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| George Washington | first president of the United States |
| electoral college | a body of electors who represent the people's vote in choosing the president |
| Martha Washington | Washington's wife, the First Lady, entertained guests and attended social events with her husband |
| precedent | an action or decision that later serves as an example |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | created three levels of federal courts and defined their powers and relationship to the state courts |
| Alexander Hamilton | secretary of treasury |
| national debt | money owed by the United States |
| bonds | certificates of debt that carry a promise to buy back the bonds at higher prices |
| speculators | people who buy items at low prices in the hope that the value will rise and they can sell the items for profit |
| Thomas Jefferson | Secretary of State |
| loose construction | the federal government can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid |
| strict construction | federal government should do only what the Constitution specifically says it can do |
| Bank of the United States | the country's first national bank |
| French Revolution | rebellion of French people against their king in 1789 |
| Neutrality Proclamation | US would not take sides with any European countries that were at war |
| privateers | private ships hired by a country to attack its enemies |
| Jay's Treaty | settle disputes between US and Great Britian-British pay damages to ships, abandon their forts in the Northwest. US will pay money they owe Britian |
| Pickney's Treaty | settled the border and trade disputes with Spain |
| Little Turtle | Miami chief who defeated the US forces. Guns supplied to him by Britian |
| Treaty of Greenville | gave the US claim to most Indian lands in the Northwest Territory |
| Whiskey Rebellion | farmers lashed out against the tax on whiskey |
| Political Parties | groups that help elect people and shape policies |
| Federalist Party | wanted a strong federal government and suported industry and trade |
| Democratic-Republican Party | wanted the federal government to have limited power |
| XYZ Affair | US wanted to end conflict with France and sent diplomats to work out treaty. France would only work out if a bribe was paid. XYZ stands for French agents who tried to bribe US |
| Sedition Act | forbade anyone from publishing or voicing criticism of the federal government |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolution | argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional |
