137526899 | Inaguration | The ceremony that officially marks the beginning of a president's term in office. Always starts precisely at noon. The president places his left hand on the Bible and raises his right hand to take the oath of office. | |
137526900 | Cabinet | a group of advisors that help the president with his responsibilities. | |
137526901 | Excise Tax | A tax paid for the manufacturing and/or sale of certain services and goods. | |
137526902 | National Bank | - A bank that holds the tax money that the government collects, and would be responsible for handling financial transactions. | |
137526903 | Federalist Party | Even after Washington's attempt to avoid political parties, groups still formed around Hamilton and Jefferson. This party supported Hamilton was called what? | |
137526904 | Democratic-Republican Party | This was the group supported Jefferson. | |
137526905 | Whiskey Rebellion | At one point when there was a shortage of money and people desired whiskey, people used whiskey in place of money. But the tax that was placed on whiskey made the peoples exchange inconvenient since they had no money to pay the tax. So they refused to pay the tax. So they would be arrested and went to a federal court for trial. But when a federal marshal went to serve papers to those who had not paid their tax, he was tarred and feathered. Eventually Washington sent militia to stop the violence. | |
137526906 | Anthony Wayne | After several failed attempt to stop Indian attacks, this man, granted a hero, defeated a group of these Indians and their allies at Fallen Timbers near modern Toledo. | |
137526907 | Fallen Timbers | This is the place where Anthony Wayne defeated a group if Indians and their allies to stop their attacks. Located near Toledo. | |
137526908 | Neutrality Proclamation | In the French Revolution, this is the proclamation that Washington issued to urge American citizens to be impartial toward all foreign foes that may get America involved in foreign wars. | |
137526909 | Edmond Charles Genet | This French citizen seeked American help in the French Revolution. | |
137526910 | Impressment | When one country seizes another countries ships and forces the sailors of the captured ships to serve the other country. | |
137526911 | Jay Treaty | John Jay created this peace treaty with Britain to avoid war by agreeing to limit trade with their enemy, France, and to pay the debts to the British citizens that America owed. | |
137526912 | Pinckney Treaty | The treaty that to resolve the issue that Spain controlled Florida and temporary control of the Louisiana Territory. This treaty was very popular and made Thomas Pinckney an instant hero. | |
137526913 | John Adams | The president that went into office after Washington. Had Jefferson as his Vice President, even though they were both from different parties. | |
137526914 | XYZ Affair | After 300 American cargo chips had their cargo removed by the French, President John Adams sent John Marshal, Eldridge Gerry, and C.C. Pickney so they could settle the problem. But after arriving in France, The French Minister Talleyrand refused to see them for nine months. Even then, he didn't talk to the three men in person, He sent three men to meet them. The three men asked for a $250,000 bribe for each of them and a $12 million loan to settle the dispute. The American men refused and returned to break the news to Adams, who was furious. So then a quasi-war (almost war) stared when French and American fired at each other. Then Napoleon takes over the French government and Adams settles the problem with him, avoiding war. 1797 | |
137526915 | Convention of 1800 | This was the agreement that Adams settled with Napoleon concerning the XYZ affair. Even though he did not get Napoleon to pay back the damages from his American ship, the agreement created peace, avoiding war. | |
137526916 | Alien and Sediton Acts | The four laws passed by the Federalists, against Adams wishes. These laws were pretty much made just to destroy the Democratic Party. The four acts were called the Naturlization Acts, Alien Act, Alien Enemy Act, Sedition Act | |
137526917 | Virginia and Kentucky Resolution | Republicans James Madison and Thomas Jefferson wrote this to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts. | |
137526918 | Nullification | the act of declaring void any federal law with in its boundaries | |
137526919 | Aaron Burr | was Vice President under Thomas Jefferson. | |
137526920 | John Marshall | was appointed by John Adams to be chief justice of Supreme Court. | |
137526921 | The Midnight Judges | The judges that were appointed by John Adams concerning the Judiciary Act of 1801. They are called this because Adams picked them late the night before he left office. | |
137526922 | Marbury v. Madison | William Marbury was one of the judges that Adams appointed. But his commission of his job was not delivered to him before Adams left office, and Madison refused to release it. Then Marbury sued for his job. | |
137526923 | Judicial Review | The power for the court to decide whether a law is Constitutional or not. |
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