An inauguration is a ceremony in which the president takes the oath of office

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Alexander Hamilton lead the Federalists. Thomas Jefferson lead the Republicans.

It means not favoring either side in a dispute.

Nullify means to deprive of legal force.

A tariff is a tax on imported goods.

John Jay

John Adams was elected President and Thomas Jefferson was elected Vice President.

It was the impressment of sailors on American ships, which meant seizing the sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy.

It was called that because the three agents names were kept in secret and hence they were called X, Y, and Z.

A faction was an organized political group.

The Treasury, which handled economic affairs. Next the State, which handled relations with foreign countries. And finally, the War, which handled war affairs.

The factions brought his Cabinet apart and Washington predicted it would destroy the governments peace.

It angered them and they claimed the US had given away too much and gotten too little.It angered them and they claimed the US had given away too much and gotten too little.

Adams faced the problem of France attacking American ships abroad.Adams faced the problem of France attacking American ships abroad.

Anthony Wayne was a Revolutionary War hero who led forces against the Native Americans.

Congress did not pass this part of Hamilton’s Plan because southerners opposed it. They argued that the high tariff would help the North, where most industries were located, while making southerners pay more for the goods they bought.

Federalists favored the national bank, and national tariff while the Republicans opposed both. Republicans emphasized agriculture and favored strict interpretation of the Constitution. While Federalists did not.

First, the US now had a functioning federal government. Second, the economy was improving. Third, he had avoided war. Fourth, the British had been forced to leave the Northwest Territory.

These acts were unpopular because they were an attempt by the Federalist government to silence the criticism of the Republicans, who many people supported.

States’ rights is the idea that union binding “these United States” is an agreement between the states and that they therefore can overrule federal law.

The cause of the Whiskey Rebellion was Congress imposing taxes on all whiskey made and sold in the United States.

Framers of the Constitution thought that political parties would be selfish and not benefit the entire country.

Washington sent John Jay to London to discuss with the British government the issue. Eventually, they signed a treaty, but it did not directly address this issue.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were attempts by the Federalists Congress to keep control at home. They knew that these would give them the power imprison people who published things they did not like and limit the foreigners moving to the U.S.