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An outsider or someone from another country
What is alien?
To act in response to another action; to respond
What is react?
To cause to come to an end; to stop
What is cease?
To purchase something with the hope that its value will grow
What is invest?
To place a burden on something or someone
A certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest.
What is bond?
A ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office
What is inaguration?
Not favoring either side in a dispute
What is neutral?
A tax on important goods
What is tariff?
Basic, most important, forming the foundation of an idea or action; essential
What is fundamental?
People who invest in a risky venture in hopes of making a large profit
What is speculator?
An activity designed to overthrow a government
What is sedition?
To cause to anger; to excite; to cause an action
What is provoke?
Contrary to what is permitted by the US Constitution
What is unconstitutional?
An organized political group
What is faction?
He was chosen by Washington to be the Secretary of Treasury, and developed a 3-part program to solve the country's crisis, by having the US government pay all Federal and state debts, charter a national bank, and have tariffs.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
An example to be followed by others in the future
What is precedent?
To sieze sailors and force them to serve in the Navy.
What is impressment?
He was chosen by Washington to be the secretary of state, but decided to resign in 1793. He was a leader of the Republican party.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Unfriendly; adverse or opposed
What is hostile?
He considered factions to be selfish groups, unconcerned with the well-being of the whole nation. He also partnered with Thomas Jefferson to write resolutions about how the Supreme Court can take down unconstitutional laws.
He led forces against the Native Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, leading to the Treaty of Greenville where Natives gave up Ohio to the US
Who is Anthony Wayne?
He tried to repair relations with Britain, and returned with a treaty that made Americans pay debts to British merchants, with Britain agreeing to pay for siezed ships, withdraw troops in the Northwest Territory, and to stop aiding Native Americans.
Who is John Jay?
An idea that the union binding the US is an agreement between the states and that they could overrule federal law.
What is states' rights?
He faced a crisis with France over relations, and sent a 3-person mission to France. He caused an outbreak of war fever, and asked Congress to increase the army, rebuild the navy, and make a navy department.
Who is John Adams?