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Chapter 9 Vocab. TM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to be sworn into | inaugurate |
| An act created in 1789 that gave the supreme court 6 members: chief justice, and 5 associate judges. Th eamount of members eventually changed to 9. | Federal Judiciary Act |
| The heads of the departments made to help the president. | cabinet |
| A tax on imported goods. | |
| Anthony Wayne led his troops west where they fought and defeated about 2000 Native Americans near a British Fort Miami on August 20, 1794.` | Battle of Fallen Timbers |
| A treaty that about 12 indian tribes signed to cede much of present day Ohio and Indiana in 1795. | Treaty of Greenville |
| A rebellion against the whisky tax by Pennsylvania farmers in 1794. | Whiskey Rebellion |
| Inspired by the Americans and because of the financial crisis in France, the French people wanted to be equal and the French Revolution. The Americans helped, but then it became very violent and eventually, Louis XVI was executed. | French Revolution |
| Not siding with either side or country. | neutral |
| A treaty where the the British agreed to move out on the NW Territory and also paid the damage costs for the U.S. vessels that they seized. | Jay's Treaty |
| A treaty with Spain that gave ther Americans the right to go up and down the Mississippi River, the right to store goods in New Orleans, and Spain accepted the 31st parallel as the northern boundary of Florida and the southern boundary of the U.S. | Pinckney's Treaty |
| relations with the governments of other countries. | foreign policy |
| A group of people that tries to promoteits ideas and influence government. | political party |
| To create peace, Adams sent Pinckney, Gerry, and Marshall to Paris to request a meeting with the French minister of foreign affairs. Three French agents referred to as X,Y,and Z tried to bribe the Americans, but they refused. | XYZ Affair |
| Acts passed by the Federalist Congress to silence their critics (Democratic-Republicans) and mainly targeted immigrants who were not yet citizens. | Alien and Sedition Acts |
| A theory that stated that states had rights that the Federal government could not violate. | states' rights |