chapter 10
Terms
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- pinckneys treaty
- agreement between the united states and spain that changed floridas border and made it easier for american ships to use the port of new orleans
- french revolution
- french rebellion begun in 1789 in which the french people overthrew the monarchy and made their country a republic
- electoral college
- group selected from each of the states to cast votes in presidential elections. the amount of electors matches the amount of people in congress/senate. electors are supposed to choose popular vote
- judiciary act of 1789
- legislation passed by congress that created the federal court system
- george washington
- 1st president. didnt think he would be very good
- democratic-republican party
- political party founded in the 1790s that sought to preserve the power of the state governments and promote agriculture
- federalist party
- political party created in the 1790s that wanted to strengthen the federal government and promote industry and trade
- whiskey rebellion
- protests by small farmers in pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey and other alcohol
- national debt
- total amount of money owed by a country to its lenders
- bank of the united states
- national bank chartered by congress in 1791 to provide security for the US economy
- right of deposit
- right to transfer goods at a destination without having to pay fees for the cargo
- kentucky and virginia resolutions
- republican documents that argued the alien and secition acts were unconstitutional
- xyz affair
- incident in which french agents atempted to get a bribe and loans from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that french privateers would no longer atack american ships
- neutrality proclamation
- statement that george washing said stating that the US would not take sides during wars in europe
- political parties
- groups of people who organize to help elect government officials and influence government policies
- strict construction
- way of interpreting the constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the constitution specifically says it can take
- jays treaty
- agreement negotiated by john jay to work out problems between britain and the US over the western frontier trade in the caribbean, british seizure of US ships, and debts owed to british merchants
- loose construction
- way of interpreting the constitution that allows the federal government to take actions that the constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking
- protective tariff
- a tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods
- treaty of greenville
- agreement between american indian confederation leaders and the US government that gave the US indian lands in the southeastern part of the northwest territory and guaranteed that US citizens could safely travel through the region
- speculators
- investors who buy items at low prices in hopes that their value will rise
- battle of fallen timbers
- battle between US troops and an american indian confederation resisting white settlement in the northwest territory
- thomas jefferson
- opposed hamilton. 3rd president
- alien and sedition acts
- laws passed by a federalist-dominated congress aimed at protecting the government from treasonous ideas, actions, and people
- 12th amendment
- constitutional amendment that created a separate ballot for president and vice president
- alexander hamilton
- aide to george washington. secretary of treasury. challenge was national debt
- bonds
- certificates that represent money the government has borrowed from private citizens
- precedent
- an action or decision that later serves as an example