George Washington Era - 8th grade Social Studies

Bureaucracy

The amount of government needed at a time

Confederation

A group of states in a working group

Patent

A document that protects a new invention

State of the Union

A yearly speech given by the President

Vice

An unnecessary thing or behavior

1789-1797

What time frame was George Washington elected in

Fugitive

A runaway slave

Fugitive Slave Law

A law that was created to return all runaway slaves that was not obeyed most of the time

neutral

We stayed _______ in the French Revolution

French revolution

Rich and poor people in France struggle for power

Washington DC

A new capitol was forming at this time, what was it

Whiskey Tax

A tax on alcohol that caused trouble with farmers in Pennsylvania

The Navy

What did Washington create while he was president?

1797

When was the Navy created

John Adams

Who was the second president

Started by Hamilton, wanted a Factory country, Wanted a strong national government and to trade with Britian

4 things about the Federalists

Started by Jefferson, Wanted a farming country, wanted a local/state led government and to trade with France

4 things about the Democratic Republicans

Alien

Immigrants coming in to the country

Sedition

Limit to free speech

Alien and Sedition act

John Adams wanted to limit or ban the immigrants and he also wanted to jail people who spoke badly of the country/president

Africa

What continent are the Tripoli Pirates from

To fight the pirates

Why were the Marines created