TEST: Ch. 10 The Early Republic Vocabulary

1st President of the United States who set many precedents like only serving for 2 terms, creating a cabinet, and the tradition of giving a farewell address

A group of advisers to the president.

1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury.

The government would take the debt of the nations and the states debt, make a national bank, and tax higher (which was the only one that did not pass thru congress)

organized groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their members to important government offices

An early political party headed by Thomas Jefferson; stood for less centralized government

A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

A tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods

The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the monarchy.

A formal announcement issued by President George Washington on April 22, 1793, declaring the United States a neutral nation in the conflict between Great Britain and France.

1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey by backcountry farmers

final official speech of Presidents as they leave office

"Father of the Factory System" in America; escaped Britain with the memorized plans for the textile machinery; put into operation the first spinning cotton thread in 1791.

A large building in which machinery is used to manufacture goods

A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.