Vocab definitions
A principal or standard of perfection that we are always trying to achieve.
What is an ideal?
Washington's 1796 parting message to the nation, in which he warned of threats to the nations future.
What is Washington's Farewell Address
A new political party promising to represent ordinary White farmers, workers, and poor people, not the rich and upper class.
What is the Democratic party?
the ideal situation which all people are treated the same way.
What is equality?
Favor a strong national government, loose construction of the Constitution, and favored using the government's national power to support business, manufacturing, and trade.
What are federalists?
John Locke argued that all people earned these rights by being born.
What are Natural Rights?
George Washington's Department of Treasury.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Jackson vetoed the bank's renewal charter since it benefited rich Eastern depositors at the expense of farmers, workers, small state banks, and stood in in the way of opportunity for capitalists.
What was the Battle with the bank of the United States?
The promise that people should have the chance to attain their hopes and dreams.
What is opportunity?
Championed states rights, an agriculture based economy with enslavement, and strict interpretation of the Constitution.
What are Anti-Federalists?
The refusal to recognize a federal law.
what is Nullify?
An armed revolt by the farmers in 1794 (during Washington's presidency) against an excise tax on whiskey.
What was the Whiskey rebellion?
The removal of Cherokee from Georgia to Indian territory in 1838 to 1839.
what was the Trail of Tears?
The freedom to think and act without being limited by unnecessary force.
What is Liberty?
A narrow interpretation of the Constitution, meaning that Congress has only those powers, specifically listed in the Constitution.
What is a Strict constitution?
Made it a crime to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous and malicious (hateful) writing.
What is Sedition?
Washington said it was natural for people to hold different opinions, but warned against the dangers of passionate loyalty to parties.
What is the Spirit of Party?
A nickname for Jackson's informal group of advisers that met in the White house kitchen.
What was the Kitchen cabinet?
A form of government that places the power in the hands of the people.
What is Democracy?
A broad interpretation of the constitution, meaning that Congress has powers beyond those specifically listed in the constitution.
What is a loose constitution?
A tax imposed by the government on the goods imported from another country.
What is a Tariff?
George washington's department of war.
Who was Henry Knox?
A period from 1828 to 1869 when Democratic ideas and reforms promoted greater participation in government among ordinary people.
What was the Jacksonian Democracy?
A form of government in which one person holds all the power.
What is Autocracy?
The theory that rights not specifically given to the federal government by the constitution remain with the states.
What is nullification?