Across
- 4. the period from Washington’s presidency until 1824
- 5. 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe from the USA for the French seizure of neutral American ships
- 6. of the United States at Hamilton’s suggestion, created by Congress for the government to deposit money from taxes, create paper money to pay government bills and provide loans to farmers & businesses.
- 9. a party (such as a political party) or an opposing group within a party
- 10. A few years after the American Revolution, French citizens fought for liberty and equality, toppling the government under King Louis XVI
- 12. Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws were Constitutional or Unconstitutional
- 13. chief justice of the Supreme Court appointed by Adams
- 14. the total amount of money that a government owes to others
- 18. not taking sides in a conflict
- 19. Jefferson’s economic idea of letting people do as they please
- 20. an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
- 21. Second President of the United States of America
- 22. John Adams and Hamilton’s Political Party, believed in strong government control
- 23. farmers protested in Pittsburgh in 1794 to protest the tax on whiskey
Down
- 1. someone who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
- 2. cancel a law passed by the federal government
- 3. Washington’s Secretary of Treasury
- 7. stirring up rebellion against the government
- 8. tax on foreign goods
- 9. a nation’s plan of action toward other nations
- 11. Thomas Jefferson’s political party - believed in states’ rights and less government control, similar to anti-federalists
- 15. ____ and Sedition Acts Laws in 1798 that allowed the President to expel foreigners from the country, harder for immigrants to come into the U.S., and citizens could be fined or jailed for speaking against the USA.
- 16. Washington’s Secretary of State and the 3rd President of the United States
- 17. fast sailing ships with many guns