Unit Three: The Early Republic (EOC)

Precedent

An action or decision that serves as an example or rule for future situations.

Impressment

The act of forcibly enlisting individuals into military service.

Alien

A foreign-born person who has not been naturalized as a citizen of the country in which they are living.

Sedition

Conduct or speech inspiring people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Embargo

A government-imposed ban on trade with a specific country or countries.

Lewis and Clark

Leaders of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase.

George Washington