Washington Vocabulary
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- Q1act or decision that sets an example for others to followprecedent30s
- Q2group of officials who head government departments and advise the Presidentcabinet30s
- Q3the total amount of money that a government owes to othersnational debt30s
- Q4a tax on foreign goods brought into a countrytariff30s
- Q5enables Congress to stretch its powers to deal with the changing needs of the nation (necessary and proper)Elastic Clause30s
- Q6Washington's first Secretary of State; head of the Democratic-RepublicansThomas Jefferson30s
- Q7Washington's Secretary of the TreasuryAlexander Hamilton30s
- Q8first President of the U.S.George Washington30s
- Q9Washington's Vice President; 2nd PresidentJohn Adams30s
- Q10law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nationJudiciary Act of 178930s
- Q11bank set up in 1791 to hold government deposits and to issue paper money to pay government bills and make loans to farmers and businessesFirst Bank of the United States30s
- Q12not taking sides in a conflictneutrality30s
- Q13forcing people into service, as in the navyimpressment30s
- Q141794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey by Western Pennsylvania farmersWhiskey Rebellion30s
- Q151794 battle in which federal troops defeated the Miami Confederacy of Native Americans in the Northwest TerritoryBattle of Fallen Timbers30s