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A New Nation
Through Washington's presidency through John Adams presidency.
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History
8th Grade
02/13/2012

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Where was George Washington inaugurated?
Definition
At Federal Hall in Manhattan.
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Inauguration
Definition
Ceremony where the new president is installed into office.
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Precedents
Definition
Traditions
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Cabinet
Definition
Group of advisors
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Who was in George Washington's cabinet?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton as the Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Knox as the Secretary of War
Edmund Randolph as the Attorney General
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The Judiciary Act of 1789
Definition
Established a federal court system with 13 district courts and 3 circuit courts.
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Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Definition
John Jay
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Who was the vice president?
Definition
John Adams
Term
National Debt
Definition
The amount the nation's government owes.
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Bonds
Definition
Paper notes promising to repay money in a certain length of time.
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Speculators
Definition
People who risk money in order to make a larger profit.
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New capital
Definition
Washington D.C.
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Tariff
Definition
A tax on imports.
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The Whiskey Rebellion
Definition
A group of angry farmers who were armed and protested about the tax on whiskey.
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Treaty of Greenville
Definition
A treaty to the native Americans saying that Ohio would be opened to white settlers.
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Neutrality
Definition
Not taking sides.
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The Proclamation of Neutrality
Definition
American citizens could not fight in the war with France and Britain and barred both of their ships from American ports.
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Impressment
Definition
Forcing people from another nation to fight for your side in a war.
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Federalist
Definition
People who supported the ideas of Alexander Hamilton.
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Partisan
Definition
Favoring one side of an issue.
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Democratic Republicans
Definition
People who disagreed with Hamilton's ideas.
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Implied Powers
Definition
Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
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Caucuses
Definition
Political meetings.
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2nd president
Definition
John Adams
Term
The XYZ Affair
Definition
When three agents were sent from France to demand a bribe and a loan from the Americans, we were told to prepare for war from John Adams.
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Sedition
Definition
Activities aimed at weakening established government.
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Alien Act
Definition
Gave the president the power to deport immigrants he thought may be dangerous out of the country.
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Sedition Act
Definition
Made it a crime to say bad things or make false accusations about the president, Congress, or the government.
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Nullify
Definition
To legally overturn.
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