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What does it mean to set a precedent?

An example to be followed by others in the future

What is a tariff?

A tax on imported goods

What is an alien?

Someone who is an outsider or from another country

What does unconstitutional mean?

The opposite to what is allowed by the Constitution

What is impressment?

The capture of American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British Army

Who was inaugurated on April 30, 1789?

George Washington

Who was chosen as the Secretary of the Treasury?

Alexander Hamilton

What did the Judiciary Act set up?

The Supreme Court

What was the compromise for the South to help the North pay the debt from the war?

Move the capital south

What were two of the four department in the Cabinet in 1789?

Department of Treasury, Department of War, Department of State, Attorney General

What political party did Jefferson and Madison form?

Republicans

What political party did Alexander Hamilton form?

Federalists

What political party favored the national bank, tariff and close ties with England?

Federalists

Who did newspapers clam wanted to bring a king to the US?

Federalists

How was the Vice President chosen in the 1796 election?

The person who got the second highest amount of votes became Vice President

Who did George Washington send west to fight the Natives?

General Anthony Wayne

What was the violent time during the French Revolution called?

The “reign of terror”

What did the British do to the American sailors?

Impressment

What did John Jay create for the United States?

Jay’s Treaty with the British

What did George Washington warn against when he retired?

Political Parties

What country was angered by the neutrality of the US during the war between England and France?

France

What political party was John Adams?

Federalist

What was the Sedition Act?

Made it a crime to speak out against the President, Congress or Government

What did the Alien Act do?

Said that a person had to live in the US for 14 years before becoming a citizen

What was the XYZ Affair?

When the French tried to get the Americans to give the bribe money to avoid war. The name of the French Agents are not known.