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U.S. History Launching a New Nation 1787-1800

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First President of the United States   George Washington  
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Body of electors who represent the people’s vote in choosing the President   Electoral College  
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An action or decision that later serves as an example for the future   Precedent  
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Group of advisers to the President   Cabinet  
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First Secretary of War   Henry Knox  
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First Secretary of State   Thomas Jefferson  
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First Attorney General   Edmund Randolph  
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First Secretary of Treasury   Alexander Hamilton  
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Served as both a Senator and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for NC   Nathaniel Macon  
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Created the judicial branch of the United States   Judiciary Act of 1789  
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3 prongs of Hamilton's plan to deal with the national debt   Deal with the debt Gain Revenue Stabilize the Banking System  
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Suggestions to deal with the debt under Hamilton's plan   Replace old, low value bonds with interest bearing bonds of higher value Take over most of the state’s war debts  
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Suggestions to gain revenue under Hamilton's plan   Pass a tariff to bring in money and help American manufacturers  
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Suggestions to stabilize the banking system under Hamilton's plan   Create a national bank Create a national mint  
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Certificates of debt that can be sold back to the government for a higher price later   Bonds  
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Original location of the capital of the United States   New York City  
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2 original Cabinet members that disagreed over many government issues   Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton  
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Who wanted this? *A government ruled primarily by the wealthy *To promote economic growth through manufacturing and business *A national bank and mint where the government could deposit and issue its own money *Loose construction of the Constitution   Alexander Hamilton  
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Who wanted this? *A government ruled by all people equally *To promote economic growth through independent farmers *To stop the national bank since he felt it gave the government too much power *Strict construction of the Constitution   Thomas Jefferson  
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First national bank   Bank of the United States  
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Interpretation of the Constitution that states the federal government can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid   Loose Construction  
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People who buy items at a low price in hopes that the item can be sold for a profit later   Speculator  
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Interpretation of the Constitution that states the federal government should only do what the Constitution says it may do   Strict Construction  
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Stated that the United States would not take sides in any European countries that were at war   Neutrality Proclamation  
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Private ships hired by a country to attack its enemies   Privateers  
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Settled disputes between Great Britain and the USA in the early 1790’s; British paid damages for seized American ships and abandoned forts in the Northwest; America agreed to pay debt is owed to the British   Jay's Treaty  
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Settled border and trade disputes between Spain and the United States   Pinckney’s Treaty  
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Led the Native Americans in the Native American Alliance against settlers in the Northwest territory   Chief Little Turtle  
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Appointed by Washington to lead Americans against Chief Little Turtle   General Anthony Wayne  
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Battle where Native Americans were defeated by Wayne's forces and Native American power was lost in the N.W. Territroty   Battle of Fallen Timbers  
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Gave the USA claims to most of the Indian lands in the Northwest Territory and guaranteed the safety of settlers there   Treaty of Greenville  
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Fighting broke out in Western Pennsylvania to protest the whiskey tax; Washington personally led forces to stop fighting   Whiskey Rebellion  
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Washington's warnings for America in Farewell Address   Warned against forming permanent ties with other countries as it could draw the US into a war Warned against forming political parties as political conflict weakened the government Warned against too much public and government debt  
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Groups organize to elect government officials and influence government policies   Political parties  
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Political party favored by businessmen that wanted strong government and supported industry and trade; members included John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay   Federalists  
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Political Party supported by farmers that favored limiting the power of the federal government; members included Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Aaron Burr   Democratic-Republicans  
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Winners of the 1796 election   President: John Adams Vice President: Thomas Jefferson  
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An incident where French agents demanded a bribe and loans from U.S. diplomats before they would be seen by the French Foreign Minister Talleyrand; almost started a war between France and the U.S.A.   XYZ Affair  
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Acts passed by Congress that made it illegal to criticize the government in order to protect the United States from criticism; violated Amendment 1 of the Constitution   Alien and Sedition Acts  
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Stated that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional   Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions  
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