1. Early American Presidents: Setting the Stage for U.S. Policy

2. From the Beginning Who is George Washington?
1st President- What does that mean?
Early problems!

3. Dealing with the Debt! First cabinet Early political parties
Anti-Federalists became the Democratic-Republicans
Federalists
Alexander Hamilton

4. Hamilton’s Plan

5. The Rest of the Plan National Bank Whiskey Excise Protective Tariff
Purpose
Whiskey Excise
What is an excise?
Protective Tariff
What is a tariff?
Pupose

6. Reactions by Democratic Republicans
NOT HAPPY!!!!!
Debt
Bank
Excise Tax
Whiskey Rebellion
Tariff

7. Other Things Washington Did
Precedents
The Good:
Pinckney’s Treaty
Judiciary Act of 1789
The Divisive:
Proclamation of Neutrality
Jay’s Treaty

8. The Next Election Two main candidates: The winner
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
The winner
The problems he faced….

9. Adams’ biggest problem
WHY???

10. XYZ Affair

11. Major Divide!!!!! The Reaction at Home… Federalist:
Democratic-Republicans
Their trade was really hurt
Many wanted war
Already Pro-British
Felt we “had it coming”
Pointed to Jay’s Treaty and the Proclamation of Neutrality
Did NOT want war
Major Divide!!!!!

12. John Adams Responses Really feared Civil War
Wanted to stop the internal arguing
Allows the Alien and Sedition Laws to pass

14. Democratic Republican Response
The Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions

15. The Election of 1800 Nicknamed the “Revolution of 1800”
Three main contenders:
Adams
Jefferson
Burr
Jefferson wins after an initial tie
First time power shifted from one party to another in the executive branch- proves the Constitution works!

16. What would Jefferson do?
What people thought:
What actually happened:
Less power for the national government
Less money spent on the military
Pro-French
Less taxation
Strict Interpretation of the Constitution
Marbury vs. Madison (Jefferson used a lot of power!)
Louisiana Purchase (Jefferson used loose interpretation)
Embargo Act (wasn’t willing to risk war and ruined the American economy)

17. Marbury vs. Madison

18. Louisiana Purchase

19. Lewis and Clark

20. Effects of the Louisiana Purchase
America more than doubles in size
AMAZING farmland!
America begins to move west!
Manifest Destiny begins!

21. Chesapeake Incident

22. Embargo Act

23. Effects of the Embargo Act
Average American income falls by 50%
Ruins Jefferson’s image as president- takes years to come back!
Forces America to develop their own industries- so in the long run, it really helps us!

24. Review of Jefferson so far…
Democratic Republican ideas
Marbury v. Madison
Louisiana Purchase
1st term = overwhelming success

25. Chesapeake Incident

26. Embargo Act

27. Effects of the Embargo Act
Average American income falls by 50%
Ruins Jefferson’s image as president- takes years to come back!
Forces America to develop their own industries- so in the long run, it really helps us!

28. James Madison Becomes President
Problems he has:
Increasing Native American tensions
Americans want revenge after the Cheasapeake Incident that they didn’t get with the Embargo Act
Political Division

29. Calls for War
YES!!!
NO!!!

30. Causes of the war Native American Stuff Treaty of Greenville
William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
Battle of Tippecanoe
Attacks
American jingoism

31. Causes of the war With the British Native Americans
Chesapeake Incident
Jay’s Treaty Expired
Impressment resumed
Needing to truly prove we are INDEPENDENT!

32. Causes of the war Other Stuff: Growth of the War Hawks
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Trade barriers due to the Napoleonic Wars

33. War Breaks Out- Big Events!
Invasion into Canada
Battle of Thames
Burning of Washington D.C.
Battle of Fort McHenry
Hartford Convention
Treaty of Ghent
Battle of New Orleans

34. Key People
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
Oliver Perry
Tecumseh

35. Short Term Effects What is a short term effect? No one wins Cease fire
Land, money, etc.

36. Long Term Effects Better relationships with England Westward Expansion
Rush-Bagot Agreement
British American Convention
Really independent
Westward Expansion
Growth of Nationalism