| A | B |
|---|
| challenge | demanding situation |
| Whiskey Rebellion | July 1794, armed mob attacked tax collectors and burned buildings. |
| maintain | keep up |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | Near Toledo, Ohio a conflict that crushed Native American's hopes for keeping their land. |
| Treaty of Greenville | Native Americans agreed to surrender most of the land in what is now Ohio. |
| neutrality | Not taking sides in the conflict between France and Britain. |
| Edmond Genet | He recruited American volunteers to attack British ships |
| impressment | Forcing American crews into the British navy. |
| Jay's Treaty | John Jay, chief justice to negotiate a treaty w/ Britain |
| Pinckney's Treaty | Agreement w/Spain allowed free navigation of Miss. River and trade at N.O. |
| partisan | Favoring one side of an issue. |
| Federalist | Was first used to describe someone who supported ratification of the Constitution. |
| implied powers | Powers that were not expressly forbidden in the Constitution. |
| caucuses | Meetings where political parties chose candidates for office. |
| resolve | Bring to an end, a dispute. |
| XYZ Affair | French agents who were asking the U.S. for a bribe and a loan for France. |
| aliens | Immigrants living in a country who were not citizens. |
| sedition | Activities aimed at weakening an established government. |
| Alien & Sedition Acts | Laws that allowed President to imprison aliens out of the country |
| Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions | Claimed the Alien & Sedition Acts violated the Constitution. States could nullify federal laws. |
| nullify | legally overturn |
| principle | basic idea |
| states' rights | Powers of the federal government should be limited to those assigned to it by the Constitution.. |
| precedents | traditions established |
| Thomas Jefferson | Led the State Department under George Washington |
| Alexander Hamilton | Handled financial matters under Washington |
| cabinet | The president's closest advisors who are department heads |
| uniform | standard |
| John Jay | First Supreme Court chief justice |
| Bill of Rights | Dec. 1791, states ratified 10 amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing civil liberties |
| national debt | The amount of money owed by the nation's government. |
| bonds | Paper notes promising to repay the money in a certain length of time. |
| accumulated | collected |
| unconstitutional | Inconsistent with the Constitution. |
| tariff | A tax on imports. |
