Unit 2 Key Terms

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Judiciary Act 1789

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It created effective federal courts in a hierarchal order. There were city, county, and state courts , along with circuit courts, and the Supreme Court

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Citizen Genet

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A French diplomat who came to the U.S. 1793 to ask the American government to send money and troops to aid the revolutionaries in the French Revolution

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Right of Deposit 1787

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This was the right to pass through a port and trade goods paying taxes. Westerners wanted this privilege at the Port of New Orleans.

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John Marshall

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He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for 33 years. He made the judiciary free from political attack.

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

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The were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase

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Chesapeake Leopard Affair

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This incident between an American and British ship cause great public resentment among Americans

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Hamilton’s Financial Plan

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. Designed to pay off the U.S.’s war debts and stabilize the economy, this idea believed that the United States should become a leading international commercial power. Its programs included the creation of the Bank of the United

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Whiskey Rebellion

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In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders

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Washington’s Farewell Address

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He warned against the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances

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Citizen Genet

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He was a French statesman who came to America in search of monetary aid.

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Jay’s Treaty

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It was signed in the hopes of settling the growing conflicts between the U.S. and Britain. It dealt with the Northwest posts and trade on the Mississippi River