americans had to pay British merchants debts owed from before the revolution and Britain had agreed to remove their troops from the Ohio Valley |