- Aaron Burr: ran for Vice-President, killed Hamilton in a duel
- Alexander Hamilton: led Federalists, died in a duel with Aron Burr in 1804
- Bastille: a prision stormed by a mob on July 14, 1989
- Battle of Waterloo: a battle of France and England when Napoleon was captured and exiled to Helena
- Bond: a promise to pay back money borrowed from someone
- Bourgeoisie: the upper class of the people, included docters and other high jobs
- Bureaucracy: a body of nonelective government officials
- Cabinet: were the Treasury, Department of State, Department of War, Attorney General, and Postmaster General
- Celergy: 1st class out of honor, included priests
- City Workers: the middle class of the people
- Coup d etat: take over with out violence
- Democratic Republicans: political party led by Thomas Jefferson, wanted a strong state goverment [today Democratic Party]
- Divine Monarchy: ruler who said that God told him to rule
- Federalist: political party led by Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong federal goverment
- George Washington: 1st president, served 2 terms
- Guillotine: a beheading divice used by the people during the French Rev.
- Inauguration: the ceremony in which the president officially took oath of office
- John Adams: 2nd President, spoke before he thought about it
- John Jay: 1st Cheif Justice, went to Europe and made John Jay's Treaty
- John Jay's Treaty: Agreed with Europe to get our ships back, to repay thier merchants, and for them to give up their forts in the west
- Judiciary Act: called for 1 Cheif Justice, and 5 associates [today there are 8]
- Louis XVI: King during the French Rev, killed by the people
- Marie Antoinette: Queen during the French Rev, also killed by the people
- Maximillian Robespierre: led the French Rev
- Napoleonic Code: laws of Frace during Napoleon's reign
- Neutral: not taking any side in a conflict
- Nobles: 2nd Class, included royals
- Nullify: to cancel
- Peasants: the lower class of the people
- People: 3rd Class, payed taxes, had 3 other classes
- Precedent: an act or decision that set examples for other people
- Reign of Terror: a period in the French Rev. when 40,000 people were killed by guillotine
- Sedition: stirring up rebellion against the goverment
- Slogan of French Rev: "Liberty, equalty, fraternity"
- Speculator: someone who invest in a risky venture in hopes of making a large profit
- Tariff: a tax on imported goods
- Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President, led Democratic Repbulicans
- Unconstitutional: not permitted by the constitution
- Versailles: the palace of King Louis XVI
- Whiskey Rebellion: heavy taxes on liquor and farmers wouldn’t pay their taxes and marched until Washington sent out his troops