Unit 6 - Washington and Adams Vocabulary

1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

acts passed by federalists giving the government power to imprison or deport foreign citizens and prosecute critics of the government

• XYZ Affair

• Deportation Acts

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• Federalist Relief Acts

wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade

• Federalist Party

• Democratic-Republican Party

• Republican Party

• Whig Party

a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789

• French and Indian War

• French Revolution

• XYZ Affair

• Treaty of Paris

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

a policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries

• democracy

• republicanism

• federalism

• isolationism

Was made up by John Jay. It said that Britain was to pay for American ships that were seized in 1793, Americans had to pay British merchants debts owed from before the revolution and Britain had agreed to remove their troops from the Ohio Valley

• Treaty of Ghent

• Jay Treaty

• Treaty of Paris

• London Agreement

America's first Vice-President and second President.

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

A policy of not choosing sides in a war or dispute between other countries.

• isolationism

• neutrality

• democracy

• federalism

an example to be followed by others in the future

• precedent

• president

• cabinet

• amendment