1. Question of the Day
12) One reason why the Constitution was adopted over the Articles of Confederation was
A) the Articles gave too much power to the national government.
B) the states were not free to trade among themselves under the Articles.
C) small states were underrepresented under the Articles of Confederation.
D) Shay’s Rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

2. Standard
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Explain the importance of the Presidencies of George Washington and John Adams; the development of political parties

3. The Launch of the United States Government

4. President Washington - #1
1) George Washington – chosen unanimously
He didn’t want to do it
2) His first task: The Judiciary Act of 1789
The Supreme Court
Chief Justice + 5 associate justices
Set up federal courts and district courts
State courts could appeal to federal courts

5. Washington’s Cabinet 3) The cabinet President’s chief advisors
4) Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Jefferson and Hamilton almost always disagreed
5) Hamilton – Federalist – wanted a strong, central gov’t
Jefferson – wanted strong state and local gov’ts

6. Alexander Hamilton

7. Thomas Jefferson

8. Hamilton and Jefferson’s Feud
Hamilton – Secretary of Treasury
6) National Bank – pay off the national debt
Jefferson thought this was too much power for the government to have
They would form the The 1st political parties
7) Washington, D.C. becomes the new capital in 1790.

9. Hamilton and Jefferson’s Feud
1) Hamilton and Jefferson’s feud formed political parties
Jefferson’s were called Democratic – Republicans
Hamilton’s supporters were called Federalists

10. 2) The Whiskey Rebellion - 1794
Took place during Washington’s term
Congress put a tax on Whiskey in 1794
Caused an uprising
3) It proved the new government worked.
YES
Federal troops led by Washington and Hamilton dispersed the rebellion

11. More Trouble With The British
Washington had trouble with the British
They owned land in the Northwest Territory
4) Natives were given arms by the British to attack the U.S.
5) Washington decides to negotiate by sending in John Jay
Jay’s Treaty with the British removes them from the Northwest Territory but the U.S. has to pay its debts off

12. Washington Bids Farewell / The Election of 1796
Washington refuses 3rd term as President and retires in 1796
The Election of 1796
1) Federalists nominate John Adams
Democratic-Republicans nominate Thomas Jefferson
John Adams wins – becomes 2nd president
2) sectionalism plays a role in the election
All of the north voted for Adams
All of the south voted for Jefferson
The country is divided early on into “sections” – north and south

13. President John Adams - #2

14. Problems with France
Adams immediately has to deal with issues, with France this time
3) The John Jay Treaty upset France because the U.S. made an agreement with Britain, their enemy
France began to seize American ships in response
4) Adams tries to negotiate with French foreign minister Charles Talleyrand to avoid a war
He sends three ambassadors to France
Talleyrand sends three lower officials to meet the American diplomats and tries bribing them…disrespecting Adams
5) The XYZ Affair
Embarrassing BUT…War is avoided

15. 6) Alien and Sedition Acts
7) Alien Act – 1798
The President can oust any alien he wants from the U.S.A.
Sedition Act
Set limits to freedom of speech
Anyone who said anything against the government was punished
This made Adams very unpopular….
The acts only last a year