The First President (Washington)
The group that actually chose Washington as President, not the popular vote.
Electoral College
The massive amount of money America owed after the Revolutionary War.
$54 Million
The scandal where French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats.
XYZ Affair
The practice of Britain forcing American sailors into their navy.
Impressment
"Protection money" paid to pirates to stop them from attacking ships.
Tribute
200Everything Washington did set an example for the future, known as a...
Precedent
Taxes on imports/exports used to protect American businesses.
Tariffs
The "Quasi-War" with France started because the U.S. was trading with...
Britain
The size and cost of the Louisiana Purchase.
828k sq. miles for $15 Million
DAILY DOUBLE>>>The specific Barbary State that declared war when Jefferson refused to pay.
Tripoli
The first three Executive Departments in the Cabinet.
Departments in the Cabinet.State, Treasury, and War
DAILY DOUBLE....Hamilton wanted a ________ nation; Jefferson wanted an ________ nation.
Industrial; Agrarian (Farming)
This Act allowed the President to deport dangerous foreigners.
Alien Act
DAILY DOUBLE....The main goal of Lewis and Clark was to find this to the Pacific.
Water Route (Northwest Passage)
The national hero who burned the captured USS Philadelphia.
Stephen Decatur
This 1789 Act established the "Dual-Court" system.
Judiciary Act
This 1791 protest proved the new government was strong enough to enforce laws.
Whiskey Rebellion
This Act made it illegal to criticize the government (limiting free speech).
Sedition Act
This 1807 Act accidentally hurt the U.S. economy by stopping trade.
Embargo Act
The line in the Marines' Hymn inspired by the victory in North Africa.
"To the shores of Tripoli"
In his Farewell Address, Washington warned against these two things
Political Parties & Foreign Entanglements
DAILY DOUBLE>>>Hamilton proposed these two "Big Government" tools to stabilize the currency.
Common Currency and a National Bank
Explain how the Sedition Act directly conflicted with the Bill of Rights, and name the specific amendment it was accused of violating.
The Sedition Act limited free speech and freedom of the press by making it illegal to criticize the government; it violated the First Amendment.
DAILY DOUBLE...While Thomas Jefferson believed in a "strict interpretation" of the Constitution (meaning the government only has powers specifically listed), why did the Louisiana Purchase create a personal "constitutional dilemma" for him?
The Constitution does not explicitly give the President the power to buy new land from foreign nations, forcing Jefferson to use a "loose interpretation" to complete the deal.
Name three major outcomes of the First Barbary War for the United States.
1. The U.S. proved it could fight and win on foreign shores (away from home). 2. It ended the practice of paying tributes (protection money) to Tripoli. 3. It boosted the reputation of the U.S. Navy and Marines (immortalized in the "Marines' Hymn").