Chpater 8 Flashcards
First President of the United States; avoided war with Britain and France
George Washington
First Vice President of the United States and second president. had an undeclared naval war with France
John Adams
First Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
First Secretary of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
First Secretary of War
Henry Knox
First Attorney-General
Levi Lincoln Sr.
ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office
inauguration
contrary to what is permitted by the Constitution
unconstitutional
certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest
bond
people who invest in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
speculators
tax on imported goods
tariff
incident in which Pennsylvania farmers revolted against a tax on liquor; Washington use the militia to put it down
Whiskey Rebellion
an organized political group
faction
leader of American forces who won the Battle of Fallen Timbers and negotiated the Greenville Treaty
Anthony Wayne
not favoring either side in a dispute
neutral
negotiated a treaty with Britain to vacate western posts; first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Jay
seizing sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy
impressment
an outsider or someone from another country
alien
an activity designed to overthrow a government
sedition
deprive of legal force
nullify
the idea that the union binding these United States is an agreement between the states and that they therefore can overrule federal law
States’ rights
