george washington 1789-1797 chosen unanimously as 1st president john adams vp inaugurated in new...
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George Washington 1789-1797
•Chosen unanimously as 1st President•John Adams VP•Inaugurated in New York 4/30/1789•Thomas Jefferson – Sec. of State•Alexander Hamilton – Sec. of Treasury
Hamilton’s Economic Plan
• Tax on Liquor
• Protective Tariff on imports
• Funding the Debt
• Assumption
- Compromise?
• National Bank
- What Constitutional issues?
Alexander Hamilton
2nd Term Signs of a Struggle• The Whiskey Rebellion 1794
– Taxes on Whiskey led to rebellion in
Western PA.– Feds sent 13,000 troops to put it down– Reactions?
Edmund “Citizen” Genet*Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality in1793 when England and France go to war
Jay’s TreatySent to Britain to end Impressment and harassment at seaOnly able to secure a deal on US control of NW
First Two Party System
• Federalists – strong central government, economy based on manufacturing and trade, popular in Northeast
• Democratic-Republicans– strong State government, individual rights, and rural farming economy, popular in South and Frontier.
Washington’s FarewellWarned against:
1. Political Parties
2. Permanent Alliances & Foreign Influence
2nd President: John Adams1797-1801
• What were his strengths and weaknesses as a politician?
• Why was he an unpopular President?
• Rival T. Jefferson – his Vice-President
Alien & Sedition Acts• Allows arrest and deportation of foreigners & arrest for
criticism of the government • Heated controversy explodes on floor of the House of RepsMatthew Lyon (Republican) vs. Roger Griswold (Federalist)