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48 Cards in this Set

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Bill of rights
The list of rights for u.s citizens
Judiciary act of 1789
Established a federal district court for each state
Cabinet
The president's advisors
Alexander Hamilton
Washington's secretary of treasury
Bank of the United States
The national bank
Strict construction
The belief that the government can only do what the constitution allows
Loose construction
The belief that the government can do anything that congress didn't specifically forbid
Whiskey rebellion
A rebellion by farmers protesting the new whiskey tax
Little turtle
Leader of the Indian militia that defeated u.s. forces along the wabash river
Anthony Wayne
Revolutionary war hero who led the u.s forces against little turtle
Battle of fallen timber
The major defeat for the Indians that marked the beginning of negotiations
Treaty of Greenville
Gave the u.s title to Indian land, and gave the Indians $20,000 in goods and formal recognition of the land they own
French Revolution
An effort by French revolutionaries to gain control of the French government
Impressment
The practice, used by the English, of kidnapping American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy
Edmond genet
A French diplomat operating iamerica with the goal of raising support for backing the French in it's revolution
Jay's treaty
Stated that the British would abandon their forts in the northwest, and America would pay war debts owed to the British
John jay
Chief Justice who visited the British and negotiated the settlement
Pickney's treaty
Treaty with the Spanish, recognized America's border with Florida, and gave the u.s navigation rights on the Mississippi River
Thomas Pinckney
Negotiated Pickney's treaty with Spain
Sectionalism
Loyalty to a particular part of the country
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand- perigord
French foreign minister
XYZ affair
A set of demands sent to America via 3 French agents, when the demands were published, the letters x,y, and z were used for the agent's names
Alien and sedition acts
Gave the president power to arrest or deport any foreigners, and fine or jailed anyone who wrote or said lies or things maliciously towards the government
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions
Said the alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional
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