1. THE First Presidents: Washington, Adams, & Jefferson

2. George Washington – 1st President 1789-1797

4. What is this painting commemorating?

5. What is this painting commemorating?

6. What is this painting commemorating?

7. Background
Fought in the French & Indian War
Commander in Chief: during Revolutionary war
Crossing the Delaware  increase in enlistment
Valley Forge  boost soldier morale
Yorktown Cornwallis surrenders (‘MERICA!)
Assisted in Constitutional Convention - elected president ( )

8. - George Washington April 16, 1789
''About 10 o'clock I bade farewell to Mount Vernon, to private life, and to domestic felicity; and with a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful sensations than I have words to express, set out for New York.”

9. Democratic Republicans
Whiskey Rebellion
Farewell Address
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republicans
Alexander Hamilton
Federalist
Factions
John Adams
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia Resolution
Kentucky Resolution
Election of 1800
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark

10. Precedents: examples to follow
Cabinet, Mr. President, presidential authority, & 2 terms (inaugural and farewell address)
Selects an Executive Cabinet: group of advisors to the president, part of the executive branch
John Adams = Vice President (2nd place)
Alexander Hamilton = secretary of the treasury Thomas Jefferson = secretary of state (foreign relations)
Approved by the Senate!

11. Call me
“Mr. President.”

12. Hamilton and Jefferson disagree on how government should function: Interpreting the constitution
LOOSE CONSTRUCTION
STRICT CONSTRUCTION
BROAD AND VAGUE INTERPRETATION OF RULES AND LAWS THAT ARE WRITTEN IN CONSTITUTION…
GIVES MORE “WIGGLE ROOM” TO WHAT THE GOV’T CAN DO
POWERS OF GOV’T ARE LIMITED TO WHAT IT SAYS IN CONSTITUTION…
IF IT DOESN’T SAY YOU CAN DO IT…YOU CAN’T DO IT!

13. Washington Supports the National Bank
LOOSE CONSTRUCTION!
Washington Supports the National Bank
Pay off war debt > import tariffs (taxes)
federal gov’t wants to take over state’s debts and regulate their banks
Doesn’t say national gov’t can do this in the Constitution but claim it is for “general welfare”
States’ rights supporters see this as abuse of power!
(student project – movie trailer on the whiskey rebellion)

16. The first political parties
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18. 41. What kind of government did Hamilton favor
41. What kind of government did Hamilton favor? What kind of people supported Hamilton? What were they called?
42. What kind of government did Jefferson favor? What kind of people supported Jefferson? What were they called? What developed as a result of the differences between Hamilton & Jefferson?

19. GW supported Whiskey Tax - to pay off war debt
This angered many people
Whiskey Rebellion
rebels close courts and attack collectors
Washington sends 12,000 soldiers to squash rebellion quickly!
Shows presidential authority (precedent!)
Gov’t will not tolerate armed rebellion!!!!

21. What represents the rebels?
“My poor Humphrey, let us tar and feather the radical”
What represents the rebels?
What represents the gov’t?
Is this cartoonist angry with a loose or strict constructionist?

22. Steps Down after only 2 terms (precedent!)
Declined to run in 1796: wanted to escape the turmoil of politics and set an example by walking away from power

24. Farewell Address (precedent!)
GW gives a speech to say farewell to the presidency
Gives 2 warnings:
Remain Neutral: don’t get involved with foreign conflict
No political parties (factions): threatens the unity of the republic

25. Washington’s Farewell Address

26. 38. What did the Whiskey Rebellion demonstrate about the power of the government under the Constitution?
39. What precedents did George Washington establish as President?
40. In his farewell address, what did Washington say about political parties and foreign alliances?

27. 1800 Election Results https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_zTN4BXvYI
Adams
Jefferson

28. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Activity
Complete the packet and using the assigned readings.
This will be a small project grade!!!

29. John Adams – 2nd President

30. Background
1. Lawyer that represented British soldiers after Boston Massacre (I LAW)
2. Vice President under Washington
3. Federalist – political party in favor of a strong Federal gov’t

31. Adams’ VP = Jefferson Back then, 2nd place became VP
TJ was a Democratic Republican political party in favor of stronger state gov’t
(But Adams was a Federalist!!)
2. What might happen if the country has a President and a Vice President from different parties??

32. Adams’ Presidency 1. Britain and France @ war
a. French seize American trade ships and claim them to be contraband (war materials) headed to enemy country (Britain)
2. Adams sends Secretary of State to France to negotiate

33. 4. Est. peacetime army (10,000 men) and builds Navy >>> taxes
5. Alien & Sedition Acts - laws intended to frighten foreigners
Alien - Pres could deport/imprison “dangerous” aliens (foreigners)
Sedition - Forbade people from writing/speaking out against gov’t
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34. Adams becomes unpopular…

35. Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President

36. Time Out
43. What was the XZY Affair? What effect did the XYZ Affair have on foreign relations?
44. What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

37. Review Videos
The Constitution, The Articles, & Federalism D8&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7Obz O7s&index=8
Where US Politics came from &list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7 s&index=9