This is the Federalist Era PowerPoint that Mr. Auger put on X2.
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| 317250398 | Washington's First Order of Business | to create 4 executive departments and become his cabinet of advisers: Department of State-Foreign Affairs -Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state Department of Treasury-Financial Affairs -Alexander Hamilton as secretary of treasury Department of War-Military Affairs -Henry Knox as secretary of war Department of Justice-Legal Affairs -Edmund Randolph as attorney general | |
| 318656576 | Samuel Osgood | Post Office-Postal System Postmaster General | |
| 318560689 | Washington's Precedents | What to call the President? Mr. President President set their own personal style Cabinet appointed by President and advises him VP has no official duties President acts independently of Congress Serves two terms and then steps aside | |
| 317250399 | Judiciary Act of 1789 | One of Congress' first acts that established -a Supreme Court with one chief justice (John Jay) and five associate judges (6 justices: 3 from North 3 from South) -SC's ability to determine constitutionality of state court decisions -13 district courts and three circuit courts of appeals | |
| 318656577 | Hamilton's Financial Plan | pay off $80 million debt excise tax: tax placed on manufactured products tariff: a tax on imports establish good credits with foreign nations raise money for government backed by gold and silver | |
| 317250400 | Hamilton's Financial Plan-3 Parts | Hamilton came up with the following plan: -Pay off the national debt at face value and have the federal government assume the state's war debts -Protect domestic industry by imposing high tariffs (which also generates significant revenue) -Create a Bank of the United States (BUS) to handle government funds and print currency | |
| 317250401 | Hamilton vs Jefferson | Hamilton's plan was favored by notherners who would benifit directly from the tariffs and stable currency. Jefferson and the southern Anti-Federalists were against it mostly because it would increase costs for farmers and not benefit their states. Hamilton was able to get his plan passed by Congress, but to do so had to negotiate with Jefferson and his supporters. -To gain support for assumption, Hamilton agreed to establish the capital in the South along the Potomac River (currently Washington, DC)-Assumption Act -To gain support for the tariff provision, Hamilton included excises taxes, particularly on the sale of whiskey -Hamilton took a loose interpretation of the Constitution that argued the BUS was "necessary and proper" and the BUS was chartered (but privately owned) | |
| 317250402 | Foreign Policy-Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) | stated that the US would remain neutral during the French Revolution Jefferson resigns as Secretary of State in protest | |
| 317250403 | Foreign Policy-"Citizen" Genet | French minister to the US who went throughout America openly disregarding Washington's proclamation and asking Americans to support France | |
| 317250404 | Foreign Policy-Jay Treaty (1794) | John Jay Sent to England to address forts on frontier and impressment of Americans at sea. -Addressed forts, but not impressment -Stopped Brits from using forts on western frontiers (they agreed to leave) but did not end impressment | |
| 317250405 | Foreign Policy-Pinckney Treaty (1795) | Spain, concerned that we were rebuilding ties with the British, sought to consolidate their land holdings in North America. -Spain gave US access to the Mississippi River for 5 years -Spain agreed to accept the 31st parallel as the southern boundary between the US and Florida | |
| 317250406 | Domestic Concerns-The Whiskey Rebellion (1794) | farmers in western PA refused to pay a federal excise tax on whiskey. -Whiskey was made from their excess corn -They began attacking the revenue collectors -Washington sent 15,000 troops under the direction of Alexander Hamilton to put down the rebellion. -The movement collapsed without any bloodshed Many saw this action as needed, however, those in the south and the west saw this as an abuse of Federal power. Formation of political parties Jefferson used this issue to gain support for his Democratic Republican party | |
| 318560690 | Washington's Farewell Address | in his farewell address he warns against -becoming involved in European affairs -Political parties | |
| 318656578 | 1796 Election | the first election with active political parties Federalists candidate, John Adams got most electoral college votes and became president. Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson became VP over Thomas Pinckney | |
| 318656579 | Conflicts with France | the French were angry about the Jay Treaty between US and Britain France was at war and began capturing American merchant ships in the West Indies President John Adams sent diplomats to Paris to try and resolve the conflict | |
| 318560691 | XYZ Affair | By 1797, France had seized 300 American ships and ended diplomatic relations with the US Adams sends diplomats to France who ignore them he sends 3 anonymous agents who get told they need to pay $250,000 just to talk to Tallyrand and then $12 to loan to France wanted and apology from Adams to Tallyrand After that they could talk but might not agree led to Quasi War | |
| 318656580 | Quasi-War | 1798-1800 an unofficial, undeclared naval "Quasi-War" broke out between the US and France was sparked by the XYZ Affair President Adams avoided war but Congress (with Adams) authorized more military spending (more ships only had 3) Merchant ships could have cannons and soon there were 400 armed merchantmen who were privateers US navy were ordered to begin attacking and capturing French ships France lost 85 ships while Americans only lost 1 ship during war | |
| 318656581 | Fries Rebellion (1799) | John Fries against war taxes | |
| 318560694 | Convention of 1800 | ended the Quasi War when Napolean became leader of France cancelled all previous treaties between France and the US and established the rights of neutral ships to trade without harassment or seizure | |
| 318560692 | Alien and Sedition Acts | 1. Alien Enemies Act authorized the president to imprison (or deport) any alien from an enemy nation 2. Alien Friends Act authorized the president to deport any alien considered dangerous in both war and peacetime 3. Naturalization Act extended the duration of residence required for aliens to become citizens, nearly tripling it from 5 to 14 years 4. Sedition Act made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials | |
| 318560693 | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | written by Jefferson (Kentucky) and Madison (Virginia) Democratic-Republicans considered the Alien and Sedition Acts a violation of the Constitution Jefferson and Madison led the opposition. They encouraged Kentucky and Virginia to pass legislation that could nullify the acts Nullification advocates believed that states had the right to cancel a federal law in their states if they disagreed with it | |
| 318656582 | New States Under Washington | Vermont-1791 Kentucky-1792 Tennessee-1796 | |
| 318560695 | Election of 1800 | Jefferson won |
