1. CHAPTER 8 SECTION 2
EARLY CHALLENGES

2. PROBLEMS WITH… Americans Natives French British Spanish
Did I leave anyone out…?

3. THE WHISKEY REBELLION Western Pa. farmers didn’t like the tax
Attacked tax collectors and burned buildings
Washington squashes the problem and sends a message.
WHICH WAS…???

4. THE WHISKEY REBELLION

5. IN THE WEST NORTHWEST TERRITORY
Natives live there
British still around
French in the area
Spain just on the other side of the river

6. CHIEF LITTLE TURTLE Washington signed treaties with Natives
American settlers ignored treaties
Washington sent General St. Claire to the Indiana/ Ohio border
Chief Little Turtle and the Miami killed 600 American soldiers in battle near the Wabash River

7. CHAIN REACTIONS Could the French help Americans defeat the others??
French threat gets the British moving – built a new fort
British urged Natives to destroy American settlements
Native Americans demanded land north of the Ohio River

8. BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS
NW Ohio (Toledo)
“Mad” Anthony Wayne vs Chief Blue Jacket (Shawnee)
Natives defeated
Treaty of Greenville took most of Ohio from Natives

9. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
France helped us win the war… do some trading with them
British bully us, are still stronger than us…do some trading with them
Britain and France go to war in 1793
What do we do???

10. NEUTRALITY Not taking sides
France tried to get us involved (sent Edmond Genet)
Proclamation of Neutrality
Wouldn’t enter the war/ barred British and French ships from American ports

11. IMPRESSMENT British forcing Americans into their Navy
“Coin in the hand”

12. JAY’S TREATY John Jay sent to make an agreement
British would leave American soil, but didn’t say anything about impressment and bullying
Barely passed

13. PINCKNEY’S TREATY w/ Spain 1795
Spain thought we would work with Britain against them
Pinckney set them straight and
Gained trading rights on the Mississippi and New Orleans

14. WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL
No third term
Political Parties are bad…
Stay neutral…avoid permanent alliances

15. Text answers
Reading check 262 – Why did some Americans want to form an alliance with France?
To help defeat the British, Spanish, and Native Americans in the West

16. Reading check pg 263 – What was the significance of Jay’s Treaty?
The British agreed to withdraw from American soil. Because the treaty did not address trade issues or impressment, few Americans approved of it.

17. #2
What did Washington’s actions in crushing the Whiskey Rebellion signify to the country?
That the government would use force if necessary to maintain order

18. #3
How did the British challenge U.S. neutrality in the war between France and Britain?
By capturing American ships that traded with the French and by forcing Americans into the British navy

19. #4
Compare/contrast U.S. attitudes and actions toward the Native Americans and U.S. actions in foreign affairs.
Washington preferred to stay neutral in foreign conflicts, but he sent armies to deal with Native American conflicts.

20. #5 Cause/effect of Battle of Fallen Timbers Causes Effects:
British urged Native Americans’ to destroy American settlements
Native Americans demanded that American settlers leave territory
Washington sent army
Effects:
crushed Native American hopes of keeping their land
Treaty of Greenville gave most of present day Ohio to the U.S.

21. #7
What challenges did the United States face during Washington’s administration?
Whiskey Rebellion
Conflicts with Native Americans/British/Spanish
Trying to maintain neutrality with British/French