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Articles of Confederaton
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the document which established a confederacy, a union in which the central government is subject to the state governments; had several problems
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Shay's Rebellion
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a rebelion led by Daniel Shays in which farmers took up arms to defend their farms
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Northwest Ordinance
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the doument guaranteed freedom of religion, trial by jury, and public education, and it prohibited slavery
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1787
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Constitutional Convention
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Constitutional Convention
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delegates from the states assembled in Philadelphia to propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation
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James Madison
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the most important member of the Constitutional Conveniton
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George Washington
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the leader of the Constitutional Convention
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Benjamin Franklin
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the elderly politician and world-famous scientist who saved the Constitutional Convention when it was on the verge of failure; "God governs the affairs of men"
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Virginia Plan
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the plan calling for representation according to state population
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New Jersey Plan
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the plan calling for equal reprenentation in Congress for each state
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Connecticut Compromise
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the compromise which called for a bicameral legislature
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Senate
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the house were each state would have two senators, providing equal representaiton
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House of Representatives
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the house where the number of representatives for each state would be based on population
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Great Compromise
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Connecticut Compromise
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Three-fifths Compromise
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the compromise which solved the dispute conserning the slave count, counting three of every five slaves for representation and taxation
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tariffs
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fees on imported goods
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The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
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solved the issue concerning slave trade and fees on improrted goods; resolved by granting Congress power to regulate commerce with certain limitations: it could not levy export tarriffs and it could not regulate the slave trade
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federal system
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the power is divided between the states and the national government
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Federalists
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those who approved of the new Constitution
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Anti-Federalists
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those who opposed the Constitution
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Federalist Papers
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a series of articles supporting the Constitution, published by the federalist leaders
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Bill of Rights
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the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, adopted in 1719
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1719
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the Bill of Rights is adopted
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First Amendement
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a guarantee of religious liberty
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United States
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the first country in the world in which people could preach and practice their faith without some form of government control
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federal republic
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a government controlled by its citizens through elected reprenestatives
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legislative, excutive, and judicial
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the three branches of the national government; they would check and balance each other by having separate but equal powers
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legislative branch
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the branch that would make the laws
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executive branch
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the branch that would enforce the law
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judicial branch
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the branch that would interpret the laws according to the Constitution
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George Washington
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our first President
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New York City
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our first capital
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inauguration
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the formal ceremony in which a President is officially placed in office
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Cabinet
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the President's advisers
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George Washington's Cabinet
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Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, Edmund Randolph, and Samuel Osgood
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Alexander Hamilton
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the first Secretar of the Treasury
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Thomas Jefferson
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the first Secretary of State
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Henry Knox
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the first Secretary of War
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Edmund Randolph
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the first Attorney General
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Samuel Osgood
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the first Postmaster General
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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the act which set up a federal court system as outlined in the Constitution
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patent
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a formal document which gives an inventor exclusive rights to his invention for 17 years
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protective tariffs
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a tariff to keep foreign goods out of the United States
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excise tax
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a tax on a product produced, sold, and consumed within the home country
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the Whiskey Rebellion
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the rebellion when farmers in western Pennsylvania rose up in protest to the excise tax on corn
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Preamble to the Constitution
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introduction to the Constitution
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the proper role of government
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>to protect citizens from foreign invasion
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gold standard
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all bank notes must be backed by silver and gold
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Bank of the United States
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the first bank in the States
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Mint Act
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the act which established a federal mint and providid for the coinage of gold, silver, and copper
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loose construction
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those who believed that the federal government is not limited to those powers expressly listen in the Constitition
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strict construction
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those who stood for states' rights and opposed expanding the powers of the federal government
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impressed
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forced
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John Adams
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Father of American Conservatism
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conservatives
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those who believe that there are eternal values that need to be conserved
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Jay Treaty
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the treaty in which England agreed to aboandon her forts on Amercia's northwestern frontier
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Picknckney Treaty
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the treaty which settled the disputed boundary between Spanish West Florida and the United States
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George Washington
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personally selected a location for the new capital on both banks of the Potomac River
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District of Columbia
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the district by the banks of the Potomac River in which our capital is located
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Washington, D.C.
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the capital of the United States
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Pierre L'Enfant
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the famous French architect who designed Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Banneker
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on of L'Enfant's assistants who helped to finish the design of the capital city
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1797
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George Washington resigns
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Farewell Adress
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the adress by George Washington stressing national unity, uselfish cooperation, caution in foreign affairs, a strong defense, and respect for God's laws
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"It is impossible to rigtly govern the world without God and the Bible."
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a famous quote from the Farewell Adress
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John Adams
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the second President
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Thomas Jefferson
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the second Vice President
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when John Adams was President and Thomas Jefferson was Vice President
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the only time in American history when the United States had a President and a Vice President of different political parties
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XYZ Affair
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when President Adams sent representatives to negotiate with the French government and the French agents instisted on a bribe to start the negotiation
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Napoleon Bonapart
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the French military dictator who aggreed to a peace treaty with America
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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the acts which said that aliens had to wait longer to become citizens and made it a crime to be involved in any activity to overthrow the established government
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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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the resolutions condemning the Ailen and Sedition Acts
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Henry Lee
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a hero of the War for Inependence who delievered a famous eulogy at George Washington's funeral
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Federalist Era
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the first 12 years of the Constitutional republic
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Thomas Jefferson
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the third President
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John Marshall
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the man whe President Adams appointed as chief justice of the Supreme Court
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Congress
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a legislative body wihch has the power to make laws
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President
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the head of the executive branch which has the power to enforce the laws made by Congress
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judicial branch
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the branch which has the power to interpret the laws made by Congress
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