| A | B |
|---|
| George Washington | First President of the United States |
| John Adams | First Vice-President |
| Thomas Jefferson | First Secretary of State |
| Alexander Hamilton | First Secretary of Treasury |
| Henry Knox | First Secretary of War |
| Edmund Randolph | First Attorney General |
| John Jay | First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Pierre Charles L'Enfant | Washington's choice to design the Capital City |
| Benjamin Banneker | Son of former slave who helped with Washington D.C. |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | Established 6 as the number of justices and set up lower courts |
| First National Bank of the US | Established to control credit and loan money to the government |
| Supreme Court | Consisted of a chief justice and 5 associate justices |
| Strict Construction | Interpret the Constitution only as written |
| Loose Construction | Interpret the Constitution with wide range of powers |
| Excise tax | Tax on products produced and sold within a country |
| Tariff | Tax on imports |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Uprising by Pennsylvania farmers against the excise tax |
| Federalist | Favored Constitution and loose construction |
| Jeffersonian Republicans | Favored strict construction |
| Democratic Republicans | Eventual name for the party of Thomas Jefferson |
| Two-party system | Having two main political parties |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | Allow all actions that are not forbidden by the Constitution |
| Bonds | Certificates sold by the government to raise money |
| Speculators | People who tried to buy bonds cheaply and sell for a profit |
| Cabinet | Group of advisors to the President |
| Bill of Rights | Amendments 1 thru 10 of the Constitution |
| Mount Vernon | Home of George Washington |
| Vice-President | Presided over the Senate |
| Federal Hall | Site of the first President taking the oath of Office |
| Philadelphia | Second city to serve as capital |
| George Washington and Alexander Hamilton | Led troops into Pennsylvania to restore order |
| Hamilton's economic plan | Settle war debts, increase revenue, and create national bank |
