1. Chapter 8: A New Nation

2. Chapter 8 in brief G.W. becomes first president Setting precedents
Sec. 1
G.W. becomes first president
Setting precedents
Sec. 2
Problems for G.W.
Economy, foreign affairs, domestic affairs
Sec. 3
Sec. 4

3. EVENT
DATE
Revolutionary War begins
1775
Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776
Revolutionary War ends
1783
Constitution is ratified
1788
Washington is inaugurated President
1789

4. Section 1: The First President
Why It Matters
George Washington’s administration faced the huge task of making the new government work. The Constitution had created the office of the presidency, but Washington established many procedures and customs.
The Impact Today
President Washington set many examples that presidents still follow. These include creating a cabinet, directing foreign affairs, and serving as chief legislator.

5. What are precedents?
Washington had a hard job because no one had ever been president of the U.S.
Why was it harder to be the FIRST president?
G.W. knew that everyone would be carefully watching his every move. Future presidents would look to him for how TO or NOT TO do this job.
Precedents are examples or traditions that others follow.

6. Examples of precedents
What people would call him (“Mr. President”)
He established a cabinet of advisors.
He only served two terms

7. What is a cabinet?
A cabinet is NOT a piece of furniture or a place to file paperwork.
It is a group of advisors to the president.

8. Washington’s Cabinet Foreign affairs Financial matters
G.W.
President
T.J.
Dept.of State
Hamilton
Dept.of the Treasury
Henry Knox
Dept.of War
E. Randolph
Attorney General
John Adams
V.P.
Foreign affairs
Financial matters
National defense
Legal matters

9. Obama’s Cabinet Vice President Joe Biden Secretary of State John Kerry
Secretary of the Treasury
Jacob Lew
Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel
Attorney General
Eric Holder
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of
Commerce
Secretary of
Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of
Housing and Urban Dev.
Secretary of
Transportation
Secretary of
Energy
Secretary of
Education
Secretary of
Veterans Affairs
Secretary of
Homeland Security

10. Hamilton’s Compromise

11. Our Nation’s Capital
capital
capitol

12. Tariff A tariff is a tax on imports.
It helps American manufacturers by making imported goods more expensive.