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| 5258913832 | Washington worried about responsibilties | -he's under a microscope -actions will be scrutinized -moderate, nationalist -what is in the best interest of the country? | 0 | |
| 5258923596 | Washington as president | -unanimous victory -John Adams is VP -calm, powerful -nationalist, federalist | 1 | |
| 5258929812 | Protocol that Washington set | -2 terms -Mr. President -created cabinet -limited use of veto power -Neutrality policy (not isolationism) | 2 | |
| 5258937266 | Federal Courts (Washington) | -Judiciary Act of 1789 -judicial clause of Constitution -organized Supreme Court -John Jay (Chief Justice), 5 associate justices -federal and lower courts established | 3 | |
| 5258947589 | Washington/Hamilton's Economic Plans | -solve debt issues (strengthen national credit) -create a Bank of United States -funding at par (pay off debt at face value plus interest) -assumption -tariff (tax imports) -Excise Tax --> Whiskey Rebellion 1794 | 4 | |
| 5258970687 | Hamilton's Plan | -tariff of 1789 was to protect domestic manufacturing -tariff of 1789 had duties on imported goods (bulk of federal revenue) -compromise debt for location of capital -BUS was a private institution, gov't was a major stockholder and would deposit surplus $ -BUS had two functions: provide credit and issue currency -BUS was chartered for 20 years | 5 | |
| 5258991788 | Washington's Foreign Policy | -Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 -Britain is the primary trading partner -Citizen Genêt (Fr. foreign minister) aggravated people because of extreme support for France -Impressment by Br. and Fr. -Jay treaty got Br. troops out of North America (unsuccessful) -Pickney treaty got Spain out of New Orleans area | 6 | |
| 5259015764 | Washington Leaves Office | Farewell Address -stay neutral -no political parties -no sectionalism -no alliances | 7 | |
| 5259033970 | Election of 1796 (Adams) | -Adams v. Jefferson -Hamilton hated Adams -no campaigning -Adams was marginally victorious | 8 | |
| 5259039196 | Unofficial Fighting (Adams) | -impressment of American sailors -resentment towards French -XYZ affair (more resentment towards Fr.) -Americans wanted to speak w/ French gov't officials, but the Fr. wanted bribe money -hurt Dem Rep bc they wanted a strong relationship with Fr. -Quasi-war -fake war -Adams beefed up military and navy, Marine Corps created -2 years of undeclared war (1798-1800) -Convention of 1800 -smooths things over for Louisiana Purchase | 9 | |
| 5259071970 | Alien and Sedition Acts (Adams) | -Federalists trying to silence their opposition -actually a way to silence Dem Rep -Naturalization Act -immigration residency increased from 5 to 14 years -new immigrants voted for Dem Rep -Alien Act -deport individuals who were considered a "threat" -Alien Enemies Act -deportation or imprisonment of any individuals in a time of war -Sedition Act: no speaking, writing, defaming U.S. gov't -Adams felt torn to do the right thing for the country | 10 | |
| 5259101607 | Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (Response to ASA) | -Jefferson and Madison question gov't (anon.) -Madison: compact theory of gov't (states' rights) -nullification: states have the right to declare national law null and void (compact theory) -freedom v security | 11 | |
| 5259117624 | Federalist Legacy (Adams) | -strengthened fed. gov't -established a sound fiscal system -created policies to stimulate capital and diversify economy | 12 | |
| 5259122616 | Adam's Legacy | -avoided war w/ France -paved way for Louisiana Purchase -patriotism over party -unappreciated by many Americans | 13 | |
| 5259136756 | Jefferson's Presidency (beginning) | -got rid of Whiskey Tax and ASA -absorbed major Fed. programs "we are all republicans, we are all federalist" | 14 | |
| 5259141345 | Louisiana Purchase (Jefferson) | -Haitian Rev --> Fr. needed $$ -Monroe asks for New Orleans for $10 mil -Napoleon throws in Louisiana Territory for $15 mil in total -was it constitutional? (Jefferson is a strict interpreter of the constitution) but it was in the best interest of the growing population -increases slope of enslavement (extension of slavery) -agrarian future | 15 | |
| 5259161865 | Lewis and Clark | -very geographic/mapped focused -romanticism of West--> caught imagination of American public (fresh start, elevate status) | 16 | |
| 5259171141 | Foreign policy issues | -we bribed pirates to ship goods -we did not want to do this with the Tripoli pirates -trading in Med. sea is crucial -Adams=upset with French, Jefferson=upset with Britain | 17 | |
| 5259181842 | Jefferson's Second Term | -1804 elections shows weakening of Federalist party | 18 | |
