Chapter 9 Vocabulary:
Inaugurate – to swear in or induct into office in a formal ceremony
Loose interpretation – the interpretation of the constitution based on the elastic clause
Judiciary Act of 1789 – gave the Supreme Court six member: a chief justice, or judge, and five associate
justices
Cabinet – a group of department heads who serve as the president’s chief advisers; Washington made
three to start out with: treasury, state, and war
Alexander Hamilton – The first secretary of treasury
Tariff – a tax on imported goods
Whiskey Rebellion – that 1794 protest against the government taxing whiskey which ended up in an epic
failure for the rebels
French Revolution – in 1789, the French launched a movement for liberty and equality
Neutrality – not siding with one country or the other
Jay’s Treaty – the agreement that ended dispute over American shipping during the French revolution;
the British agreed to pay for U.S. vessels they had seized
Pinckney’s Treaty – a 1795 treaty with Spain that allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River and to
store goods in New Orleans
Foreign Policy – relations with the governments of other countries
Political Party – a group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government, and also
backs candidates for office
Federalist Party – the political party made by Hamilton and his buddies
Democratic-Republicans Party – A political party made by Jefferson and Madison
XYZ affair – a 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats
Alien and Sedition Acts – a series of four laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent
immigrants to the U.S.
States’ rights – the theory that states had rights that the federal government could not violate
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions – the statements passed by Kentucky & Virginia legislatures proposing
different things
Strict Interpretation – the interpretation of the constitution that you can’t do anything the Constitution
doesn’t cover
Chapter 9 Chronological Order & Events
Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
1790 – Jefferson’s financial plan starts
1792 – French Revolution starts
1793 – America declares neutrality
1794 – Battle of Fallen Timbers (fought over Northwest Territory with Native Americans)
1794 – Whiskey Rebellion (Washington was urged by Hamilton’ set 13,000 soldiers to western
Pennsylvania)
1795 – Treaty of Greenville signed (Native Americans withdrew from present day Ohio and Indiana)
1795 – Pinckney’s Treaty
1796 – Jay’s Treaty
1797 – George Washington retires as president (REMEMBER: farewell address)
1797-1798 – XYZ affair
1798 – Alien and Sedition Acts passed
1789-1799 – Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions passed
Chapter 10 Vocab
Judiciary Act of 1801 – the act that increased the number of federal judges, allowing the President
(Adams) to fill most of the new spots with Federalists, majorly pissing Jefferson off
John Marshall – the Chief Justice of the Supreme court four over 3 decades
Marbury vs. Madison – an 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish
laws by declaring them unconstitutional
Judicial Review – the principle that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution
Louisiana Purchase – the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France
Lewis and Clark expedition – a group led by Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory in 1803
Sacagawea – a Shoshone woman whose language, skills, and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and
Clark in their expedition
Zebulon Price – the man who led the Pike Expedition
Impressment – the act of seizing by force
Embargo Act – an act that stated that American ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports;
considered Jefferson’s “greatest failure”
Tecumseh – that Shawnee chief dude that tried to united Native Americans against the U.S.; also failed
epically in the Battle of Tippecanoe
Treaty of Fort Wayne – a treaty that agreed to sell over 3 million acres of land; Tecumseh declared it
useless
Battle of Tippecanoe – the Battle in which Harrison’s forces defeated the Shawnee while Tecumseh was
away
War Hawks – Westerners who called for war against the British
Oliver Hazard Perry – the man in charge of the dink force that majorly pwned some British forces at Lake
Erie
Francis Scott Key – the lawyer guy who wrote the star spangled banner after watching the battle at Fort
MacHenry
Treaty of Ghent – the treaty that ended the war between Britain’s attacks towards America; ended the
war of 1812
Battle of New Orleans – the major battle in which the Americans killed over 2,000 British troops and
suffered a loss of only 71
Chapter 10 Chronological Order & Events
Elections; Aaron Burr the pissy man, Hamilton dies, etc
Judiciary Act of 1801 (John Adams trolls Jefferson and appoints a bunch of Federalists)
1803 – Marbury vs. Madison (Judicial branch got judicial review)
April 30, 1803 – Louisiana Purchase
1803 summer – Lewis and Clark expedition
1806 – Zebulon Pike’s Pike expedition (found Pikes Peak)
1803 – 1812 British impressment
1807 – Embargo Act of 1807 (no foreign trade)
1809 – Tecumseh’s uprising
1813 – Oliver Hazard Perry’s battle at Lake Erie
Right after Lake Erie Battle – Battle of Thames
Around 1814 – Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner
December 1814 – Treaty of Ghent (ended war of 1812)
December 1814 – Battle of New Orleans