New Nation Vocab

George Washington

first president

John Adams

second president

Alexander Hamilton

first secretary of treasury

Aaron Burr

Thomas Jefferson’s vice president and has beef with Hamilton

William Marbury

a new federalist midnight judge who wanted to receive his letter to start working

James Madison

the secretary of state and who delivers the letters to the potential judges

precedents 

setting standards

cabinet 

a group of leaders who have power in different aspects of government who help the president 

whiskey rebellion

a rebellion where people revolted because of a rise in taxes for whiskey

bank of the United States

the official bank for the US and it assumed all states debts

strict construction

where you can only do what is said in the constitution 

loose construction 

where the constitution doesn't need to name every single thing that is allowed 

assumption of debt

where debt is all combined into one and divided among states

french revolution

a revolution where the french monarchy was overthrown 

Washington’s “farewell address”

a letter in the newspaper where George Washington named his concerns for the future of the US

XYZ affair

where 3 US agents were sent to France for a diplomatic meeting but ended with the agents getting an order of a multi-million dollar loan, a $250,000 bribe, and a public apology

impressment

the kidnapping of sailors and making them serve in the french navy

alien and sedition acts 

where the minimum amount of years lived in the US to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years and made it illegal to criticize the government 

election of 1796

John Adams won and the vice president is Thomas Jefferson. The problem is that they were opposing parties and it caused problems between the two.

Election of 1800

Thomas Jefferson is the president and Aaron Burr as vice prez. The problem is that Thomas Jefferson and Burr tied.

12th amendment

makes the election as a ticket vote

Marbury v. Madison 

the first supreme court case and showed the true power of the supreme court 

judicial review

where the supreme court reviews acts

democratic - republicans vs. federalists

the fight between the first political parties.

Thomas Jefferson

the 3rd president who purchased louisiana

Lewis and Clark

the 2 explorers who explored the west of America after the Louisiana purchase

Sacagawea

the native American woman who guided Lewis and Clark

Louisiana purchase

when Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana and the Mississippi valley from France in 1803

Peaceable Coercion

Jefferson’s policy to try to put his foot down - first not trade with anyone - then just not trade with Britain and France.