Growth of a New Nation Chapters 6 through 10 Washington Jefferson

Age of Washington l No Political Parties l Set many Precedents l New Departments l Cabinet l Whiskey Rebellion

$$ US in Debt $$ l Alexander Hamilton – Establish Credibility, Cater to Rich l Hamilton’s Financial Plan – Tariffs, Excise Tax, Bonds – Consolidate State Debts – Deal: Financial Plan for Capitol

National Bank l Strict Interpretation – Jefferson, Madison l Loose Interpretation – Hamilton – “elastic clause”... necessary and proper

Political Parties l Federalists – Hamilton...Upperclass, Bank, Loose Interpretation l Democratic-Republicans – Jefferson & Madison... Common Person, NO Bank, Strict Interpretation

President Adams l Election of 1796 l XYZ Affair – Result…Military & taxes l Alien & Sedition Acts

Election of 1800 l Fed: Adams Rep: Jefferson l Results... House of Representatives – Key Man... ???? – Got Milk?? Who shot A. H.?

Age of Jefferson l Style & Accomplishments l Supreme Court Gains Power – Judiciary Act of 1801 – “Midnight Judges” – Marbury v. Madison 1803 – John Marshall’s Stamp

Problems with England l Blockade and Impressment l Chesapeake Affair 1807 l Jefferson... Embargo Act of 1807 l Madison... Non-Intercourse Act l War Hawks l Battle of Tippecanoe 1811

War of 1812 l Battle of York l Battle of Washington DC l Battle of Fort McHenry l Treaty of Ghent l Battle of New Orleans –Andrew Jackson

Expansion: Louisiana Territory

Westward Expansion l Louisiana Purchase – Spain / France / US – $15 Million – Jefferson - “Strict Interpretation” – Elastic Clause l Lewis and Clark

Spirit of Nationalism l Foreign Policy – Florida & Monroe Doctrine l The American System – Erie Canal, National Road l Industrialization – Francis Lowell

Western Frontier l 2nd Great Awakening – Revivals... Emotion – “Splintering off” religions – South & West – Increase in Reforms

Humanitarian Reforms l William Lloyd Garrison l Women’s Movement l Horace Mann l Sarah Bagley l Dorthea Dix l Frederick Douglass

Election of 1824 (all Republicans) l John Quincy Adams (Mass) l Andrew Jackson (Tenn) l Henry Clay (Ky) l William Crawford (Ga)

Results of 1824 Jackson - “Plurality” Winner

Lets Make a Deal l House Decides – Top 3... Clay out – Crawford - Stroke l The Winner is...???

Party Split l Jackson’s Followers -- Democratic Republicans... Democrats l Adams/Clay Followers -- National Republicans... later Whigs l Election of 1828

The Age of Jackson l “Old Hickory” l Hated: Rich, Bank, Indians l Spoils System l Kitchen Cabinet

Jackson and Indians l Indian Removal Act 1830 l Cherokee Nation (Ga) – Worcester v. Georgia – John Marshall l “Trail of Tears”

President Jackson l Tariff Issue – Doctrine of Nullification - S.C. l Bank Issue – Nicholas Biddle – Jackson Veto increases Power

Manifest Destiny - Texas l Texas and Independence – Stephen Austin v. Santa Anna – “Remember the Alamo” – Sam Houston at San Jacinto – Lonestar Republic

Mexican - American War l Polk’s Offer l General Z. Taylor l War Message l Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo