Unit 5 Vocab
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| Precedent | An example that becomes standard practice
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| Cabinet | Group of advisors to the president
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| Whiskey Rebellion | Rebellion of farmers in western Pennsylvania that was successfully put down by the federal gov't; showed the new Constitution could maintain law and order
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| Domestic Policy | Decisions made by the government that affects events within the country
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| Alexander Hamilton | First Secretary of the Treasury, leader of the Federalists, developed an economic plan to pay off the US debt
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| Assumption | An economic policy that would combine the state debt with the national debt to build the credit of the US government
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| Bank of the United States | Introduced by Alexander Hamilton to issue bank notes and loans to businesses, not in the Constitution but implied that one was needed
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| Tariff | A tax on imported goods
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| Excise Tax | A tax placed on a specific good or item sold within a country
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| Foreign Policy | Decisions made by the government that impacts events outside the country
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| Neutrality | Washington's official policy that the United States would stay out of war with Britain and France
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| Jay Treaty | Controversial treaty between US and Britain in response to British ships harassing American ships
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| Democratic-Republicans | Political party that believed in stronger state gov'ts, supported France, wanted the economy to be agriculture, strict interpretation of the Constitution.
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| Federalists | Political party that wanted a strong central government, a loose interpretation of the Constitution, supported England and wanted the economy to be based on industry.
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| Strict Construction | To interpret the Constitution by only doing what it says and nothing more.
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| Loose Construction | Interpretation of the Constitution that stretches its meaning to do more than it actually says
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| Farewell Address | Washington's last speech as president in which he urged Americans to avoid permanent alliances and political parrites
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| Tennessee | Joined the United States in 1796, wrote a constitution and was mostly Democratic-Republican
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| John Sevier | The first official governor of the state of Tennessee
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| William Blount | The governor of the Southwest territory
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| Jackson Purhcase | Land in West Tennessee that was bought from the Chickasaw
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| Alien and Sedition Acts | Laws passed by Congress that closed newspapers for criticizing President Adams and the Federalists
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| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | Statements issued that opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts, stated that states could nullify laws passed by the federal gov't
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| Nullification | The act of a state cancelling a law passed by the federal gov't
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| XYZ Affair | Event in Adams presidency in which American ambassadors were almost bribed by French Representatives
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| States' Rights | The idea that the states have certain powers the federal government cannot take away
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