Call To Freedom, Chap 10 Review Sheet Vocab.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 George Washington | general in the Revolutionary War; first president of the United States |
| electoral college | group selected from each of the states to cast votes in presidential elections. The number of each state's electors in equal to the number of its representatives and senators in Congress. The elctors are EXPECTED to vote for the candidate chosen by popular vote in their states. |
| precedent | an action or decision that later serves as an example |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | legislation passed by Congress that created the federal court system |
| national debt | total amount of money owed by a country to its lenders |
| bonds | certificates that represent money the government has borrowed from private citizens |
| speculators | investors who buy items at low prices in hopes that their value will rise |
| protective tariff | a tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods |
| loose construction | way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking |
| strict construction | way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take |
| Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of Treasury under George Washington |
| Thomas Jefferson | Secretary of State under George Washington; Vice President under John Adams; third president of the United States |
| Bank of the United States | national band chartered by Congress in 1791 to provide security for the US economy |
| right of deposit | right to transfer goods at a destination without having to pay fees for the cargo |
| French Revolution | French rebellion begun in 1789 in which the French people overthrew the monarchy and made their country a republic |
| Neutrality Proclamation | statement made by President George Washington that the United States would not side with any of the nations at war in Europe following the French Revolution |
| Jay's Treaty | agreement negotiated by John Jay to work out problems between Britain and the United States over the western frontier trade in the Caribbean, British seizure of US ships, and debts owed to British merchants |
| Pinckney's Treaty | agreement between the United States and Spain that changed Florida's border and made it easier for American ships to use the port of New Orleans |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | battle between US troops and a n American Indian confederation resisting white settlement in the Northwest Territory; led to Treaty of Greenville |
| Treaty of Greenville | agreement between American Indian confederation leaders and the US government that gave the United States Indian lands in the southeastern part of the Northwest Territory and guaranteed the US citizens could safely travel through the region |
| Whiskey Rebellion | protests by small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey and other alcohol |
| political parties | groups of people who organize to help elect government officials and influence government policies |
| Federalist Party | political party created in the 1790s that wanted to strenghen the federal goverenment and promote industry and trade |
| Democratic-Republican Party | political party founded in the 1790s that sought to preserve the power of the state governments and promote agriculture |
| XYZ Affair | incident in which French agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that French privateers would no longer attack American ships; it led to an undeclared naval war between the two countries |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | laws passed by a Federalist-dominated Congress aimed at protecting the government from treasonous ideas, actions, and people; used against members of the Democratic-Republican party |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | Republican documents that argued the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional |
| Twelfth Amendment | Constitutional amendment that created a separate ballot for president and vice president |
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