1. Washington & Adams

2. Washington Becomes President
1789
First Issue: What should he be called?
Federalists: Your Excellency
Anti-Federalists: No!

3. Setting Up the Executive Branch
Congress approved three departments under the President
The Heads of these Executive Departments are known as the Cabinet
Department of State
Set up to deal with other countries
Department of War
Set up to defend the country
Treasury Department
Set up to control the country's money

4. The Cabinet Head of the State Department: Thomas Jefferson
Anti-Federalist

5. The Cabinet Head of the War Department: Henry Knox
One of Washington’s Generals during the Revolutionary War

6. The Cabinet Head of the Treasury Department: Alexander Hamilton
George Washington’s assistant during the Revolutionary War
Federalist

7. Washington & His Cabinet
Washington met often with the three men to ask their advice and for their help
Today there are more departments, but the president still asks them for advice

8. Cabinet
Modern Cabinet Meeting

9. Events During Washington's Presidency
Whiskey Rebellion
Congress needed money for the Treasury
Taxed whiskey
Western farmers complained because they made the whiskey and thought the tax would make it too expensive for people to buy
Rebelled and Washington sent in troops to make them pay the taxes (Enforcing the law!)

10. Washington Enforces the Law

13. French Revolution
1789: people in France rebelled against their king and kicked out the monarchy
They created a republic: a government where representatives of the people run the country
Many Americans were happy because another country wanted to create a republic

14. Different Attitudes
Jefferson and his Anti-Federalists friends changed their name to Democratic-Republicans
Hamilton and his Federalist friends did not support the French rebels because they killed over 20,000 people (many of them wealthy people like them)
They worried that people might do the same thing to them

15. Jay’s Treaty 1795 treaty with Great Britain
Written by Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury
British agreed to leave the forts that had held during the Revolutionary War
America agreed to give Great Britain trading advantages
Democratic Republicans did not approve because they thought it would make France mad at them!!!
France and Great Britain still hate each other

16. Washington’s Farewell Address
Washington was so worried about the fights between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans that he ran again to keep the country together
After 2 four year terms, Washington retired in 1796

17. Washington’s Farewell Address
Urged people to remember that they were all Americans and should be united
Warned of the dangers of political parties (a political group)
Warned about getting involved with foreign countries
Left the nation united and at peace 

18. Election of 1796

19. Results
Adams won
Jefferson became the Vice President

21. Democratic Republicans v. Federalists
Weak National government
Agricultural (farming economy)
Supported by farmers, artisans (people who make things), and traders in the South and West
Strong National Government
Manufacturing economy (based on making and selling things)
Supported by rich bankers and businessmen in the North