1. Chapter 8 Launching a New Nation 1789-1800 Section 1: Washington Takes Office
LEQ:
What political challenges faced the new nation?
How did the new nation implement the framework of the Constitution?
What economic challenges faced the new nation?

2. What you will do
Discuss how the new government was organized during Washington’s presidency.
Explain why the new nation faced an economic crisis.
Describe how Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion.
Identify the three parts of Hamilton’s financial plan.

3. What you will Know
Inauguration Bond Henry Knox Unconstitutional tariff Alexander Hamilton Whiskey Rebellion

4. Oath of office

5. The First President George Washington April of 1789
Traveled from Virginia to the nation’s capital
New York City
April 30, 1789
Inaugurated
Oath of office

7. The First President Executive Branch
Carries out and enforces the laws
1st job of the President and the Congress
Create a working government
Congress created three departments for the executive branch
Treasury, State, and War
Each department headed by a secretary

8. The First President The Cabinet Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of State
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Edmund Randolph
Attorney General

9. The First President Judiciary Branch Judiciary Act of 1789 John Jay
Supreme Court of 6 justices
3 circuit courts and 13 district courts
John Jay
1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

10. The Nation’s First Economic Crisis
To pay for the American Revolution
$52 million in debt
The government issued…
Bonds to help fund the war
A certificate issued for money with the promise to pay back the initial money with interest
Problem
Large amount of debt

11. The Nation’s First Economic Crisis
$150,000

12. Check on Learning Who was the first President of the United States?
What were the new executive departments?
Why was there such a large public debt?
How did the United States fund the War?

13. Hamilton’s Financial Plan
To help solve the country’s financial crisis
Alexander Hamilton- Treasury Secretary
3 part plan for reducing the debt
U.S. government assumes all federal and state debt
U.S. government will establish a national bank
U.S. government will impose a high tax or tariff on goods imported into the country
The tariff was rejected by Congress while parts 1 & 2 were passed in 1791

14. Hamilton’s Financial Plan
To get southern support for Hamilton’s plan
An agreement was reached
The agreement- 1790
The government would build its new capital in the south
Along the banks of the Potomac River
Between Virginia and Maryland
The tariff or import tax would not be passed into law
Southerners opposed it because they bought more foreign goods

15. The Whiskey Rebellion 1791 Congressed imposed a tax… Purpose… Outcome…
On whiskey made and sold in the U.S.
“Whiskey Tax”
Purpose…
To raise funds for the treasury
Outcome…
Backcountry farmers revolted and protested the new tax
Refused to pay the tax
Compared the tax to those passed by Britain

16. The Whiskey Rebellion Whiskey Rebellion… Washington’s response
1794 in Western Pennsylvania
Farmers rebelled
Angry mob marched through Pittsburgh
Washington’s response
13,000 troops to Pittsburgh
To show federal government strength
The farmers dispersed

17. Whiskey Rebellion
What differences are there between Shays’ Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion? Explain
Think- pair - share

18. Checks on Learning
Which part of Hamilton’s financial plan was rejected by Congress?
To help garner support from the south for Hamilton’s plan, what compromise was made?
What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?
What was the outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion?