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NationNation

was originally a group was originally a group selected by state selected by state legislatures to represent legislatures to represent the popular vote in the popular vote in determining the winner determining the winner of presidential electionsof presidential elections..

was unanimously was unanimously selected as president of selected as president of the United States by the the United States by the electoral college.electoral college.

The first capital of the The first capital of the United StatesUnited States

The idea for this group The idea for this group originated when originated when President Washington President Washington began meeting with began meeting with executive department executive department heads as a group.heads as a group.

heads of the executive heads of the executive departmentsdepartments

His biggest challenge His biggest challenge was finding a way to pay was finding a way to pay off the national debt.off the national debt.

created a federal court created a federal court system with three levels.system with three levels.

an action or decision an action or decision that serves as an that serves as an example.example.

Which leader supported Which leader supported strict construction, strict construction, meaning that the federal meaning that the federal government should do government should do only what the Constitution only what the Constitution specifically says it can do?specifically says it can do?

Was chartered by Was chartered by Congress in 1791 so the Congress in 1791 so the government could safely government could safely deposit money and make deposit money and make loans to state government loans to state government and businessesand businesses

Who supported loose Who supported loose construction, meaning that construction, meaning that the federal government the federal government can take actions that the can take actions that the Constitution does not Constitution does not specifically forbid?specifically forbid?

groups that organize to groups that organize to help elect government help elect government officials and to influence officials and to influence government policiesgovernment policies

gave the United States gave the United States access to American access to American Indian lands in the Indian lands in the Northwest Territory and Northwest Territory and guaranteed safety of guaranteed safety of U.S. citizens thereU.S. citizens there

His forces defeated His forces defeated American Indian American Indian confederation confederation forces in the Battle forces in the Battle of Fallen Timbers.of Fallen Timbers.

American Indians were American Indians were supplied with guns and supplied with guns and ammunition byammunition by

In 1794 farmers In 1794 farmers protested a tax on protested a tax on alcoholic beverages in a alcoholic beverages in a revolt knows asrevolt knows as

stated that the United stated that the United States would not take States would not take sides in conflicts sides in conflicts involving European involving European nations.nations.

the amount of money the amount of money owed by the United owed by the United States to various States to various lenders.lenders.

certificates that certificates that represent money owed represent money owed by the government to by the government to private citizens.private citizens.

Investors who bought Investors who bought many bonds at low many bonds at low prices in the hope that prices in the hope that the value would rise the value would rise laterlater

states that the federalstates that the federal

government can do only government can do only what the Constitution what the Constitution specifically says it can specifically says it can do.do.

states that the federalstates that the federal

government can take government can take reasonable actions that reasonable actions that the Constitution does the Constitution does not specifically forbid.not specifically forbid.

became vice president became vice president in 1796 because he in 1796 because he was the second-place was the second-place finisher in the finisher in the presidential election.presidential election.

first secretary of the first secretary of the treasurytreasury

first chief justice of the first chief justice of the United StatesUnited States

A tax on imported goods A tax on imported goods is ais a

The president was The president was allowed to expel foreign allowed to expel foreign citizens from the citizens from the United States under the United States under the authority of theauthority of the

U.S. citizens were U.S. citizens were forbidden to “write, forbidden to “write, print, utter or publish” print, utter or publish” any false or hostile words any false or hostile words against the government against the government or its polices by theor its polices by the

These Acts were These Acts were opposed when Madison opposed when Madison and Jefferson wrote the and Jefferson wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.Resolutions.