| A | B |
| interest | An extra sum of money that borrows has to repay credits in return for the loan. |
| Jay’s treaty | Treaty signed in 1795 between the U.S. and Britain in which Britain agreed to withdraw from forts in the northwest territory and which sought to improve trade relations. |
| Loose construction | Belief that the government can do anything that the constitution does not say it can. |
| Strict construction | Belief that the government should not do anything that the constitution does not specifically say it can do. |
| Neutral | Not taking sides in a conflict or dispute. |
| Tariff | Tax on foreign goods imported into a country. |
| Alien act | Noncitizen |
| Sedition act | Speech or actions that engage rebellion. |
| Lewis and Clark expedition | Journey by them through the Louisiana territory. |
| Assimilation | Process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture. |
| Virginia and Kentucky resolutions | Resolutions passed in 1798 that attached the alien and sedition acts as unconstitutional. |
| Battle of Tippecanoe | Battle in the Indian territory in 1811 between American and native American forces that led to the defeat of native Americans. |
| Agenda | Lists of items to accomplish |
| Bureaucracy | Departments that make up a large organization such as the government. |
| Embargo | Restriction on trade. |
| Louisiana purchase | Purchased by the U.S. of the territory from France in1803. |
| Treaty of Greenville | Treaty signed in 1795 by the U.S. and several Native Americans in which the Native Americans gave up the control of most of Ohio. |
| Reservation | Area that the federal government set aside for Native Americans who had lost their homelands. |
| Depression | A severe economic downturn marked by a decrease in businesses activity, wide spread unemployment, and failing prices and wages. |
| Missouri compromise | 1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and outlawing slavery in future states to be created north. |
| Treaty of Ghent | Agreement signed in 1814 that ended the war of 1812. |
| XYZ affair | Controversy in 1798 over French demands for bribes from americium negotiators. |
| Nullification | A states refusal to recognize a federal law. |
| Following the war of independence, most Americans wanted the power of the government held by | Republican government |
| Describe the confederation government under the Articles of Confederation | This makes up three branches. The legislative branch they make the laws, the executive branch headed by the president puts in action the laws. Judicial branch made of the courts and judges who interpret and apply the laws. |
| Who were the Nationalists | Well educated people for the government. |
| Well educated people for the government. | xxxx |
| What was Shay’s Rebellion | Merchants fighting the rich people and the court to get there money back. Therefore, the shay’s march to Springfield where guns were stored at the arsenal open conflict raged. They demonstrated that steps had to be taken to strength the national government |
| What did this incident convince the nationalist of? | This convinced them to open Philadelphia urgent need for government reform in 12 states. |
| According to the great comprise the number in the senate would be | Legislative branch made up of two houses. In one house the senate each state regardless of their size would have the same number of representatives. The numbered is now two per state. In the house of representatives the number of seats would be based on the population. Another issue came up about enslaved people being part of the population. Three fifths compromise |
| Describe some difference between the House of Repersentives and the senate. | Representatives are responsible the people its member serves two year term so that the voters can change the membership quickly if they wanted to. The senate is elected by the state legislator and not by the voters member serve six-year term only one third of the senate would be reelected every two years. |
| Representatives are responsible the people its member serves two year term so that the voters can change the membership quickly if they wanted to. The senate is elected by the state legislator and not by the voters member serve six-year term only one third of the senate would be reelected every two years. | The Electoral College was created for two reasons. The first purpose was to create a buffer between population and the selection of a President. The second as part of the structure of the government that gave extra power to the smaller states. |
| What was the federalist? Why was it written? | Essays written supporters it was written because the purpose of it was to pursue the new York states convention to agree on the constitution. These people were for the constitution. |
| Who were the antifederlist? | Who were the antifederlist? |
| On what grounds did they oppose the constitution? | They saw the constitution as a betrayal to the American revolution. They did not need leadership. |
| What was the main argument for and against the Bill of Right? | The Bill of Rights was necessary because the convention talked about protecting human rights. The people and the government were the same. Therefore, they did not need the right. For the bill of rights. Protect specific freedoms of speech and press. |
| Who was George Washington security of state? | Thomas Jefferson. |
| How did Thomas Jefferson view the newly established government? | Why did George Washington the trappings of royalty |
| In what way did federalist leave their mark on Washington D.C. | It meant to displace the power and dignity of the new federal government. |
| Alexander Hamilton’s debt plan consolidated the nations war debts into one debt pay off by | Creditors |
| After the war for independence were Miami’s, Delaware’s and the Shawnees able to control their own fate why or why not. | xxxx |
| Who was little turtle and why are his actions relevant? | He was a leader of the Miami’s and a brilliant military leader. Because he fought to make peace with the white settlers. |
| Who was handsome lake and why are his actions relevant? | Fought with the British against the Americans. He agreed native American to abandon war and to get back to the old rituals. |
| Tenskwatawa? | Another leader who called the native Americans to return to their American ways. |
| Example the result of the battle of Tippecanoe. | Lasted about two hours nether side won. The battle shattered native American morals. Lowered the confidence of the tenskwatawa leadership. |
| Establish a reason as to why Hamilton’s debt plan was a positive or negative act. | xxxx |
| Why did the whisky rebellion occur? | It occurred because people did not want to pay for the whisky because it was a treat and not just a drink. |
| How did the federalist view the revolution? | They saw this as a democratic revolution gone wrong. |
| Oppositions to Jay’s treaty and other federalist acts led to | Led to the controversy thought out the U.S. Critics complained that the treaty contained no protection for American shipping. American saw the treaty as a betrayal to the revolutionary ideas. The treaty was ratified. |
| Describe some of the effects of the passage alien and sedition act. | Alien act the president gained the right to imprison or deport citizens of other countries residing in the U.S. sedition act person’s who wrote said false scandals about the U.S. government were either find or jailed. |
| What were the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were passed in response to? | This argued if the states had the right to judge weather federal laws agreed with the constitution. |
| Example what the election of 1800 proves to both the Americans and Europeans about the government. | There were political divisions within the country |
| Why did northern states object to admitting Missouri as a slave state? | They were not northwest of the Ohio river and they were not worried about the liberties of African Americans. They were worried that another slave state would increase the power of southern states. |
| Describe the Missouri compromise? | Slavery would be permitted in Missouri, Massachusetts admitted to the union to be as a none slave state. As U.S. expanded westward state would be free from slavery. |
| Why was the purchase of Louisiana territory significant? | xxxx |
| Why did Jefferson’s reduce the influence of the federal government? | xxxx |
| What was the embargo of 1807? | This outlawed almost all trade with foreign countries. |
| List some of the reasons the U.S. declare war on Great Britain in 1812. | Britain was paining to invade U.S. ships and Indians to attach American settlers Britain force other citizen to serve in their wars. |
| Compare the British and American wartime capabilities before the war of 1812. Who had the upper hand? | xxxx |
| When the British invaded the U.S. what were some of their most crucial and successful military tactics? | xxxx |
| Describe the U.S. financial crises suffered in 1819. | xxx |