Chapter 8 Test Review

CHAPTER 8 TEST REVIEW

The following terms will be on the Chapter 8 Test. Use your book, notes, and worksheets to know and study them.

1. Aaron Burr - Thomas Jefferson’s running mate in 1796

1. Bill of Rights– first 10 amendments to the constitution

1. caucuses- meetings Federalists and Republicans hold to prepare for an election, political meeting

1. Democratic-Republicans- political party that believed in strong state got. And rule by the people

1. Federalists- political party that believed in a strong national govt, a national bank, and admired Britain

1. Judiciary Act of 1780

1. Jay’s Treaty- most Americans felt this treaty was dishonorable because it did not deal with impressment

1. Little Turtle- leader of the Miami people

1. national debt- amount of $$ the nation’s got. owes

1. Naturalization Act- made it more difficult for aliens to become U.S. citizens

1. neutrality- not taking sides

1. nullify

1. Pinckney’s Treaty- Us treaty with Spain that gave Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and use of the port in New Orleans

1. political parties- Washington considered political parties dangerous

1. partisan- favoring one side on an issue

1. Sedition Act- made it illegal to criticize the govt.

1. StateDepartment- handles relations with other nations

1. Treaty of Greenville- Wayne forced Native American nations of Great Lakes region to sign treaty to open Ohio to white settlement

1. Thomas Jefferson- Republican, 3rd president

1. Treasury Department- one of the three original departments created by congress

1. VirginiaKentucky Resolutions- theory of state’s rights and that states may nullify federal laws

1. War Department- third department created by Congress

1. Whiskey Rebellion- armed protest over the tax on whiskey

1. 1st President- George Washington

1. 1st Vice President- John Adams

1. 1st Secretary of Treasury- Hamilton

ESSAY OPTIONS

1. What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?

1. Why is the Bill of Rights important?

1. How did the administration that took office in 1797 come to have a Federalist president and a Republican vice president?