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| this piece of legislation established both the United States federal court system and the authority of the US Supreme Court. |
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| This created the national bank, raised tariffs on imported goods, federal government took over the state debts, also put a tax on whiskey. |
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| This event showed that the federal government had the power to enforce its laws. |
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| This opened up the Mississippi and New Orleans for trade, it also established the northern border between the Spanish colony of Florida. |
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| Proclamation of Neutrality |
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| the idea started with Washington in which he said the U.S. should not take sides in European Affairs. |
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| This doubled the size of the U.S. |
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| This forbade trade between the U.S. and foreign countries. |
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| French officials asked for bribes from American diplomats causing a major international crisis in which France and American almost went to war. |
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| This allowed the government to arrest or remove foreigners who were thought to be untrustworthy and also limited free speech. |
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| following the Constitution as it was written down. |
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| interpreting the Constitution as giving powers not specifically stated. |
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| This party believed that states should retain authority in the new government. |
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| This party favored a strong central government. |
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| Just before leaving office in 1801, John Adams appointed a number of Federalists to be federal judges. |
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| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions |
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| Thomas Jefferson and James Madison wrote these in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. |
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| Doctrine of Nullification |
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| the idea that a state can ignore a federal law if they believe it violates the Constitution. |
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| this established the idea of Judicial Review. |
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| it means "allow to do", people who believed that it was best for the nation's economy if the government did not restrict or try to regulate business. |
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| taxes on goods imported into the country. |
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| taking U.S. sailors captive and forcing them to serve in the British Navy. |
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