Chapter 6 A STRONG START FOR THE NATION The American Nation 4/14/2017 Chapter 6 A STRONG START FOR THE NATION Section 1: A Federal Government is Established Section 2: Dealing with a Dangerous World Section 3: The Nation Expands Section 4: The War of 1812 CHAPTER 6--A STRONG START FOR THE NATION

Objectives: Section 1: A Federal Government is Established What key decisions did the first Congress make, and how did they affect the nation? What were the arguments for and against Hamilton’s debt proposal? Why did some Americans oppose a national bank? What conflicts occurred on the frontier in the 1790s?

Key decisions Section 1: A Federal Government is Established passed the Bill of Rights set up the federal court system with the Judiciary Act created State, War, and Treasury Departments

Hamilton’s debt proposal Section 1: A Federal Government is Established Hamilton’s debt proposal Arguments for strengthen the economy restore the government’s credit Arguments against speculators would make a fortune Patriot soldiers and early investors in the U.S. government would get nothing

Opposition to a national bank Section 1: A Federal Government is Established Opposition to a national bank southern planters feared control by northeastern merchants strict constructionists believed it was illegal some were suspicious of all banks

Conflicts of the 1790s Section 1: A Federal Government is Established the Whiskey Rebellion the Battle of Fallen Timbers and other conflicts with American Indians in the Northwest Territory

Objectives: Section 2: Dealing with a Dangerous World How did Americans respond to political events in France? How did political parties affect the election of 1796? How did conflicts with France increase tensions between Republicans and Federalists?

American response to the French Revolution Section 2: Dealing with a Dangerous World American response to the French Revolution some were pleased at the French following the American example many shocked at violence and beheadings

Political parties in 1796 Section 2: Dealing with a Dangerous World made the election very contentious Hamilton’s cheating resulted in the president and vice-president being from different parties

Conflicts with France Section 2: Dealing with a Dangerous World threats of war allowed passage of Alien and Sedition Acts Federalists used Alien and Sedition Acts to arrest and punish Republicans challenging the Acts meant challenging the federal government for Virginia and Kentucky

Objectives: Section 3: The Nation Expands How did judicial decisions affect the balance of power among the three branches of government? Why did Thomas Jefferson want to purchase Louisiana, and why did Napoleon want to give it up? What was the national and international significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

Judicial decisions increased the power of the Supreme Court: Section 3: The Nation Expands Judicial decisions increased the power of the Supreme Court: Marbury v. Madison established the court as final interpreter of the Constitution position of loose constructionists expressed regarding the national bank

Jefferson wanted to buy Louisiana: Section 3: The Nation Expands Jefferson wanted to buy Louisiana: to expand U.S. land to appeal to Republican farmers

Napoleon wanted to sell Louisiana: Section 3: The Nation Expands Napoleon wanted to sell Louisiana: to leave behind the slave revolts and disease of the Western Hemisphere to get money to expand his war chest

Significance of the Louisiana Purchase Section 3: The Nation Expands Significance of the Louisiana Purchase added all or part of 13 states opened the interior of the continent to settlement helped transform the U.S. into a world nation removed the French threat

Objectives: Section 4: The War of 1812 How did Tecumseh hope to hold American Indian lands? Why did the United States declare war on Great Britain in 1812? How did the War of 1812 affect the United States and Great Britain?

Tecumseh hopes to protect American Indian lands: Section 4: The War of 1812 Tecumseh hopes to protect American Indian lands: by forming a military alliance by recruiting British support by urging American Indians not to sell their lands

U.S. declares war on Great Britain in 1812 due to: Section 4: The War of 1812 U.S. declares war on Great Britain in 1812 due to: British impressments of U.S. sailors British support of American Indian uprisings general violations of neutrality Republican fear that not resolving the crisis would return the Federalists to power

Effects of War of 1812 Section 4: The War of 1812 conquered territory restored stronger U.S. control over Northwest Territory peace alliance between U.S. and Great Britain destruction of the Federalist Party