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| George Washington | They saw him as an honest leader and a hero of the Revolution |
| electoral college | a group of people selected from each of the states to cast votes in presidential elections |
| Martha Washington | First Lady entertained guests and attended social events with her husband |
| precedent | an action or decicion that later serves as an example |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | legislation passed by Congress that created the federal court system |
| Alexander Hamilton | He served as an aide and a delegate to four Continental Congress |
| national debt, | the total amount of money owed by a country to its lenders |
| bond | a certificate that represents money the government has borrowed from private citizen |
| speculator | an investor who buys items at low prices in hope that their values will rise |
| Thomas Jefferson | He believed that it was the right of the people to rule the country |
| loose construction | a way to interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking |
| strict construcion | a way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take |
| Bank of the United States | a national bank chartered by Congress in 1791 to provide security fo the U.S.economy |
| French Revolution | French rebellion that began in 1789 in which the French people overthrew the monarchy and made their country a republic |
| Neutrality Proclamation | (1793)a statement made by President George Washigton that the United Staates would not side with any of the nations at war in Europe fallowing the French Revolution |
| privateers | a private ship authorized by a nation to attack its enemies |
| Jay's Treaty | (1794)an agreement negotiated by John Jay to work out problems between Britain and the United States over northwestern lands,British seizure of U.S.ships,and U.S.debts owed to the British |
| Pinckney's Treaty | an agreement between the United States and Spain that changed Florida's border and made easier for American ships to use the Port of New Orleans |
| Little Turttle | (1794)several Native American Groups attacked a supply train near the fort |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | (1794)a battle between U.S.troops and an American Indian confederation that ended Indian efforts to halt white settlement in the Northwest Territory |
| Treaty of Greenville | (1795)an agareement between Native American confederation leaders and the U.S.government that gave the United States Indian lands in the Northwestern Territory and guaranteed that U.S.citizens could travel through the region |
| Whiskey Rebellion | (1794)a protest of small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whisky |
| political party | a group of people who organize to help elect government officials and influence government policies |
| Federalist Party | a political party created in the 1790s and influenced by Alexander Hamilton that wanted to strengthen the federal government and promote industry and trade |
| Democratic-Republican Party | a political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824 |
| XYZ affair | (1797)an incident in which French agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from U.S.diplomats in exchange for an agreement that French privateers would no longer attack American ships;it led to an undeclared naval war between the two countries |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | (1798)laws passed by a Federalist-dominated Congress aimed at protecting the government fron treasonous ideas,action,and people |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | (1798-1799)Republican documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional |
