Social Studies #2 Flashcards
State Department
Thomas Jefferson
Treasury Department
Alexander Hamilton
War Department
Henry Knox
Caucuses
meetings held by political parties
George Washington
First president/ Did not want to go to war wanted to stay neutral
Federalists
British alliance,protective tariffs
Democratic-Republicans
strict interpretation of the Constitution, French alliance, free trade
John Adams
became the U.S. first vice president and the second president
Sedition Act
made it illegal to criticize and talk badly about the government
Naturalization Act
the law that made it difficult for white aliens to become a citizen
Alien
immigrants living in the country who are not citizen
Judiciary Act of 1789
law where congress established a court system
Bill of Rights
first 10 amendments added to the Constitution
National Debt
the amount of money the nation’s government owes
Jays’ Treaty
John Jay signed the treaty between Great Britain and the U.S. stating that if all British troops withdraw from American land, Americans can trade with British Colonies in the Caribbean
Impressment
British stopped American merchant ships and forced them into the British navy
Speculators
bought bonds from people for less than their value
Treaty of Greenville
treaty where Native Americans agreed to surrender most of their land in Ohio
XYZ affair
The French foreign minister refused to meet with the U. S and sent 3 agents who demanded a bribe
Whiskey Rebellion
involved backcountry farmers, who resisted when federal officers tried to collect a tax on whiskey. When they staged an armed rebellion, George Washington sent an army. This determined how far people could go in protesting the laws of the new nation. Citizens should peacefully protest laws they don’t like.
