8-1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
inauguration
A ceremony in which the president takes the oath of office.
precedent
An example or be followed by others in the future.
bond
Certificate issued by a government for a certain amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest.
tariff
Tax placed on goods entering a country from another country.
New York City
First capital of the United States.
John Adams
First Vice President of the U.S.
Cabinet
A group of advisers to the president.
Thomas Jefferson
First Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton
First Secretary of the Treasury. He wanted the creation of a national bank, the federal government to pay off state debts, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt. He wanted the nation to industrialize.
Henry Knox
First Secretary of War
Edmund Randolph
First Attorney General
John Jay
First chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Judiciary Act of 1789
A law passed by the first Congress to establish the federal court system under the Supreme Court.
District of Columbia
Area set aside along the banks of the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia for the new national capital, Washington, D.C.
National Bank
Alexander Hamilton’s idea to create a bank for the national government to deposit money and pay debts.
national debt
The amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people.
Whiskey Rebellion
From 1791-1794, many farmers in Western Pennsylvania refused to pay the federal tax on alcohol. Some tax collectors were tarred and feathered as some compared this tax to the British used of taxation.
-President Washington sent 13,000 militia to put down the rebellion
-Farmers who refused to follow the law fled when they heard troops were coming
-Hamilton wanted the leaders of the rebellion executed, but President Washington said no and pardoned them
-The federal government showed that laws were going to be enforced
