1. Unit 6: The Early Republic- Washington and Adams
Name____________________________ Period_____
Date_____________ Social Studies Vocabulary
Unit 6: The Early Republic- Washington and Adams
Word/Term Definition
A group of advisors that help the President operate the
different departments of the Executive branch.
Examples are the Secretary of State and Secretary of the
Treasury.
Presidential
Cabinet
Judiciary Act
of 1789
The federal law that created our federal court system
of district and circuit courts.
A group of people that organize together because they
share the same beliefs and ideas about how our country
should be governed.
political party
A rebellion that occurred during Washington’s presidency,
caused by a federal tax on whiskey as part of Hamilton’s
financial plan. It was put down by Washington and the US
Army.
Whiskey
Rebellion
Jay’s Treaty
(who, when,
terms of treaty)
A treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain made to avoid
war and to address the issues of trade interference and
impressment of American sailors by the British.
Pinckney’s
Treaty
(who, when, terms
of treaty)
A treaty between the U.S. and Spain where Spain agrees to allow
Americans to use the Mississippi River and New Orleans
for trade purposes.

2. The Virginia and Kentucky
Washington’s
Farewell Address
(who, when,
his two warnings)
Speech given to Americans by George Washington upon his
retirement as President where he warns about 1. the evils of
political parties and 2. involvement in foreign entanglements.
One of our first two political parties, led by Hamilton and John
Adams, believed in a strong central government, an economy
based on manufacturing, a national bank, protective tariffs,
a loose interpretation of the Constitution, and rule by the wealthy.
The Federalists
(leaders, what they
believed in)
The Democratic-
Republicans
(leaders, what they
believed in)
One of our first two political parties, led by Thomas Jefferson and
James Madison, believed in stronger states, an economy based on
agriculture (independent farmers), free trade with no tariffs, a
strict interpretation of the Constitution, and rule by the common
people..
Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution
but created through a loose interpretation.
Implied powers
Incident between the U.S. and France during the Adams
presidency where three French agents named “X, Y, and Z”
demand bribe money from American diplomats in exchange for
access to French government leaders. Almost led to war.
The XYZ Affair
Laws passed during the Adams presidency, allowed the President
to deport any immigrant that was considered dangerous to our
country and also made it illegal to print or say anything negative
about the Adams government.
The Alien and
Sedition Acts
The Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions
(who wrote them, why,
what did they declare?)
Documents written by Jefferson and Madison in response to the
Alien and Sedition Acts, declared those laws as
unconstitutional and a violation of our rights, also introduced
the idea of “state’s rights”.
“State’s Rights”
(what power does this
idea give to state’s?)
The idea that if a state believes a federal law is unconstitutional
then the state has the right to not obey (or “nullify”)that law
within its borders.

3. Unit 6: The Early Republic- Washington and Adams
Name____________________________ Period_____
Date_____________ Social Studies Vocabulary
Unit 6: The Early Republic- Washington and Adams
Word/Term Definition
Presidential
Cabinet
Judiciary Act
of 1789
political party
Whiskey
Rebellion
Jay’s Treaty
(who, when,
terms of treaty)
Pinckney’s
Treaty
(who, when, terms
of treaty)

4. The Virginia and Kentucky
Washington’s
Farewell Address
(who, when,
his two warnings)
The Federalists
(leaders, what they
believed in)
The Democratic-
Republicans
(leaders, what they
believed in)
Implied powers
The XYZ Affair
The Alien and
Sedition Acts
The Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions
(who wrote them, why,
what did they declare?)
“State’s Rights”
(what power does this
idea give to state’s?)