Launching A Nation Flashcards
1
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Precedent
A
Law or legal decision
2
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Judiciary act of 1789
A
Constitution is ratified
3
Q
George Washington
A
First president
4
Q
Hamilton’s financial plan
A
Pay back France (foreign debt)
5
Q
Alexander Hamilton
A
First secretary of Treasury
6
Q
Thomas Jefferson
A
Author of Declaration of Independence
7
Q
Impressment
A
Making men join the military
8
Q
Embargo act
A
No trading with foreign countries
9
Q
War hawks
A
People who want to go to war
10
Q
War of 1812
A
First American war. It was against GB
11
Q
Treaty of Ghent
A
Peace treaty of war of 1812
12
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Hartford convention
A
Convention discuss the war of 1812
13
Q
Missouri Compromise
A
There were 11 slave states and 11 free states but Missouri was admitted as a slave state which broke the balance
14
Q
Prison reform
A
Make prisons better
15
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Temperance movement
A
Movement against consumption of alcohol
