Grade 7 Chapter 8 Establishing of the New Government

Judicial appointments signed by Adams late into the night on his last day in office

• precedent

• cabinet

• midnight judges

1795 agreement between Spain and the US by which Spain recognized the 31^st parallel as southern border of the US and permitted free navigation of the Mississippi River to American ships

• Jay Treaty

• Pinckney Treaty

• XYZ Affair

1794 agreement between England and the US by which limited trade relations were established

• Jay Treaty

• Pinckney Treaty

• XYZ Affair

Undeclared naval war fought from 1798 to 1800 between US and First French Republic  

• quasi war

• XYZ affair

• Whiskey rebellion

Past action as example or reason for present

• nullification

• impressment

• precedent

A commercial bank that is chartered under the federal government

• national reserve

• national bank

• nullification

Diplomatic incident between France and the US that resulted in limited, undeclared war

• Jay Treaty

• Pinckney Treaty

• XYZ Affair

US national party with the belief of strong national government

• Republican

• Democrat

• Federalist

1794 uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of whiskey tax

• impressment

• inauguration

• Whiskey Rebellion

Tightened restrictions on foreign born Americans and limited speech critical of the government

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• Jay Treaty

• nullification