1. The New Nation

2. George Washington as president
Washington elected president in 1789
Alexander Hamilton vice president
1791 Bill of Rights
Created many of the ceremonies and generated respect for the office
1793 Neutrality Act
1794 Whiskey Rebellion

3. Washington’s Cabinet Dept. of War Henry Knox
Dept of Treasury Alexander Hamilton
Dept. of State Thomas Jefferson
Attorney General Edmund Randolph
Chief Justice John Jay
Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Supreme Court with a chief justice and 5 associate judges

4. Treasury under Hamilton
Grain prices rose
Cotton production rose
Road building
Growth of commercial banking
Issued bonds to cover war debt of $52 million
Bank of the United States

5. Whiskey rebellion
Farmers in Pennsylvania were angered over taxes on distilled beverages such as whiskey
Washington himself led the army to stop the rebellion.
The rebellion ended before the troops arrived.
This proved that the federal government had the power to keep the peace

6. Washington’s foreign policy
Washington refused to involve the US in the French Revolution passing the Proclamation of Neutrality of
Jay’s Treaty- called for British removal of forts in the Northwest Territory, favored nation status for British imports, and allowed the British to continue anti-French naval operations.
Pinckney’s Treaty- eased relations with Spain and opened the west to further settlement.
Washington’s Farewell Address warned against European alliances and urged neutrality in European wars. He also argued against political parties.

7. John Adams 1796 John Adams elected president
1797 XYZ Affair resulted when French agents sought a bribe to negotiate an end to French attacks on US ships

8. Quasi-War and Alien and Sedition acts
Quasi-War was a undeclared war between the US and French sponsored pirates in the Caribbean
A settlement was reached in order to avoid full scale war.
Alien Act increased the wait time for citizenship from 5 to 14 years and allowed aliens to be deported during war
Sedition Act made it illegal to make false statements about the president or Congress

9. Election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson won a disputed election
Open house galas only on July 4 and New Year’s Day
Plain and ordinary clothes
Cut spending by cutting military, Washington DC plans, and government workers

10. Judiciary and Jefferson
Jefferson refused to seat many of Adams’ 217 federal judges appointed in the last months of Adams’ presidency
Marbury v Madison
Judicial review
Chief John Marshall

11. Louisiana Purchase
1802 Spain and the US were at odds over navigation rights to the Mississippi River
Spain sold Louisiana back to France in 1803
Months later Robert Livingston and James Monroe were sent to buy the city of New Orleans
France sold all of Louisiana to the US for $15 million.
1803 US took possession of Louisiana

12. Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis & William Clark
45 men of various skills left St. Louis in 1804
Sacajewea and her husband guided the expedition
Nov they reached the Pacific Ocean
Returned home in 1806

13. Barbary Wars US paid tribute to Arabic rulers
Jefferson stopped tribute payments and sent in the navy
USS Philadelphia and 300 sailors seized
Stephen Decatur led 70 men and burned the ship
1804 US troops forced concessions from the Barbary pirates and the release of the crew of the Philadelphia

14. War of 1812 Impressment Embargo Act 1807 James Madison elected in 1809
Tecumseh
Battle of Tippecanoe 1811
War Hawk Party- Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

15. War June 1812 War declared Failed Canadian invasion
1813 Creek Indian War
Andrew Jackson
March 27, 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend
August 24, Washington DC burned

16. Ending Sept. 13-14, 1814 Fort Mc Henry and the Star Spangled Banner
Jan. 8, 1815 Battle of New Orleans
Dec. 24, 1814 Treaty of Ghent

17. James Monroe Era of Good Feelings
1819 Monroe Doctrine
Florida given to US by Spain
Missouri Compromise of 1820
1824 John Quincy Adams elected president

18. John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 First president to be photographed
Disputed election in with Andrew Jackson