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5.1-5.2 Key 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: 1st U.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
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: 1st U.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