| A | B |
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| Judiciary Act of 1789 | Congress passed this Act which created the federal-court system. The act managed to quiet popular apprehensions by establishing in each state a federal district court that operated according to local procedures. |
| Hamilton's Economic Plan | Federalist plan for America's economic growth, which laid the groundwork for america's industrialization |
| Laissez-Faire | No government interference in business |
| Bill of Rights | 1st 10 Amendments of the Constitution - fundamental rights |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Farmer's rebellion against Hamiliton's excise tax on whiskey; Washington used federal troops to stop the rebellion per the Constitution (unlike Shay's rebellion) |
| Democratic-Republican Party | Thomas Jefferson; agriculture; Pro-French; opposed National Bank |
| Federalist Party | Hamilton; business/industry; pro-British; spported National Bank |
| Alien & Sedition Acts | Can't oppose the Federal government; immigrants extended wait for citizenship |
| Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions | Written in response to the Alien & Sedition Acts; initiated the concept of states nullification of federal laws |
| Midnight Judges | Appointed by Adams at the last hour of his presidency |
| Election of 1800 | Led to peaceful transfer of power & the 12th Amendment |
| XYZ Affair | Bribe from France |
| Jay's Treaty | To avoid war with Britain; British would abandon their forts in the NW territory & stop impressment |
| Pinkney's Treaty | Access to navigation of the Miss. River |
| Quasi-War | Undeclared war with France |
| Louisiana Purchase | from France; doubled size of US; ensured westward expansion |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | Stopped all overseas trade; hurt US industry |
| War of 1812 | US vs. Britain; caused by impressment and the "Warhawks" |
| Battle of New Orleans | Huge US victory over Britain; fought AFTER the Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 |
| Hartford Convention | Meeting by Federalists to discuss secession |
