2. John Adams: 1St U.S. Vice President, 2Nd U.S. President

5.1-5.2Key Terms – Washington’s Presidency

1. George Washington: Commander of the Continental Army, President of the Constitutional Convention, and 1st U.S. President

2. John Adams: 1st U.S. Vice President, 2nd U.S. President

3. Precedent: establish a tradition or standard to be followed in the future

4. Thomas Jefferson: 1stU.S. Secretary of State and 3rd President of the U.S.

5. Alexander Hamilton: 1st U.S. Secretary of Treasury

6. Judiciary Act of 1789: Congress establishes the Supreme Court and lower federal courts (district courts & courts of appeals)

7. John Jay: 1st Supreme Court Chief Justice

8. National debt: the amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people

9. Bond: a note issued by the government, which promises to pay off a loan with interest

10. Speculator: a person who risks money in order to make a large profit

11. Tariff: a tax on imports or exports

12. Revenue: the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses

13. Whiskey Rebellion: July, 1794; armed protest against federal officers that tried to collect a special tax placed on whiskey & other alcoholic beverages

14. French Revolution: the French people rebelled against their rulers; war between Britain and France followed it (U.S. remained neutral)

15. Impressment: forcing people into service, as in the navy

16. Jay’s Treaty: British agreed to evacuate their forts on American soil, to pay damages for ships they had seized, and to allow some American ships to trade with British colonies in the Caribbean

17. Pinckney’s Treaty: gave Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and the right to trade at New Orleans

Chapter 5.1-5.2 Key Terms