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8.3.3 Test
Launching a Nation Test
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8th Grade
12/14/2011

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Political Parties
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Groups of people who organize to help elect government and influence government policies.
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Neutrality Proclamation
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Statement made by President George Washington that the United States would not side with any of the nations at war in Europe following the French Revolution.
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Treaty of Greenville
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Agreement between American Indian confederation leaders and the U.S. government that gave the United States Indian lands in the southeastern part of the Northwest Territory and guaranteed that U.S. Citizens could safely travel through the region.
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Judiciary Act 1789
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Legislation passed by Congress that created the federal court system.
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Protests by small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey.
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Protective Tariffs
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A tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods.
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XYZ Affair
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Incident in which French agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from U.S. diplomats in exchange for an agreement that French privateers would no longer attack American ships.
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Bill of Rights
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First 10 ammendments to the constitution. Ratified in 1791
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Bonds
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Certificates that represent money the government borrowed from private citizens.
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Alien and Sedition Act
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Laws passed by a Federalist dominated Congress aimed at protecting the government from treasonous ideas, actions, and people.
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What warnings did George Washington state in his Farewell address to the nation?
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Who wanted a national bank?
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What were the arguments for and against it?
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What made George Washington a President to remember?
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What lessons did George Washington try to teach his new country?
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What were some of George Washington's Precedents?
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