Chapter 8 Sec 1 First President
• Washington takes office 1789
• Appoints heads of departments or
cabinet
– State- Jefferson
– Treasury- Hamilton
– War Knox
– Attorney General Edmund Randolph
– Judiciary Act 1789
– John Jay Supreme Court
** choosing a cabinet set a PRECEDENT
Bill of Rights
• Limits powers of government
• Protects rights like freedom of speech
• Amendment 10
Judiciary act of 1789
• Est. a federal court system with 13 district
courts and 3 circuit courts
Financial Problems
Hamilton’s Plans and Opposition
• Pay off debts to other
countries and
Americans
• Create national Bank
• Protective Tariff
• Tax on whiskey
• South objected,
compromised
capital in South
• Jefferson and
backers thought
it was
unconstitutional
• Tariff hurt south
helped North
• Whiskey
rebellion
Bell Ringer
• Is Jefferson an Antifederalist or Federlist?
• Who was Sec. Of Treasury?
• What was the plan to help our economy?
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Section 2
Settlers in West clashing with Indians
Spain, England and Indians in West
Battle of Fallen Timbers- American army
victory
Treaty of Greenville- takes all land from
the Native Americans…takes their spirit
America’s Neutrality
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French Revolution bloody
• Proclamation of Neutrality- no Americans
would fight in war
• British captured American ships that traded
with French (impressment)
• Jay’s Treaty- British agreed to withdraw
from soil, pay damages, allow to trade
• Pickney Treaty- Sp. Gave Americans free
navigation of Miss. River
Washington’s FareWell
• 1796 Washington didn’t run for 3
term
• He attacked evils of political parties and
entanglements in foreign affairs
Bell Ringer
• Who was our first VP?
• Who was Sec. Of State?
• Who was Sec. Of Treasury?
• What did Washington warn us
of in his Farewell Address?
Section 3
Political Parties
• By 1796 Americans were dividing
politically
• Hamilton and Jefferson opposing views
Political Parties Emerge
• Federalist
• Hamilton
• Strong central govt.
• North support, and
wealthy plantation
owners
• Constitution- implied
powers- National
Bank
• Democratic Rep.
• Jefferson, Madison
• Limit govt. power,
didn’t want govt. to
endanger liberties
• Appealed to small
farmers and urban
workers
• Strict Interpretation
Political Parties and Govt.
Federalist
• Supported rep. Govt.
• Did not believe wise
to let the public
become too involved
• Public office held by
honest, educated rich
men
Democratic Rep.
• Feared strong central
govt.
• Believed ordinary
people should
participate in govt.
Election 1796
• Federalists
• John Adams and
Pickney
• Expected to carry New
England
• Republicans
• T. Jefferson, Aaron
Burr
• *** Adams won and
Jefferson is the VP.
• Federalist Pres,
Democratic Rep. VP
XYZ Affair
• Pres. Adams had to deal with France, the dispute
left by Washington
• Wanted to avoid war with France
• Sent delegates to France because France was
attacking our cargo ships that were trading with
England
• French officials asked for bribe
• Adams urged Congress to prepare for war
• Didn’t declare war, just clashed in water
Alien and Sedition Acts
• The threat of war with France made American’s
not trust aliens
• Congress passed the Alien and Sedition acts
– Alien Act- allowed the president to imprison aliens
or send them out of country
– Sedition Act- Made it a crime to speak out against
the government
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Nullification
• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutionsclaimed Alien and Sedition acts were in
violation of const.
• Nullify- legally overturn federal laws it
considers unconst.
• States’ rights