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Ch. 9 Vocab Ws
Ch.9 US History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inaugurated | sworn in |
| Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 | This act gave the Supreme Court six members: a chief justice, or judge, and five associate justices. Over time, that number has grown to nine. The act also provided for other lower, less powerful federal courts. |
| cabinet | a group of department heads who serve as the president’s chief advisers. |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | On August 20, 1794, a fighting force of around 2,000 Native Americans clashed with Wayne's troops. The site was covered with trees that had been struck down by a storm. The Native Americans were defeated in what became known as the _________ |
| Treaty of Greenville | In 1795 12 Tribes surrendered to the americans in Ohio and Indiana was included in wich treaty? |
| Whiskey Rebellion | A Rebnellion staged to get rid of the tax on Suplies. |
| French Revolution | In 1789, a financial crisis led the French people to rebel against their government. Inspired by the American Revolution, the French revolutionaries demanded liberty and equality. |
| neutral | not siding with one country or the other |
| Jay's Treaty | During the talks in 1794, news came of the U.S. victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Fearing another entanglement, the British agreed to leave the Ohio Valley by 1796 in ________ the British also agreed to pay damages for U.S. vessels they had seized |
| Pinckney's Treaty | In 1795, Pinckney's Treaty with Spain gave Americans the right to travel freely on the Mississippi River. It also gave them the right to store goods at the port of New Orleans without paying customs duties In addition, Spain accepted the American borders |
| foreign policy | relations with the governments of other countries. |
| political party | is a group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government. |
| XYZ Affair | French agents referred to as X, Y, and Z–took Americans to tell them the minister would hold talks. However, the talks would occur only if the Americans agreed to loan France $10 million and to pay the minister a bribe of $250,000. The Americans refused. |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | These acts targeted aliens who were not yet citizens. One act increased the waiting period for becoming a U.S. citizen from 5 to 14 years. Other acts gave the president the power to arrest disloyal aliens or order them out of the country during wartime. |
| states' rights | According to this theory, states had rights that the federal government could not violate. |
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