Chapter 4 Section1 Launching
the New Nation
Watch this 15 minute video on the presidency of George
Washington and take notes on your acrostic poem.
•
Read the red heading The First President. In the space below
create a chart showing the top posts in the executive branch and
judiciary at this time. Define each position and name the first
person to occupy each post.
“One man
cannot do it
all.”
-Treasury= A. Hamilton = $
-State= T.Jefferson = foreign
relations
-War= H. Knox = military
-Attorney Gen. =
E. Randolph (law)
Sup Court Chief
Justice = John Jay
=here appeals from
state courts
3) How did Washington’s inauguration reflect the
nation’s respect for him?
-People lined the streets.
-The vote was unanimous.
4) The nation’s first economic crisis was a large public
debt. Why was this debt so large?
-Art. of Confed. made the Nation broke because we had
no tax revenue.
-We had issued bonds we couldn’t repay.
5) Read Hamilton’s Financial Plan. This section describes
Hamilton’s three step plan for ridding the country of its
debts. After each step add notes on why Hamilton wanted
to take these steps.
• Step 1: Federal Government would take over
all debts from the states.
-Prove the Gov would honor debts.
-encourage future investments
• Step 2: Create a federal bank for
government money.
-Safe place for money.
-be able to print paper $
• Step 3: Create tariffs (taxes on imports)
Makes American products
same price/cheaper than
imports
Northern Manufacturers
and Bankers support it.
***Cost of imports
increased!!! Overall prices
go up
FARMERS are against it!
6) Read about the Whiskey Rebellion on
page 161. Create three newspaper
headlines that would reflect the 1)
Cause, 2) Events, and 3) Outcome of the
rebellion. Use the facing page for your
writing.
**New Federal Government Says NO! To
Rebellion***
7) Reread your question for section 1 (on
page 1 of this workbook). Answer that
question in the space below.