US Ch.8 Terms Flashcards
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Established the nation’s first cabinet.
George Washington
The first head of the Department of State
Thomas Jefferson
The first secretary of the treasury.
Alexander hamilton
The department heads who advise the president.
Cabinet
Paying debt with bonds that are recognized as currency.
Funding
Plot to bring America into French war against Britain.
Gen’et Episode
Averted war with Britain.
Jay Treaty
America’s refusal to take sides in the war between Britain and France.
Proclamation of Neutrality
Introduced the amendments that became the Bill of Rights.
James Madison
The national government taking over all state debts.
Assumption
Violent attack against the government over taxes
Whiskey Rebellion
French seizure of American cargo
Quasi war
Someone who allows great flexibility in interpreting the Constitution
Loose constructionists
American’s best-know frontiersman.
Daniel Boone
American’s second president.
John Adams
American’s humiliating peace negotiations with France.
XYZ affair
A party that supported the common people and favored a small,limited government.
Republicans(Domocratic-Republicans)
Written by James Madison,declaration that the states have the right to nullify unconstitutional federal acts.
Virginia Resolutions
Someone who allows little flexibility in interpreting the Constitution.
Strict constructionist
Adams effort to fill the judiciary with Federalist.
Midnight appointments
Act that ensured that Federalists would have a lasting influence on the judiciary.
Judiciary Act of 1801
A party that supported industry, a growing centralized government and rule by property owners.
Federalist
Clearly established the supremacy of the federal courts of the United States.
Judiciary Act of 1789
Independence movement that deteriorated into violence.
French Revolution.