| 5259184679 | Aaron Burr | -switches to Federalists from Dem Rep -wacko -wants to be gov. of NY, then take over New England and then suceded from US -kills Hamilton in a duel -wanted to take over LA and then Mexico then the world | 19 | |
| 5259206330 | Tensions in Europe Rise (Jefferson) | -Napoleonic War (France vs Britain) -we aren't taken seriously by anyone -U.S. capitalizes on trade with everyone | 20 | |
| 5259213738 | Leopard-Chesapeake Incident 1807 | -British board American ship on our coast | 21 | |
| 5259219774 | Non-Importation Act | -boycott of British goods (failed) | 22 | |
| 5259221603 | Embargo Act of 1807 | -economic coercion—people hated it -breathed life into Federalist party -spurred industrialization...ish | 23 | |
| 5259233195 | James Madison (beginning of term) | -still have embargo act | 24 | |
| 5259236416 | Non-Intercourse Act 1809 | -trade with anyone but Britain or France | 25 | |
| 5259239328 | Macon's Bill No. 2 1810 | -whoever agrees to our trade conditions will get exclusive rights to U.S. trade -Napoleon agrees--> stabs us in the back | 26 | |
| 5259250159 | Causes of War of 1812 | -U.S. war hawks wanted war, Br. didn't -two major concerns -neutral rights at sea (rn Br. controlled most of it) -frontier violence: Br. encouraged Natives to hurt Americans -Britain's #1 issue: get rid of Napoleon -divisive issue (79/49 and 19/13) -opponents of war called it Mr. Madison's War (derogatory) | 27 | |
| 5259272032 | Battle of Tippecanoe | -Harrison is assigned to disassemble Tecumseh's alliance -draw, but Americans called it a victory bc we love winning | 28 | |
| 5259277807 | Fighting of War of 1812 | -we invaded Canada -3 pronged (not smart) -Br. aided by Native Americans -lots of naval battles in the Great Lakes -Br attack NY and Washington D.C. -Fort McHenry held out (Star Spangled Banner) | 29 | |
| 5259291259 | Consequences of War of 1812/The End | -everything returns to prewar conditions -nationalism= let's be less European -frontier violence and neutrality are never tackled -Don't lead a divided people into war -leads to Era of Good Feelings -Federalists in New England want to sucede -final death of Federalists= Hartford Convention -economy devastated -spurred Northern manufacturing -slavery was going "out of business", changed with cotton gin -Britain still controls sea | 30 | |
| 5259319577 | Era of Good Feelings (1815-1824) | -only one political party (illusion of harmony between Americans) -reality: sectionalism and slavery were going to appear, conflict on western border | 31 | |
| 5259331161 | Nationalism vs. Sectionalism | Nationalism: extreme patriotism for country --> strengthen nat'l rights Sectionalism: division of regions, local communities --> strengthen states' rights | 32 | |
| 5259344271 | James Monroe (1816-1824) | -last of Virginia Dynasty | 33 | |
| 5259349504 | The American System (Henry Clay) | 1. protective tariff- tax on imported goods so Amer. good are cheaper 2. nat'l bank- 2nd BUS (20 more years chartered) 3. Internal improvements cost money, but necessary -canals, roads | 34 | |
| 5259362272 | Panic of 1819 | -panics happen every 20 years -economic crises -government doesn't step in Causes 1. demand for Amer. goods decrease 2. overspeculation of land -Wildcat banks giving out bad loans -not a lot of regulation 3. bank tightens credit -2nd BUS calls in bad loans and forces foreclosure -West hit hardest -small farmers ruined | 35 | |
| 5259381676 | Sectionalism | -Missouri applies for statehood as a slave state -immigration occurs | 36 | |
| 5259386616 | Missouri Compromise 1820 | -Proposed Tallmadge amendment demands gradual end to slavery (doesn't happen) Northern Response--> anti-slavery rallies Southern Response--> open threats of secession | 37 | |
| 5259404534 | Henry Clay's Compromise | -Missouri=slave state -Maine=free state -Louisiana Territory--> slavery prohibited above 36' 30' line -south got the better deal -compromise lasted 34 years -avoided issue of slavery | 38 | |
| 5259420025 | Foreign disputes and diplomacy under Monroe | -Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817 -disarmament pact of Great Lakes -Treaty of 1818 -settled U.S./Canada border at 49th parallel -Oregon: occupied jointly (Amer. and Br.) -Adams-Onis Treaty 1819 -Spain ceded Florida and gave up claims to Louisiana Territory and Pacific NW -US gives up claims to Texas | 39 | |
| 5259441683 | Monroe Doctrine | -US is the first country to recognize the independence of Spain's former colonies -Message to Congress from Monroe 1.end of Euro colonization in New World 2. Non-Intervention 3. No intervention with European or New World colonial affairs | 40 | |
| 5259457050 | Effects of Monroe Doctrine | -Europeans offended by Monroe's declaration -deepened the illusion of isolationism | 41 |
