Washington's Presidency Practice Flashcard

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Founding father. Wrote the Declaration of Independence. 1st Secretary of State. 3rd President. Represented Southern states & believed in a strict construction of the Constitution.

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Thomas Jefferson

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

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Whiskey Rebellion

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Gave the United States claim to most Indian lands in the Northwest Territory.

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Treaty of Greenville

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A person who interprets the Constitution in a way that allows the federal government to take actions that the constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking

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Loose Constructionist

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A group of advisers to the president.

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Cabinet

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A rebellion of French people against their king in 1789. Americans decided to stay neutral and not support the French people.

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French Revolution

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Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to not get into too much debt

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Washington's Farewell Address

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1794 battle between Native Americans and American forces in the Northwest Territory.

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Battle of Fallen Timbers

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Founding father. Commander of the Continental army, 1st President of the United States.

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George Washington

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A person who interprets the Constitution in a way that allows the federal government to take ONLY those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take

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Strict Constructionalist