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The Washington Presidency: 1789-1797
The First President The First Congress Hamilton’s Plan The First Political Parties
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Washington’s Cabinet: 1789
Background: George Washington Cabinet Departments- Secretary of War: Henry Knox Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton State of State: Thomas Jefferson Attorney General: Edmund Randolph Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood Vice President: John Adams
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Washington’s Cabinet
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Mount Vernon
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First Congress Judiciary Act of 1789: 13 federal Court districts
3 circuit courts, 6 supreme court justices, John Jay James Madison: Speaker of the House Tariff Act of 1789: 5% duty on imports Bill of Rights 1st: Freedom of speech & religion 2nd: Right to bear arms 4th: No unreasonable search and seizures 5th: Due process clause, no self incrimination 7th: Right to a speedy trial by jury
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Hamilton’s Plan Report on Public Credit Report on a National Bank
Pay face value of all bonds (funding) $54m Pay all state debt (assumption) $20m Report on a National Bank Create the BUS (20% gov. owned) “necessary and proper clause” Report on Manufacturing High tariff: protect manufacturing & bring in revenue for internal improvements
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Alexander Hamilton
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Foreign Affairs French Revolution: GW neutral
Citizen Genet: raises money for pirates Jay’s Treaty: Britain will remove forts, new trade treaty, Britain will pay for ships when America pays Tory debt. But they did not stop impressment, nor recognize American neutrality. Republicans mad.
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The Federalists Hamilton & Adams
Trusted elite: classical republicanism Promote manufacturing & commerce Pro British Strong central government High tariff- internal improvement Bank of the United States (BUS) Army and navy
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Jeffersonian Republicans
Jefferson & Madison Trusted the common man Agricultural economy: yeoman farmer Pro French: pro French Revolution State’s rights, local rule Low Tariff, low internal improvements Afraid of BUS No standing army
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Politics: very heated Partisan Newspapers Democratic Clubs
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Washington’s Farewell
Whiskey Rebellion: Pennsylvania farmers refuses to pay new tax. GW send 15,000 troops to down mob. Farewell Address: Avoid partisan fighting Avoid foreign entanglements
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