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Chapter 9 Vocab-S.S.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To be "sworn in". (Ex: Inaugurated as president.) | Inaugurate |
| Passed by Congress, in order to create a court system, this act gave the Supreme Court six members. It also provided for other lower, less powerful federal courts. | Federal Judiciary Act |
| The heads of the departments who were to assist the president with the many issues and problems he had to face. | Cabinet |
| A tax on imported goods to either raise money for the governments and/or encourage the growth of the American industry. | Tariff |
| The battle between the Native Americans and Anthony Wayne ("Mad Anthony"). The Native Americans were defeated in an area that was covered with "fallen trees" (Fallen Timbers). | Battle of Fallen Timbers |
| Twelve Native American tribes signed this treaty agreeing to cede much of present-day Ohio and Indiana o the U.S. government. | Treaty of Greenville |
| A group of farmers in western Pennsylvania staged this rebellion as an act of protest against the tax on whiskey. | Whiskey Rebellion |
| Inspired by the American Revolution, the French revolutionaries demanded liberty and equality from their government. | French Revolution |
| Not siding with one country or the other in wartime. | Neutral |
| The British agreed to pay damages for U.S. vessels they had seized. This treaty failed. | Jay's Treaty |
| This treaty with Spain gave Americans the right to travel freely on the Mississippi River, store goods at the port of New Orleans without paying customs duties, and Spain accepted the 31st parallel as the top boundary of Florida and the bottom of the U.S. | Pinckney's Treaty |
| Relations with the governments of other countries. | Foreign Policy |
| A group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence the government. | Political Party |
| An incident where French officials demanded a huge bribe from U.S diplomats. | XYZ Affair |
| A series of four laws enacted to reduce the political power of recent immigrants coming to the United States. | Alien and Sedition Acts |
| States had rights that the federal government could not violate. | States' Rights |
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