Because many Democratic-Republicans were speaking out against John Adams, he passed the _______________Act, which made it a crime to speak against the government.
Sedition
a type of economy in which people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want
free enterprise
How did the Embargo Act affect the economy of the U.S.?
It became weak because trade with other countries was stopped.
Identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled workers
interchangeable parts
What happened on a Caribbean Island that made Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana land?
a slave revolt; Haiti became independent
An economic system based on private ownership of capital
capitalism
Who served as an interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
exclusive rights over an invention
patent
Who decides an election if there is a tie in the Electoral College?
House of Representatives
Washington warned against political ____________, _______________ alliances, and allowing presidents to serve more than ______ terms.
parties (factions), foreign, two
a man-made waterway
canal
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, to make work faster, easier, and safer.
technology
To build our economy and establish our credit, Alexander Hamilton asked the government to establish a _____________________.
National Bank
The kidnapping and forced service of sailors in another country's navy
impressment
Why were some people upset about the Louisiana Purchase?
The Constitution did not give the government the power to but land.
to give up or surrender something to someone else
cede
road on which tolls are collected
turnpike
Complete control of a product or business by one person or group
monopoly
Different parts of the country developing unique and separate cultures (as the North, South and West). This can lead to conflict.
sectionalism
Which political party believed in a strong federal government and rule by the elite?
federalists
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