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Prussia | A northern European state that became the basis for hte German Empire in the late 19th century |
Edmund Genet | Diplomat whom the French revolutionary government sent to the United States to bring the United States into France's war with Britain and Spain |
Neutrality | The policy of treating both sides in a conflict in the same way and thus favoring neither |
Repudiation | The act of rejecting the validity or authority of something |
Democratic-Republican Societies | Political organizations formed in 1793 and 1794 to demand greater responsiveness by the state and federal governmetns to the needs of the citizens |
Whiskey Rebellion | Aprotest by grain farmers against the 1794 federal tax on whiskey |
Treaty of San Lorenzo | Treaty between the United States and Spain negotiated in 1795; Spain gave the US the right to navigate the Mississippi and the port of New Orleans |
Envoy | A government representative who is swent on a special diplomatic mission |
Jay's Treaty | Controversial treaty between the United States adn England negotiated in 1794 by John Jay to ensure American neutrality |
Partisan | Taking a strong position on an issue out of loyalty toa particular political group or leader |
Battle of Fallen Timbers | Battle in August 1794 in which Kentucky riflemen defeated Indians of several tribes |
Treaty of Greenville | Treaty of 1795 by which the United States paid northwestern Indians about $10,000 to cede land; became Ohio |
Market Economy | A economy in which produc tion of goods is geared to sale or profit |
Farewell Address | Speech that George Washington made at the end of his second term as president |