U S Government under the Constitution George

U. S. Government under the Constitution

George Washington st President 1 John Adams st Vice 1 President

st 1 Presidential Cabinet War – Henry Knox Treasury – A. Ham State – T. J.

Hamilton vs Jefferson

Hamilton • Strong federal govt –educated elite –Industry/Trade –Fear of mob rule

Jefferson • Farmers • Power with States!

A. Ham’s Econ Plan • U. S. debt –foreign –citizens & soldiers –¾ national; ¼ state

Fed. pay all the debt national & state

Southern states had paid their debt

A. Ham - Bank of the United States (B. U. S. ) • Print money • Handle taxes & govt. $

Huge Conflict! A. Ham vs. T. J.

A Ham = Elastic Clause get B. U. S. passed by Congress

District of Columbia = Happy South

st 1 Political Parties • Federalist – A. Ham – strong national govt. • Democratic-Republicans T. J. – strong state govts.

Govt. needs $$ • Protective Tariff – tax on imported goods $$$$ for A. H. (BUS) • Excise Tax – tax on making, selling, or distributing goods

Whiskey Rebellion

• Penn. Farmers won’t pay tax • Beat up Fed. Marshall • threatened to secede

15, 000 militiamen led by G. Wash Rebellion fizzled

Judiciary Act 1789 = Supreme Court = John Jay Chief Justice

Early U. S. Foreign Affairs

Revolution in France

Democratic Republicans T. J. Support France

Federalists support Great Britain A. Ham.

Proclamation of Neutrality

T. J. resigns

Native Americans

1783 Treaty of Paris Remember? ?

British Forts Ohio Valley

Miami Confederacy Little Turtle

General “Mad Anthony” Wayne

Washington no rd 3 term

Adams – 71 electoral votes Jefferson – 68 electoral votes

nd 2 John Adams

Growing Sectionalism

XYZ Affair

“undeclared naval war” with France

The Alien Acts

The Sedition Acts

Principle of Nullification Virginia & Kentucky

Death of Washington

Jefferson’ Presidency

Jefferson vs Adams

Aaron Burr ran as T. J. & J. A. ’s vice -president

Electoral Tie T. J. & Aaron Burr

House 6 days & 35 ballots – still tied

Alex H. got 2 Federalist to vote for T. J.

T. J. pres Aaron Burr Vice-pres

T. J. weaken central government

Replaced Federalist govt. officials

Free trade instead of govt. regulation

T. J. - era of S. political power & waning Federalist & N.

John Marshall Chief Justice Federalist

Adams Judiciary Act of 1801 Midnight Judges

Marbury v Madison Judicial Review

Napoleon wants good relations w/U. S.

Louisiana Purchase $15 million 2 x the size of U. S.

Lewis & Clark

Sacajawea

Jefferson reelected 1804

The War of 1812

Origin of ‘Uncle Sam’

France (Napoleon) & Britain fighting (again)

France blockades G. B.

G. B. blockades France

France & G. B. both seize U. S. ships & cargoes

G. B. impressment

U. S. S. Chesapeake G. B. 3 dead 18 wounded US

Embargo Act of 1807 – ban on exporting goods

Hurt U. S. more than Britain

Native Americans

Rumors of British arming N. A.

William Henry Harrison = Native American leaders signed away 3 million acres

Shawnee chief Tecumseh = confederacy against U. S.

Brother The Prophet

Remove all traces of white ‘civilization’ including Christianity

North American Confederacy

Traveled South & West

The Prophet attacks WHH

WHH Tippecanoe River – burned Prophetstown

U. S. discovered N. A. C. = British weapons

War Hawks Calhoun S. C. Henry Clay Ky

Madison Elected President R

Spring 1812 declared war

st 1 goes badly at -lost Detroit -couldn’t take Montreal

War at sea Blockade Some U. S. Success

1814 G. B. burns D. C

Star Spangled Banner

Andrew Jackson Battle of Horseshoe Bend Ends Native American military power

Battle of New Orleans

Treaty of Ghent

Results

industrialize

Canada is separate country

War Heroes = Andrew Jackson & WHH

Native Americans done in Ohio Valley & South

U. S. Nationalism