Chapter 8 Flashcards
Speculator
People who invest in risky venture in the hope to make a large gain.
Anthony Wayne.
A general who defeated the native Americans tribes in the battle of fallen timber
XYZ Affair
Attempt by the French to bribe Americans seeking to stop French attack on American merchant ships.
John Jay
The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Alien.
An outsider or someone from another country
Nullify
Deprive of legal force
Impressment
Seizing sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy.
Precedent
An example to be followed by others in the future.
Bond
A certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promised to pay back with interest.
Tariff
A tax on imported goods.
Sedition
Activity designed to over throw the government.
In his farewell address, George Washington advised against becoming involved in European affairs because of what reason?
He did. It want the United States to be dragged into war.
Who supported the federalist?
Merchants, other property owners and ordinary workers whose jobs depend on manufacturing and trade.
What was the function of the national bank?
To keep government documents safe.
What 2 resolutions are related to state rights?
The Kentucky and Virginia
What was Washington’s response to the whiskey rebellion?
Proved the strength of the national government.
How was the French Revolution like the American revolution?
Both began as a fight against monarchy and inequality.
Who had the greatest impact on the economic policy of the Washington administration?
Alexander Hamilton
“strict” and “loose” construction refers to differing interpretations of what?
The constitution
Why did the French Revolution lose support in the United States?
Radicals in France executed thousands of people in the name of reform.
Why did Alexander Hamilton propose a tariff?
Raise money for the federal government.
A cabinet is a group of people who do what?
Advise the president
In 1789, the Northwest Territories was located where?
West of the Appalachian and south of the Great Lakes.
What was the Jays treaty and what were its parts?
It refused to recognize a U. S. Right to tease with France
The slogan, “millions for defense, but not one sixpence for tribute,” refers to what?
XYZ Affair
Most members of the Republican Party were supportive of what?
The revolutionaries in France.
What limited free speech and freedom of the press?
Sedition act.
What was the result of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
Native American gave up most of their territories in present day OHIO
How did the United States government try to make lands in Northwest Territories available to settlers l?
By forcing Native American to sell their land
