| A | B |
|---|
| tariff | a tax on imported goods |
| interest | an extra sum of money that borrowers pay creditors in return for the loan |
| strict construction | belief that the government should not do anything that the Constitution does not specifically say it can do |
| loose construction | belief that the government can do anything that the Constitution does not prohibit |
| neutral | not taking sides in a conflict or dispute |
| Jay's Treaty | a treaty signed in 1794 between United States and Britian in which Britian sought to improve trade and agreed to with from forts in the Northwest Territory |
| Whiskey Rebellion | unrest in 1794 caused by opposition to a tax on whiskey |
| political party | group of people who seek to win elections and hold public office in order to control government policies and programs |
| XYZ affair | Controversy in 1798 over French demands for bribes from American negotiators |
| Alien and Sedition Act | Laws passed by Congress in 1798 that enabled the government to imprison or deport aliens and to prosecute critics of the government |
| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions | Resolutions passed in 1798 that attacked the Alien and Sedition Acts as being unconstitutional |
