Chapter 8 Flashcards
Inauguration
Ceremony in which the president officially takes the oath of office.
Precedent
Example to be followed by others in the future.
Bond
Certificate issued by a government for a certain amount of money.
Speculator
Person who invests in a risky venture in hope of making a large profit.
Unconstitutional
Contrary to what is permitted by the U.S. Constitution.
Tarrif
Tax placed on goods entering a country from another country.
Faction
Organized political group.
Federalists
People who though they needed a strong central government.
Republicans
People who wanted more power to the states.
Neutral
Not favoring either side in a dispute.
Impressment
Practice of seizing sailors from U.S. ships and forcing them to work for the British navy.
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
A major victory.
Alien
An outsider or someone from another country.
Sedition
Activity designed to overthrow the government.
Nullify
Deprive of legal force.
States’ Rights
Idea of union binding the United States together
Jay Treaty
A 1795 treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted the war.
Alexander Hamilton
Person that disliked factions and lead Federalists.
First Bank of the U.S.
A national Bank.
The Whiskey Rebellion
A tax protest when Congress put a tax on whiskey.
Thomas Jefferson
Was an American statesman, one of the founding fathers, and was the third president running from 1801 to 1809.
Election of 1796
First contested American presidential election.
James Madison
Fourth President of the U.S. and hailed as “Father of the Constitution”.
John Adams
Served as the second president of the United States, and was the first Vice President.
Anthony Wayne
Was a United States Army officer and statesman.
Treaty of Greenville of 1795
Treaty made after the Native American loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. It ended the Northwest Indian War.
French Revolution
A period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France from 1789-1799.
Washington’s Farewell Address
A letter wrote by Washington to tell his friends and citizens on declining his Presidency of the United States near the end of his second year term.
XYZ Affair
A political and diplomatic episode early in administration of John Adams involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War.
