| A | B |
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| Democract-Republican Party | mainly farmers and plantation owners in the South and West thought government should follow the constitution strickly sypporter states rights (Jefferson) |
| Federalist Party | mainly merchants in northern cities who supported the Constitution and a bigger federal government (Hamilton) |
| National Debt | money owed to other countries; the U.S in late 18th century (1790s) owed $11.7 million to foreign countries and $40.4 million to U.S. citizens |
| Bonds | loads to the government from regular citizens with a promise from the government to pay back the money with interests (extra money) |
| XYZ Affair | French demanded bride from U.S. agents trying to make a peace treaty ($250,00) U.S. REFUSED |
| Sedition Act | violated freedom of speech and of the press; citizens couldn't print or say anything bad against the government or president |
| Alien Act | or immigrants, took lon to gain citizenship(5 to 14 years) and the president could deport (kick out) any immigrant |
| Bank of the US | first national bank created to money; some people (Demoeant-Republican) thought it was unconsitutional and didn't protect states' rights had 20 year charter |
| Precedent | to set |
| embargo | banning of trade with a country |
| impressments | forcing people to serve in the Army or Navy |
| Whiskey Rebellion | tax on the making of whiskey, farmers rebelled, harassed tax collectors, GW brought in troops to western PA, but rebels had scattered |
| Treaty of Ghent | treaty signed by the US and Britain which ended the War of 1812 |
| Battle of New Orleans | the greatest victory in the War of 1812, took place 2 weeks after a peace treaty had been signed ending the war |
| War hawks | members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecan |
| Problems faced by America in early years | (1) taxes (2) maintaining neutrality (3) International relations (4) setting new territory (5) fighting Native Americans |
| Reasons for the war of 1812 | (1) Impressment-Britain forced 6,000 Americans into military service (sailors) (2) Embargo Act which banned trade with all foreign countries (3) Non-Intercourse Act allowed trade with all countries except Britain and France (4) British giving guns to Native Americans to fight U.S. settlers |
| Compromise on the capitol | When Washington moved the capital from NY to Virginia so Virginia would help to pay off the war |
| French Revolution | French citizens attacks and eventually executed the French King and Queen, their revolution was based off our democratic ideals, they would ask the US for money and troops |
| Pinckney's Treaty | with Spain, opened trade to US farm and merchants on the Mississippi River through the port of New Orleans and created a clear boundary for Spain's Florida (31 degrees North Latitude) |
| Speculators | people who buy things when prices are low hoping their value would rise, ex. war bonds and the money with interests (extra ???) |
| Treaty of Greenville | with Native Americans gave Natives $20,000 in goods and money and allowed them to claim land belonging to them, but the Native Americans had to agree to protect the safety of citizens moving to the region |
| Neutrality Proclamation | stated by George Washington, U.S. would not take sides or help any country at war |
| Jay's Treaty | with Britain, an agreement that would have the U.S. payback money owed to Britain from before the American Revolution, Britain would stop attack on U.S. merchant ships and they would remove their troops from the Great Lake region Finally! |
| Precedent | to set an example (ex. older sibling's curfew used on your sibling); George Washington and first Congress set many examples for future Presidents and people elected to Congress |
