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- In the case _____________________, the court ruled that states could not regulate the affairs of Native Americans, but reminded that the federal government did have the power
- Residents who are not citizens are ________________
- In 1797, President Adams sent Amewrican officials to discuss with France about the capture of American sailors by French ships. They were met by three French officials who demanded money and loans in an even known as the ___________________.
- Alexander Hamilton convinced Congress to establish a national bank, called ___________________
- The American Cheif Justice helped create an agreement known as _______________________, in which England agreed to remove all its troops from American Soil.
- In July of 1794, angry Pennsylvania farmers began attacking taz collectors seeking revenue from the sale of alcohol in an event called the ________________.
- British sea captains exercised the practice of ________________, which is holding an American sailor captive, and forcing them to work on British boats.
- Miami Cheif __________________ was defeated by General Wayne, which dissolved most of the large Native American confederation he had created
- In 1794, General Wayne crushed a Native American alliance led by Cheif Blue Jacket at the ________________ which led to the lass of most of the Native American land
- Jefferson and Madison partnered to author the _____________________________ in 1798, where they claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts violated the Constitution
- John Adams' federalist government attempted to appoint a large number of "midnight judges" by passing the ______________________ which set up a system of federal courts
- Under the terms of the ____________________, it was much easier to buy land out west. Buyers could even pay a little at a time unitil it was fully paid.
- A legislature with two houses is called a ______________________ legislature.
- A tradition or decision that is made and shapes future decisions is called a ______________________.
- The _________ Compromise allowed southern states to count slaves toward a portion of their population for congressional representation.
- ________________ is where powers are shared between the federal governement and the states
- The _______________ Compromise gave each state two senators and allowed teh representatives to be stablished by population
- In the _____________________, Native American leaders agreed to surrender most of the land in what is now the state of Ohio
- Washington was the first president to assign a group of advisers called a ___________
- the act of _______________ means taking part in activities aimed against the government, trying to weaken it