| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Cabinet | persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers |
| Bill of Rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) |
| Tariff of 1789 | this law required importers to pay a percentage of the value of their cargo when they landed it in the United States. Shippers also had to pay tonnage (a tx based on how much their ship carried) |
| Whiskey Rebellion | farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders. In October, 1794, the army, led by Washington, put down the rebellion. The incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react swiftly and effectively to such a problem, in contrast to the inability of the government under the Articles of Confederation to deal with Shay's Rebellion. |
| Pickney's Treaty | free navigation of the mississippi river, right to deposet goods, new orleans no customs, no more indian attacks |
| Treaty of Greenville | this was a treaty between the Americans and the Native Americans. In exchange for some goods, the Indians gave the U.S. territory in Ohio |
| XYZ Affair | an insult to the American delegation when they were supposed to be meeting French foreign minister, Talleyrand, but instead they were sent 3 officials Adams called "X,Y, and Z" that demanded $250,000 as a bribe to see Talleyrand |
| Quasi- War | tension with France, wanted money sign treaty, synonymous with XYZ affair, benefit is that it trained military and built it up |
| Alien and Sedition Act | changed residency laws for immigrants to become a citizen. President can deport any immigrant without a trial. The Sedition Act made it illegal to criticize the government |
| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions | these documents drafted by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts violated the U.S. Constitution. These resolutions affirmed the principle of states' rights |
| Midnight Judges | the 16 judges that were added by the Judiciary Act of 1801 that were called this because Adams signed their appointments late on the last day of his administration |
| Louisiana Purchase | territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million. The territoryextends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition | an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States. It wasled by Merriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806 |
| Essex Junto | A group of extreme Federalists who wanted to separate from the U.S. and form a Northern Confederacy because they thought northern states would have less power after the Louisiana Purchase |
| Embargo Act | stop export of all american goods and american ships from sailing for foreign ports |
| Non- intercourse Act | law that allowed Americans to trade with all nations except Britain and France in 1809 |
| Macon's Bill 2 | it reopened trade with Britain and France |
| Hartford Convention | a meeting of Federalists near the end of the War of 1812 in which the party listed it's complaints against the ruling Republican Party. These actions were largley viewed as traitorous to the country and lost the Federalist much influence |
| Battle of New Orleans | battle in 1815 between american and british troops for control of New Orleans, ending in an american victory |
| Treaty of Ghent | treaty that ended the war of 1812 |
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