George Washington

Whiskey RebellionFarmers in Pa., unhappyWith the tax on theProduction of a product , farmers rebell, GW leads the militia against them and end the rebellion.

Money IssuesGW inherits a huge debtNational Treasury is emptyCongress has power to raise taxes, but argues about it.

Having a Cabinet

GW appoints three people to head the departments that congress approved.

GW chooses T. Jefferson, (State) Henry Knox, (War) & Alexander Hamilton (Treasury)

Political Parties

Federalists… believed in a strong national government

Democratic-Republicans become the Republican party and believed in democracy

George Washington

• Farewell Address

Serving Two Terms:

GW believed that of a leader was in office for 8 years it was time to change for the betterment of the country.

GW set the precedent of allowing a president of the USA to limit their time to serve to 8 years

GW says good-bye to being a leader of the USA..

GW comments: As Americans we are bound together as a people, “ with slight shades of difference, You have the same religion, manners, habits and political principles…

2 Threats for the future:

Problems with other countries

Warned against the dangers of to much loyalty to a poitical party.

John AdamsJohn AdamsXYZ AffairXYZ Affair

1796 1796 French attack US French attack US ships at sea, JA sends 3 ships at sea, JA sends 3 people to meet with Minister people to meet with Minister Talleyrand who sends 3 Talleyrand who sends 3 secret guys to meet with us. secret guys to meet with us. The French present a bribe The French present a bribe and the US chooses to go and the US chooses to go to war instead.to war instead.

Alien ActAlien Act

Aimed at noncitizens referred to as Aliens

Lengthened the time to become a citizen .. To 14 years

Aliens who caused trouble could be deported

Was causing trouble for people who were republicans …

Sedition Act

Made encouraging a rebellion against the government a crime.

(No printing, writing or speaking in a scandalous or malicious way

Can’t talk negative against

Congress or the President or the

Government.

Federalists the political party that believed Republicans were going to ruin the country

Thomas Jefferson• Lewis and ClarkLewis and Clark• secret of this president expedition tosecret of this president expedition to find find

the Northwest Passage… doesn’t existthe Northwest Passage… doesn’t exist• Find a passage to the Pacific OceanFind a passage to the Pacific Ocean• Brought back information about plants, Brought back information about plants,

animals, people and landanimals, people and land

West of the MississippiWest of the Mississippi

Hands Hands off!off!

laissez fairelaissez faire

Government politics Government politics shouldn’t not shouldn’t not meddle in meddle in economies nor economies nor regulate the price or regulate the price or quality of goods.quality of goods.

Louisana Purchase April 30, 1803

15 million $

Doubles the size of the USA

Trade Embargo

France and Britain are attacking US merchant ships…..

TJ decides to cut off all

Trade with the two countries..

It only hurts the United States.

trade

Thomas Jefferson

Marbury v’s Madison

Sets the standard that the supreme court is the law of the land.

The supreme court has the power to determine if a law violates the Constitution.

Democrat-RepublicanParty

This was the beginning of a two party system in our government

These people believed differently than the Federalists, They wanted to limit the governments power.

Newspaper “National Gazette” helps promote the party.

James Madison

• Battle of New Orleans• Occurred because of the

war of 1812.. • This battle defeats the

British once again and Jackson is a hero.1-18-1815

War HawksWar Hawks

The War Hawks

Americans are upset with Tecumseh and the Shawnee Nation battling wih each other and this group was eager for war with Britain and called the war hawks.

War of 1812War of 1812This war of 1812 congress approves Madison’s request for war on Britain.

Americans go to Canada, but are turned back 4 times

1814 British Army enters Washington and burns the capitol building and the White House.

Tecumseh

Lives in the Ohio Valley,Ohio is now a state

Native Americans renew their ties with the British.

Tecumseh believes that a strong unified Native American Nation will stop the movement of their people off the land.

James Madison

• Nationalism increases with the victory of 1812

• Loyalty to a nation and putting the nations interest first.

James MonroeEra of Good FeelingsEra of Good Feelings

After the war of 1812 Federalist are a weakened party

Programs such as the national bank called for tarriffs which helped raise money.

People are happy, things are going well for USA

FloridaFloridaPurchase of Florida from the Spanish

1819 under the Adams Onis Treaty Spain succeeds to the United States

James Monroe

Monroe Monroe DoctrineDoctrine

Dec. 2, 1823 President Monroe issued a statement that says that the United States wouldn’t bother European colonies already established in the United States, but would not allow any new colonies to be formed.

If you are in the Untied States you will be part of the United States Constitution.

Missouri Missouri CompromiseCompromise

Henry Clay works out a compromise that preserved the balance of slave and non slave states and banned slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 30 N’ parallel