History Unit 3

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Chief advisors of the president

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Cabinet

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One of the writers of the Federalist Papers and negotiated a treaty with Britain

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John Jay

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French diplomat who tried to get American support against the British in 1793

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Edmond Genet

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American angry over bribes demanded by French diplomats

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John Adams

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Early federalist leader and first secretary of the Treasury

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Alexander Hamilton

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Father of the Constitution

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James Madison

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First president of the United States

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George Washington

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French engineer who drew up the plans for the new capital

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Pierre of L’Efante

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Negotiated the treaty with Spain over Spanish lands east of the Mississippi River

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Thomas Pickney

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Native American leader who led Native American confederacy against Americans in the Battle of Fallen Timbers

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Little Turtle

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Divided power between the national government and the state governments

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Federalism

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Political system where two political parties compete for power

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Two Party System

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States had the right to nullify or consider void any act of Congress that they deemed unconstitutional

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Nullification

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A government in which the people elect representative to govern

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Republic

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A law that set up a plan for surveying land west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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Allowed states to count 3/5 of their slaves as part of the population

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Tree-Fifths Compromise

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Anti-tax protest by farmers

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Shays or Whiskey Rebellion

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Electors chosen by the states to elect the president and vice president

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Elextoral Collage

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First ten amendments to the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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Funded by the federal government and wealthy investors to issue paper money and handle taxes

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Bank of the United States

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Guarantees citizens' rights to freedom of religion, speech, press, and political activity

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1st Amedment

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The branch of government that enforces the laws

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Executive Branch

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The branch of the government that interprets the laws and the Constitution

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Judicial Branch

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The branch of the government that makes the laws

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Legislative Branch

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Idea to give more power to the states with large populations

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Virginia Plan

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Law that organized the Northwest Territories

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Law that set up the national court system

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Judiciary Acts of 1789

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Papers written by the supporters of the Constitution to gain approval of those who were skeptical

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Federalist Papers

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Placing the interests of one region over those of the nation as a whole

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Sectionalism

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Powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power

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Checks and Balances

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Raised the US residence requirement for American citizenship from 5 to 14 years and allowed the president to deport or jail any undesirable; set fines and jail terms for anyone trying to hinder the operation of the government

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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States would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house

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Great Compromise

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Supporters of the new Constitution

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Federalist

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Tax on goods produced within the country

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Excise Tax

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Tax on imported goods to protect domestic business

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Protective Tariff