Unit 6: A New Nation Flashcards
First 5 Presidents
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
Lewis and Clark
two explorers sent by Jefferson to explore the northwestern United States territory
political parties
an organization made to gain political power
cabinet
a group of officials that head government departments and advise the President
inauguration
Ceremony in which the President officially takes the oath of office
precedent
an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
judiciary act
Created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
national debt
amount of money the national government owes others
bond
certificate that promises to repay money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date
Bank of the United States
bank set up in 1791 to hold government deposits, to issue paper money to pay government bills, and to make loans to farmers and businesses
tariff
tax on foreign goods brought into the country
Whiskey Rebellion
A protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States
foreign policy
actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations
Jay’s Treaty
An agreement between Britain and the US that called for Britain to pay damages for seized American ships and to give up forts it still held in the West. In exchange, the US would repay debts owed to British merchants.
laissez faire
idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs
free market
Economic system in which individuals, rather than the government, decide what and how much to produce and sell
Marbury v. Madison
establishes the Supreme Court’s power of Judicial Review
Pinckney Treaty
Agreement with Spain that let Americans ship their goods down the Mississippi River and store them in New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase
Vast territory between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803; doubled size of the US
continental divide
mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of the continent
Impressment
practice of forcing people into military service, such as British soldiers taking American sailors from their ships
Embargo Act
an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
Nonintercourse Act
an 1809 law that allowed Americans to carry on trade with all countries except Britain and France
Treaty of Greenville
Treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio in exchange for $20,000 and a promise of more money if they kept the peace
Battle of Tippecanoe
battle over white settlement in Indiana Territory
nationalism
devotion to one’s country
Battle of Lake Erie
an American victory led by Oliver Perry over the British
Battle of New Orleans
At the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and American forces that ended in an American victory
Hartford Convention
gathering of New England delegates during the War of 1812 to protest the war by threatening to secede from the Union
Treaty of Ghent
peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States at the end of the War of 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte
French emperor who sold the Lousiana territory to the United States
