| A | B |
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| national debt | Major problem facing the new nation after the Revolutionary War. |
| Articles of Confederation | This did not give the national government the power to raise money to pay the national debt. |
| George Washington | First president of the United States |
| Electoral College | These delegates unanimously elected Washington as the first president. |
| New York City, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. | locations of the nation’s capitols |
| Cabinet | Washington chose this group of very smart men to help him in decision making. |
| Alexander Hamilton | First Secretary of the Treasury |
| whiskey | Hamilton planned to tax ______ to help pay off the debt. |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |
| National Bank | Hamilton wanted to establish the __________ to help with the finances of the country and to coin money. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Opposed Hamilton’s economic plans. |
| South | This section of the country opposed Hamilton’s economic plan of imposing a tariff because it hurt their agricultural products. |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Pennsylvania farmers protested the tax on their product. |
| Military force | Washington used this to stop the Whiskey Rebellion. |
| Neutrality proclamation | Washington issued this to keep America out of a war with Great Britain and France. |
| Federalists | Alexander Hamilton’s party that supported a strong central government and tariffs. |
| Democratic-Republican | Jefferson’s party that opposed the Federalist Party. |
| John Adams | 2nd president of the United States |
| Alien Act | Act that arrested and deported foreigners viewed with suspicion. |
| Sedition Act | Act that limited free speech and expression (1st Amendment rights) |
| Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson | 1800 presidential election that ended in a tie. The candidates were.. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Alexander Hamilton threw his support behind ____ and he became the 3rd president. |
| Aaron Burr | Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel because he lost the election and blamed Hamilton for his loss. |
| Washington’s reasons for being against political parties | These organizations would work for special interests rather than for public good. |
