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Using textbook page 259 who were the 4 members of Washington’s cabinet and what were their roles? › ~Henry Knox- Secretary of War › ~Alexander Hamilton- Secretary of the Treasury › ~Thomas Jefferson- Secretary of State › ~Edmund Randolph- Attorney General
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Take out something with which to write Clear your desk Wait patiently for the next set of directions.
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Disagreements between a National Legal System versus State Courts. Judiciary Act of 1789 › Federal Court System with 13 District Courts › 3 Circuit courts › Federal courts can reverse state decisions.
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New government pay off the debt owed by the government under the Articles of Confederation. Pay for the cost of each state’s help during the war. Federal payment of state’s debt would give each state a strong interest in the success of the national government.
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1792 there were only 8 banks in the nation that were established by state governments. Madison and Jefferson thought a national bank would benefit only the wealthy and was unconstitutional. In the end, the president agreed with Hamilton and signed a bill creating the national bank.
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Most Americans were famers at this time. Hamilton thought the development of manufacturing would make America’s economy stronger. Hamilton supported and proposed tariffs on imported goods, national taxes, his plan also gave the government new financial powers.
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Aside from the Financial problems that the young nation faced there were other issues and challenges that it had to overcome.
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Alexander Hamilton placed a tax on whiskey made from surplus corn Whiskey was a very important way for farmers to make extra money. July 1794 federal officers stepped up efforts to collect this tax.
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As a result of enforcing the Whiskey tax, many farmers in Western Pennsylvania were outraged and attacked with swords, guns and clubs. Why were they outraged?
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The Native Americans who lived between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River denied that the American government had any authority over them They turned to Britain and Spain to help keep Americans from settling in that region.
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Washington had made several treaties with the Natives to bring peace and keep Europeans out Most Americans in that region ignored the treaties and settled anyways This eventually led to fighting between the two groups
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In an attempt to stop the fighting between Americans and Natives, Washington sent an army under General St. Clair to restore order They were badly beaten and over 600 soldiers died in a battle by the Wabash river
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The Native Americans were getting fed up with the settlers and demanded that all settlers north of the Ohio river leave the area. August 1794 Washington Sent another Army who met the Shawnee Indians
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The American Army defeated the Natives This defeat crushed the Natives hopes of keeping their land The Treaty of Greenville (1795): › The Native Americans agreed to surrender most of the land in present-day Ohio
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Shortly after George Washington was inaugurated a Revolution broke out in France The lower class rose up to overthrow the King and set up its own Democracy
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The members of the French Revolution established the “Declaration of the Rights of Man” based on the American Declaration of Independence” The Revolution quickly turned violent, killing the King, the Queen and the organizers of the Revolution
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On half of a sheet of paper please answer the following question: › What was the Treaty of Greenville and why was it important?
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Along with the Revolution in France, France went to war with Britain in 1793 In the American South, the people were sympathetic to the French In the American North, the people were sympathetic to the British
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Washington’s advisors were torn as to which side to support Hamilton was Pro-British Jefferson was Pro- French Washington wanted to remain Neutral in this conflict
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Britain made it hard for the US to remain neutral. In 1792 they began to seize American cargo ships carrying goods from the French West Indies The British also forced these ships and their crews into the British Navy. This was known as impressment
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Washington sent John Jay to England for talks about seizure of US Ships. Jay also hoped to persuade the British to give up their forts on the Northwest frontier. During these talks in 1794, news of the victory at Fallen Timbers came. Fearing another entanglement the British agreed to leave the Ohio valley by 1796
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Under Jay’s Treaty the British agreed to pay for any damages to US vessels they had seized. Jay failed to open up the profitable British West Indies trade to Americans. Because of this his treaty was unpopular
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Like Jay, Thomas Pinckney helped the US reduce tensions along the frontier. In 1795, Pinckney’s Treaty with Spain gave Americans the right to travel freely on the Mississippi River.
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This treaty also gave Americans the right to store goods at the port of New Orleans without paying customs duties. In addition, Spain accepted the 31 st parallel as the north boundary of Florida and the Southern boundary of the US
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President Washington decided that he would not run for a third term in office in 1796. This was due to health issues as well as the political divisions that had developed in America.
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Throughout his eight years in office he tried to serve as a symbol of national unity. In his parting address he urged Americans to remain neutral in foreign affairs and to not make permanent alliance with other nations His advice influenced foreign policy for more than one hundred years
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On half of a sheet of paper explain Pinckney’s Treaty. Why was it important and what were the outcomes?
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