| A | B |
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| precedent | act or decision that sets an example for others to follow |
| Cabinet | official advisors to the president approved by the senate |
| bond | certificate that promises to repay money loaned plus interest by a certain date |
| National Debt | money owed by the national government |
| Domestic Affairs | issues that deal with stuff inside of a country, not foreign affairs |
| National Bank | Bank owned by the US government that stores all the US tax dollars and pays bills, issues paper money plus gives loans to worthy citizens |
| tariff | tax on imports….it forces citizens to buy domestic goods |
| Political Party | organization that believes the government should be run a certain way |
| impressment | forcing someone into service |
| Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of Treasury under President Washington; he started the Federalist party |
| George Washington | the first president; many precedents were set - Cabinet, Farewell Address, Isolationism and work on the economy |
| John Adams | the second president; the first and only Federalist president; avoided war by building up the navy to scare away possible attackers of US ships |
| Lewis and Clark | explorers of the Louisiana Purchase; they made maps and charts then took samples of soil and plants |
| Sacajawea | Shoshone Indian women who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey by being a guide and translator |
| Thomas Jefferson | the third president; cuts the budget of the US government to give money back to the people, but cuts NAVY and attacks start up again; bought the Louisiana Purchase |
