| A | B |
|---|
| inaugurate | to swear into office |
| Federal Judiciary Act | law that created the federal courts |
| cabinet | advisors to the president |
| tariff | a tax on imported goods |
| Whiskey Rebellion | a 1794 protest against the excise tax |
| French Revolution | movement in France for liberty |
| neutral | not taking sides |
| Jay Treaty | agreement with Britain |
| Pinckney's Treaty | agreement with Spain |
| foreign policy | relations with other nations |
| political party | group that tries to promote ideas |
| XYZ Affair | incident with France |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | laws against recent immigrants |
| states'rights | an idea in favor of state powers |
| strict interpretation | a narrow view of reading the Constitution promoted by Jefferson and Madison |
| loose construction | a broad of flexible way of interpreting the Constitution |
| debt | money that is owed |
| revenue | money raised by the government |
| George Washington | inaugurated the first president |
| John Adams | first Vice-President |
| Thomas Jefferson | Washington's Secretary of State |
| Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of the Treasury |
| Henry Knox | Secretary of War |
| John Jay | first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Anthony Wayne | defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers |
