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20 Cards in this Set
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Bills of Rights
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guaranteed U.S. citizens specific rights, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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Established a federal district court for each state.
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Cabinet
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The president's adviers
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Alexander Hamilton
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Secretary of the treasury
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Capitalism
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An economic system in which private businesses run most industries, and competition determines how much goods cost and workers are paid.
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Bank of the United States
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National bank, consisting of a central branches in major U.S. cities.
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Strict Construction
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Government could only do what the Constitution specifically allowed.
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Loose Construction
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Government can do anything the Constitution does not specifically forbid.
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Whiskey Rebellion
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challenged federal authority.
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Little Turtle
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A Miami chief Michikinikwa. He commanded the group. A gifted strategist, Little Turtle led his troops against U.S. Forces.
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Anthony Wayne
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He was a revolutionary war hero. He led and organized soldiers for George Washington.
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
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A war in present day Toledo, Ohio
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Treaty of Greenville
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Gave the United States title to American Indian lands making up much of which gave the United States title to American Indian land.
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French Revolution
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The key turning point of the revolutionary war.
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Impressment
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Kidnapping
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John Jay
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Chief of Justice.
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Jay's Treaty
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The british agreed to abandon their northwestern forts.
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Thomas Pinckney
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He recognized the southern boundary of the United States with Spanish Florida as the 31st parallel.
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Right of deposit
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The right to temporarily unload goods at New Orleans without paying a duty to Spain
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Sectionalism
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loyalty to a particular part of the country, further contributed to emergence of the two parties
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