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Ch.9 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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To be sworn into an office. | inaugurate |
An act passed by Congress in 1789 that organized a court system for the fed. gov. (Supreme Court). | Federal Judiciary Act |
An act passed by Congress in 1789 that organized a court system for the fed. gov. (Supreme Court).A group of politicians that are the heads of Congress-developed departments that are appointed by and aid the president. | cabinet |
A tax on imported goods. | tariff |
August 20, 1794-N. Americans lost to American Anthony Wayne in Ohio-resulted in the Treaty of Greenville. | Battle of Fallen Timbers |
N. Americans surrendered much of present day Ohio/Indiana after B. of F.T.-signed 1795. | Treaty of Greenville |
Summer 1794-farmers in W. Penn. rebelled-put down in October-fed. gov. enforced law. | Whiskey Rebellion |
A revolution in France starting in 1789 where the French killed their king in 1793. This was influenced by the Am. Rev. and led to a war between Fr. and Britain, Holland, and Spain. | French Revolution |
Not siding with any faction in a war. | neutral |
Treaty made with G. Britain in 1794-Britain would pay for damaged U.S. vessels, leave Ohio Valley. | Jay's Treaty |
Made with Spain in 1795- Am. can store in N. Orleans w/out duty, Am. can travel on Mississippi. | Pinckney's Treaty |
Relations with governments of foreign countries. | foreign policy |
A group of people that try to promote its ideas and influence government by backing office candidates. | political party |
An affair in Fr. where 3 Fr. agents offered to have the Fr. minister of foreign affairs speak to Charles Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry, and John Marshall for a fee of $10M and a bribe of 250K-outraged America. | XYZ Affair |
Acts passed by Federalist Congress in 1789 to prevent new immigrants from attacking government. | Alien and Sedition Acts |
Belief that states hold rights that the federal government cannot violate. | states' rights |