Washington's Presidency
Washington did this when he sent troops into Western Pennsylvania to handle the Whiskey Rebellion.
Set a PRECEDENT on how the Federal Government would handle rebellions.
The Secretary of War was responsible for:
Military Affairs and Securing the nation's borders.
What were the first two political parties?
Democratic Republicans and Federalist.
The French Diplomats responsible for negotiating with John Marshall and Charles Pinckney became known as ____ to the American Public:
XYZ
Jefferson and the Democratic Republicans favored this type of economy:
Washington's Foreign Policy became ________:
Neutrality
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
Who was the first Secretary of State?
What does the State Department deal with?
Thomas Jefferson;
Handling foreign relations.
Hamilton and the Federalist favored this type of economy:
Trade (commerce) and Manufacturing
What led to undeclared (quasi) Naval War between the French and the Americans?
The Americans would not support the French with their own revolution, or against the British.
Who did Alexander Hamilton believe should be incharge of running the country?
The well educated, wealthy, landowning upper class.
This act by President Washington showed that he was willing to give up power.
Resigning his commission as General of the Continental Army after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.
The original FOUR Cabinet Positions were:
State, Treasury, War, and the Attorney General.
At the Dinner Table Compromise, Hamilton agreed to give THIS to Jefferson and Democratic Republicans, in exchange for the National Bank.
Moving the capital from New York to the banks of the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia.
These acts became infamous when passed in 1798, and lost Adams' re-election, while also ending the Federalist power.
The Alien and Sedition Acts.
Double Jeopardy:
How did the American Public respond to the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Which rights did they feel they were violating?
Angry, thought these were tyrannical.
1st, Speech and Press.
Washington warned against the following in his farewell address (3):
Political Parties
The branches of government overpowering each other.
Foreign alliances.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
Who was the first Attorney General?
Federalist favored relations with this nation:
Democratic Republicans favored relations with this nation:
England;
France.
The Alien and Sedition Acts were mainly used to target who?
Democratic Republicans speaking out against President Adams.
This clause was used by Hamilton and Federalist to justify the creation of the National Bank:
The Necessary and Proper Clause
George Washington's first job was what?
A surveyor
Washington's cabinet established two very important treaties, what were the names of these two treaties and which countries were they with?
Jay's Treaty (British)
Pinckney's Treaty (Spanish)
Why did Alexander Hamilton want to establish a National Bank?
To:
Build National Credit
Repay the debt from the American Revolution
Help build the National Economy
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
The Alien and Sedition Acts included (need at least 3/4):
Increasing citizenship requirements to 14 years.
Making it a crime to speak out against the Government.
Deporting citizens from another country.
Limiting freedom of speech.
When settling border disputes, what did Washington decide with native people in the Ohio River Valley
Military action followed by a treaty that included a prisoner exchange.