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Cabinet
Jefferson, Hamilton, Knox, and Randolph were all chosen to be part of President Washington's cabinet. |
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| A group of advisors to the president |
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Treasury
The young country was in debt and the treasury was empty. |
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| A place where money is stored; the department of government that handles money |
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Bond
Hamilton's financial plan involved selling the American people bonds in order to decrease the debt. |
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| A document that is proof of money owed |
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Interest
Bonds pay interest over a period of time. |
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| Money paid to someone who lends money |
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Industry
Under Hamilton's plan, trade increased and industry grew. |
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| Related to business and manufacturing |
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Political Party
Alexander Hamilton's financial plan played a large part in the development of political parties. |
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| A group that represents a certain political belief |
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Affairs
James Madison felt that the states should have more power to run their own affairs. |
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| The day to day business of a person or group |
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Disagreement
George Washington warned that having opposing parties could lead to further disagreement. |
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| A quarrel (argument or debate) over something |
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Neutral
Washington chose to keep the USA neutral and not side with France nor Spain. |
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| Not siding with any particular person or group |
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Navigation
Spain agreed to allow the US free navigation of the Mississippi River in 1795. |
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Public Service
President Washington's health was failing after so many years of public service. |
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| Any job or effort done for the good of the people, such as a government job |
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Candidate
The Federalists chose John Adams to be their candidate for president after Washington. |
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| A person who has been selected to run for a political office |
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Electoral Vote
In the election of 1796, Adams received 71 electoral votes and became the 2nd president of the United States. |
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| A ballot cast by a person who is chosen to vote for the president and vice president |
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Arrogant
John Adams was not a popular president because people thought him to be arrogant and narrow minded. |
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| Showing a feeling of being better than others |
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Suffrage
Women didn't have many rights during the 1700's and it wasn't until 1920 that women won suffrage, or the right to vote. |
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Immigrant
Under the Alien Act, immigrants had to wait 14 years before they could become US citizens. |
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| A person who comes to live in a new country |
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Alien
According to the Alien Act, aliens could be sent back to their country if they were seen as dangerous. |
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| Someone who lives in one country but is a citizen of another |
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Deport
Immigrants could be deported under the Alien Act if they seemed dangerous. |
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| To send someone away from a country |
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Resolution
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions in response to the Alien and Sedition acts. |
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| An expression of opinion or intent voted on by a group |
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Constitutional
Jefferson and Madison argued that the Alien and Sedition acts were not constitutional. |
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| Something that follows the ideas set forth in the Constitution |
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Running Mate
In the election of 1800, John Adams chose Charles Pinckley to be his running mate for vice president. |
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| A candidate who runs for office with another candidate who is running for a different position (usually president and vice president). |
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Electoral College
When the electoral college voted for president in the election of 1800, there was a tie! |
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| A group of people chosen to elect the president and vice president |
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Elector
The electoral is a group of people called electors. |
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| A person who is chosen to vote for the president and vice president |
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Philosophy
Thomas Jefferson had a different philosophy of governemtn. |
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| A person's beliefs or way of understanding something |
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Inaugurate
Jefferson was sworn in as president, or inaugurated, in the District of Columbia in 1801. |
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| To swear someone into office |
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Inaugural Address
Jefferson strongly urged all political parties to join together for the good of the country during his inaugural address. |
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| A speech a president gives to accept the presidency |
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Ambassador
Robert Livingston was an American ambassador to France and negotiated with Napoleon in Paris. |
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| A representative from a country who works out problems with another country |
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Negotiate
Livingston was negotiating with Napoleon in Paris about Florida and New Orleans. |
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Acquire
With the Louisiana Purchase, the USA would acquire 828,000 square miles of land. |
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| To gain something by purchasing (buying) or taking it |
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Resource
American had gained resources in the fertile Louisiana land. |
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| A thing of value, often found in nature, that can be used to do or make something |
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Prosper
American businesses prospered as ships carried supplies to both Great Britain and France. |
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Blockade
Spain and Great Britain both set up blockades to block trade. |
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| Something that prevents good or people from entering a country |
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Coercion
Jefferson called the Embargo Act (no trading with foreign countries) a peaceable coercion. |
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| Perssure on a person or group to do something |
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