Washington-Mexican American War Unit 3: Early Nation Washington-Mexican American War
AIM: Did Washington effectively addressed the problems our new nation faced. Do Now: Collect Handout George Washington 1789 – 1797 reading Make a new unit Washington – Mexican American War Did you take/complete the last test?
Problems the New Nation Faced Problems Faced by Washington: Solutions Proposed: Formation of Government: How would the Constitution be carried out? 3 Branches Executive Branch: How would the President carry out all of his duties? Cabinet Cabinet are advisors to the president: part of the unwritten constitution Hamilton : Sec of treasury Jefferson : sec of state Knox : sec of war Debt: The new nation faced a large debt from the Revolutionary War. Pay off debt
Hamilton’s Financial Plan Repay the Debt National Bank Creation Protective Tariff Whiskey Tax Repay debt: federal government will pay off all state debts National bank creation: Congress uses elastic clause to pay off the state debts… federal government in charge Protective tariff: tax on goods coming into the US … makes American manufacturing cheaper Whiskey tax : tax on whiskey… whiskey rebellion by unhappy farms .. Washington puts down the rebellion showing the power and might of the constitution
Hamilton’s Financial Plan The new nation faced a large debt from the American Revolution. As Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton proposed a four-part program to establish the nation’s finances on a solid basis.
Packet Page 2 Washington-1 page Picture Years in office and political party (if any) Political Parties (how created and t chart of the two) Cabinet (definition and who was) Whiskey Rebellion 2 Term Limit (unwritten and definition) Farewell Address (2 main points)
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