| A | B |
|---|
| foreign policy | relations with the governments of other countries |
| neutral | George Washington urged the U.S. to remain this in foregin affairs |
| political parties | group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence in government |
| Federalists | believed in a strong national government and a loose interpretation of the constitution |
| Democratic-Republicans | believed in a limited national government and a strict interpretation of the Constitution |
| John Adams | first Vice President and second President of the United States |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican who became John Adams Vice President |
| XYZ Affair | an attempt by the French to get $10 million from the U.S. |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | laws that targeted immigrants and criticizers of the government |
| aliens | immigrants who were not yet citizens |
| sedition | saying or writing anything false or harmful about the goverment |
| states' rights | states had rights that the federal government could not violate |
| nullification | the idea that a state could nullify the federal law within the state |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | documents in which Jefferson and Madison used the political theory of states' rights to fight the Alien and Sedition Acts |
| Convention of 1800 | an agreement between the U.S. and France to stop all naval attacks |
