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| 1887212083 | Alexander hamilton | 1st Secretary of the Treasury he promoted an economy based on banking investing trading and industry. Also promoted the federal assumption of state debts | 0 | |
| 1887212084 | Alien and sedition acts | acts passed by federalists giving the government power to imprison or deport foreign citizens and prosecute critics of the government | 1 | |
| 1887212085 | Antifederalists | People who opposed the constitution | 2 | |
| 1887212086 | Bill of rights | First ten amendments to the Constitution, drafted by Madison, placed limitations of government and protects natural rights. | 3 | |
| 1887212087 | Checks and balances | A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power. | 4 | |
| 1887212088 | Citizen genet affair | the French minister to the United States, objected Washington's proclamation of neutrality and stated that the Americans should support the French People. was then removed from being diplomat for the French government, but still stayed in US. | 5 | |
| 1887212089 | Federalists | A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures. | 6 | |
| 1887212090 | Federal structure | Organizational structure with a central government that shares power with strong regional governments. | 7 | |
| 1887212091 | Great compromise | Where the American government compromised on a combination of both options of government to make a new system with everyone satisfied | 8 | |
| 1887212092 | James Maddison | Drafter of the United States constitution and fourth president of the United States | 9 | |
| 1887212093 | Jays treaty | A treaty to settle trade issues between the US and Britain and said to have stopped another war | 10 | |
| 1887212094 | John Adams | Second president and vp under George Washington | 11 | |
| 1887212095 | New Jersey plan | A plan for the government that made all the states vote equal no matter the size of population | 12 | |
| 1887212096 | Pinckney's plan | His plan was to create a new government for the United States as soon as possible | 13 | |
| 1887212097 | Quasi war | An undeclared war between America, Britain, and France, and Spain | 14 | |
| 1887212098 | Republicans | People with conservative beliefs | 15 | |
| 1887212099 | Revolution of 1800 | The presidential election between Thomas Jefferson with the democratic republicans and john Adams with the federalists Thomas Jefferson ultimately won the election | 16 | |
| 1887212100 | 1786 | Annapolis Conference meets | 17 | |
| 1887212101 | 1787 | Constitutional Conference in Philadelphia meets, Constitution adopted | 18 | |
| 1887212102 | 1787-1788 | States ratify constitution | 19 | |
| 1887212103 | 1789 | Washington becomes first president, Bill of Rights adopted, French Revolution begins | 20 | |
| 1887212104 | 1791 | First bank of the United States chartered | 21 | |
| 1887212105 | 1792 | Washington reelected for president | 22 | |
| 1887212106 | 1794 | Whiskey Rebellion, Jay's treaty | 23 | |
| 1887212107 | 1795 | Pickney's treaty signed | 24 | |
| 1887212108 | 1796 | John Adams elected president | 25 | |
| 1887212109 | 1798 | XYZ Affair, Alien & Sedition Acts passed | 26 | |
| 1887212110 | 1801 | Thomas Jefferson elected as president, Judiciary Act of 1801 passed | 27 | |
| 1887212111 | Seperation of Powers | A fundamental principle of the United States government, whereby powers and responsibility are divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Within the governments creation of checks and balances. | 28 | |
| 1887212112 | Sovereignty | Created friction between the colonies and Great Britain and troubled Americans as they attempted to create their own government with both the national government and state government. | 29 | |
| 1887212113 | The Federalist Papers | A collection of articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the the ratification of the United States Constitution. | 30 | |
| 1887212114 | Virginia And Kentucky Resolutions | Written by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were political statements drafted in the 1970's that affirmed states rights in response to the federal alien and sedition acts. | 31 | |
| 1887212115 | Virginia Plan | A proposal by delegates for bicameral legislative branch. This plan was drafted by James Madison. This plan proposed that a national government ought to be established consisting of a supreme legislative, executive, and judiciary. | 32 | |
| 1887212116 | Whiskey Rebellion | A revolt of settelers that broke out in western Pennsylvania during 1794 that was against a tax on whiskey. | 33 | |
| 1887212117 | XYZ Affair | Was a political and diplomatic incident in 1797 that almost led to war between the United States and France. | 34 |
