The Federal Period George Washington(1789-1797) A. ___________________ 1. ___________________ 2. ___________________ 3. ___________________ B. Worked w/Congress to pass law to set up judicial branch 1. ___________________of 1789 a. Supreme Court, appeals courts, district courts

Washington C. set up departments to help run executive branch (Cabinet) 1. Treasury – ______________________ a. favored ______________ national gov’t 2. State – ______________________ a. ____________ of power of national gov’t; more faith in common man

Washington D. Hamilton’s Economic Plan to manage country’s _________ a. create ________________ b. have federal gov’t take all the debt of the states i. many _____________ states already paid off debt; not happy ii. _______________: build new capital in the ____________

Washington E. ______________________(1794) _____________ protested new ________ on whiskey Washington raised/sent army to end it first test of fed.gov’t to ______________________

Washington F. Foreign Affairs 1. Proclamation of _____________________ a. Washington said US would be _______________ in war b/t Britain-France b. Jefferson resigned from Cabinet 2. __________________ Treaty a. w/Spain; gave US use of ______________________ River (port of New Orleans) 3. __________________ Treaty a. w/Britain; agreed to leave forts in NW territory

Washington G. Formation of ___________________________________ from Hamilton-Jefferson views about role of _____________ _______________ supporters – _____________________ a. strong _____________ gov’t, _____________/loose interpretation of the Constitution _______________ supporters – _______________________ a. strong ___________ gov’ts, _________________/strict interpretation of the Constitution

Washington H. __________________ 1. warned about “the spirit of ___________” – growing division of the country warned about “___________________” a. stay _______ of affairs of other countries

The Federal Period (con’t) __________________(1797-1801) Election of 1796 election w/two political _______________ Adams (_____________) v. Jefferson (___________________) 3. Adams won more ________________votes – became president; Jefferson finished second – vp

John Adams B. Foreign Policy 1. ___________________ (1798) 1. ___________________ (1798) US trying to stop France from taking _____________ Three ______________ officials demanded a ____________ from Americans in order to meet w/French foreign minister Huge wave of anti-French feeling in US i. “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.” d. Undeclared _______________

John Adams Domestic Policy ____________________ ____ Acts (1798) lots of new ____________________coming to US – many voting w/ Dem-Rep. Party Federalists believed there were French spies in the US _________ Act-allowed president to deport any immigrants (aliens); be in the US 14 yrs. to become a citizen ________________ Act-illegal for anyone to _____________________________ i. Federalists trying to target Dem-Rep ii. violation of the _______ Amendment

John Adams Jefferson and Madison (D-R) said law was __________________ i. ___________________Resolutions - said states had right to ______________act of Congress they believe was _________________ - ________________theory

The Federal Period ____________________(1801-1807) Election of 1800 Jefferson, Adams, Burr a. Jefferson, Burr ______ in electoral college votes b. Constitution said election decided ___________________________ c. Hamilton used influence to win votes for Jefferson peaceful transfer of power from one ______________ to another i. “We are all __________________, we are all _____________________.” ii. 12th Amendment passed by Congress – separate vote for president/vp

Thomas Jefferson Domestic Policy ____________________ of 1801 a. passed at last minute by Federalist Congress and Adams b. increased number of federal _____________ to try to control courts (“____________________”) Jefferson told Sec.of State Madison not to deliver papers to appoint one of the judges; judge sued _______________________(1803) Chief Justice __________________ Court said a part of Judiciary Act of 1789 was ____________________ Established precedent of _____________________________– power of Supreme Court to declare law unconstitutional

Thomas Jefferson __________________(1803) US wanted to buy ______________from France France offered all of _______________________ Jefferson not sure at first if _________________allowed President to do this (Jefferson’s view of Constitution? ___________) sent treaty to ___________; ratified _______________size of US _______________Expedition (1804-1806)

Thomas Jefferson Foreign Policy 1. US caught in the middle of war b/t Britain-France; US trying to stay ______________ British taking US __________ off ships and forcing them into British Navy – _________________ Embargo Act (1807) i. Congress banned ____________ w/other countries

The Federal Period James Madison (1809-1817) (D-R) Foreign Policy _________________ (US-Britain) a. Issues i. conflicts w/British on seas (_________________________) ii. Conflicts w/ ________________________ in Northwest iii. ____________________– congressman from South, West pushing for _________ ; patriotism took over

James Madison b. US military not _________________ c. British Navy ________________ East Coast i. hurt businessman in New England; Hartford Convention - to talk about __________________ d. 1814-British Army invaded Washington burned _______________________ e. Francis Scott Key – ____________________________ during attack on Baltimore f. Battle of __________________________ i. US victory; made ___________________ a hero g. Treaty of Ghent (1814) i. issues not resolved ii. new mood of ___________________ in the country (“________________________________”)

The Federal Period James Monroe (1817-1825) D-R Post War US 1. migration West – new ______ a. increased trade w/Britain b. regional differences creating problems - _____________ (North, South, West) 2. ______________________(1820) a. what to do about ____________ in new states b. Missouri admitted as __________ state, Maine as ___________ state c. 36 30 parallel on map – _________ free, __________ slave