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| George Washington | At the close of his presidency, the first political parties developed over the issue of the national bank |
| Cabinet | The President’s informal advisory committee established by Washington |
| John Adams | Federalist President associated with the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts |
| XYZ Affair | International scandal as French officials demanded bribes, Adams refused! |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | These were passed to silence critics of Adams and the Federalists, would probably have been a violation of freedom of speech |
| Alexander Hamilton | Federalist leader who wanted to establish a national bank |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican President associated with the Louisiana Purchase and his opposition to the National Bank |
| Impressment | The British practice of forcing sailors back into the British Navy from American ships |
| Louisiana Purchase | The land acquisition in 1803 doubled the size of the United States- it came from France |
| Lewis and Clark | Led the expedition of scientific discovery through the territory west of the Mississippi |
| Sacajawea | She served as a guide and translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition |
| Federalists | Political Party that believed in a strong government, industrial economy and a national bank |
| Democratic-Republicans | Political party that believed in a weaker government, agricultural economy and opposed the national bank |
| John Marshall | The Federalist justice of the Supreme Court who’s decisions strengthened the power of the national government |
| Marbury v. Madison | This court decision established the principle of judicial review |
| Judicial review | The power of the courts to declare a law or action of government unconstitutional |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | This decision prohibited states from taxing agencies of the national government |
| War of 1812 | This produced American claims to the Oregon Territory, and increased American migration to Florida |
| War Hawks | These members of Congress supported war with Britain and wanted to gain Canada |
| Monroe Doctrine | Isolationist statement which claimed Americas were closed to further colonization |
| Missouri Compromise | This kept the balance of slave and free states and drew a "slave line" through the west |
| Battle of New Orleans | The outcome did not affect the war, but made Andrew Jackson a hero |
