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American History Unit 5 Vocab

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show *Something done or said that becomes an example for someone to follow; a “tradition. *For example, George Washington was the first president and he served two-four year terms. So did the next 31 presidents.  
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George Washington   show
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show *Established that the federal court system can reverse state court decisions. *Gave more power to federal courts (Supreme Court) *Part of this law would be later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court itself  
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show *Pennsylvania wheat farmers protested a tax on whiskey which is made from grain. *George Washington put down the rebellion quickly by using the federal army.  
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Treaty of Greenville   show
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show *In George Washington’s cabinet as the Secretary of the Treasury ($$). *He set up the money systems, made a bank, helped to pay off our nation’s debts.  
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show *The Bank of United States: held gov’t money, pay debts to other countries, coin/print money *Made trading & financial actions MUCH easier  
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Jays Treaty   show
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show *Political party which believed the Federal gov’t should have more power than state gov’ts. *Believed in “implied” constitutional powers.  
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Democratic-Republicans   show
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John Adams   show
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show *France greatly offended America by trying to get us to pay a bribe American. *Made Americans VERY VERY angry. Many Americans wanted to go to war!  
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Creation of the Navy   show
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Thomas Jefferson   show
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show *An important court b/c it’s the first time the Supreme Court declared a law unconstitutional which granted them judicial review….  
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Judicial Review   show
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McCulloch v. Maryland   show
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show *Land west of the Mississippi purchased from Napoleon of France which doubled the size of the United States  
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show *Explorers hired by President Thomas Jefferson to map out the Louisiana Purchase and find the fabled Northwest Passage.  
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Northwest Passage   show
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show *A shoshone Indian who served as a language interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark.  
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show *Law passed that prohibited trade with ANY country---it hurt the American economy.  
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James Madison   show
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show *War between Britain and The United States *The United States invaded Canada, then Britain burned down Washington, D. C. *Star Spangled Banner was written *The United States won  
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