APUSH CHAPTER 7 VOCAB

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national debt

the total amount of money that a country's

government has borrowed, by various means.

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national bank

a commercial bank that is chartered under

the federal government and is a member of
the Federal Reserve System

tariff; excise
taxes

a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of

imports or exports.

executive
departments;
cabinet

a body of advisers to the president, composed

of the heads of the executive departments of
the government

Whiskey
Rebellion

a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in

1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey:
suppressed by militia called out by President
George Washington to establish the authority
of the federal government

Federalist
era

was a time period in American history f when

the Federalist Party was dominant. This
period saw the adoption of the United States
Constitution and the expansion of the federal
government. In addition, the era saw the
growth of a strong nationalistic government

DemocraticRepublican
Party

party was strongest in the South and weakest

in the Northeast. It favored states' rights, the
principle of 1798, and the primacy of the
farmers.They feared monarchical tendencies

political
parties

an organization of people which seeks to

achieve goals common to its members
through the acquisition and exercise of
political power

Washington's
Farewell
Address

a letter written by the first American

President, George Washington, near the end
of his term before his retirement. It is a
classic statement of republicanism, warning
Americans of the political dangers they can
and must avoid if they are to remain true to
their values.

John Adams

John Adams was the second president of the

United States , having earlier served as the
first vice president of the United States.
promoted republicanism, as well as a strong
central government

Revolution of
1800

The election was a realigning election that

ushered in a generation of DemocraticRepublican Party rule and the eventual
demise of the Federalist Party

French
Revolution

was a period of radical social and political

upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that
profoundly affected French and modern
history, marking the decline of powerful
monarchies and churches and the rise of
democracy and nationalism.

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"Citizen"
Genet

i, a minister to the United States dispatched by the

revolutionary Girondist regime of the new French
Republic, His activities violated an American
proclamation of neutrality in the European conflict
and greatly embarrassed France's supporters in the
United States.

Jay
Treaty
(1794)

treaty between the United States and the Great

Britain that is credited with averting war, resolving
issues remaining and facilitating ten years of
peaceful trade between the United States and
Britain

XYZ
Affair

a confrontation between the United States and

Republican France that led to an undeclared war
called the Quasi-War. The name derives from the
substitution of the letters X, Y and Z for the names
of French diplomats

Alien
and
Sedition
Acts

four bills that were passed by the Federalists, in the

aftermath of the French Revolution and during an
undeclared naval war with France, the laws were
purported to strengthen national security, but
critics argued that they were primarily an attempt
to suppress voters who disagreed with the
Federalist party.