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George Washington’s Presidency

George Washington’s Presidency. 1789-1797. Washington’s Inauguration. Washington’s Cabinet. Secretary of War – Henry Knox. Secretary of State – Thomas Jefferson. Secretary of the Treasury. Attorney General – Edmund Randolph. Supreme Court Chief Justice – John Jay. Washington, DC.

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George Washington’s Presidency

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  1. George Washington’s Presidency 1789-1797

  2. Washington’s Inauguration

  3. Washington’s Cabinet • Secretary of War – Henry Knox

  4. Secretary of State – Thomas Jefferson

  5. Secretary of the Treasury

  6. Attorney General – Edmund Randolph

  7. Supreme Court Chief Justice – John Jay

  8. Washington, DC

  9. Location of WDC • Site: compromise between Alexander Hamilton/northern states and Thomas Jefferson/southern states • Location: included two existing port towns of Georgetown, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia

  10. People • George Washington: chose the site and appointed three commissioners to help prepare for the arrival of the new government in 1800. • Pierre Charles L'Enfant: designed the city • Benjamin Banneker: a self-taught African-American mathematical genius, provided the astronomical calculations for surveying and layout of the city.

  11. French Revolution • Begins on July 14, 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille

  12. French Revolution ends in 1804 when Napoleon become Emperor of France

  13. Political Parties • Democratic- Republicans • Federalists

  14. John Adams’ Presidency 1797-1801

  15. John and Abigail Adams

  16. Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency 1801-1809

  17. Aaron Burr

  18. Louisiana Purchase

  19. Louisiana Purchase • Buys from Napoleon for $15 million (about 3 cents/acre) • includes New Orleans and doubles the size of the US • TJ sends Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore. Got Sacagawea to help (see map p. 320) • Another explorer was Zebulon Pike

  20. Tensions with Great Britain • US trading with Spain, France, and Russia • GB doesn’t like b/c at war with France – attack US merchant ships; impress US sailors; also set up blockades against US ships • If US doesn’t trade, angers France – “catch 22” • EMBARGO ACT OF 1807 – stops all foreign trade…DISASTER!!!

  21. Henry Clay

  22. War Hawks

  23. James Madison’s Presidency 1809-1817

  24. War of 1812

  25. Battle of New Orleans

  26. Eli Whitney

  27. Whitney’s inventions

  28. James Monroe’s Presidency 1817-1825

  29. Missouri Compromise of 1820 • Designed by Henry Clay • Missouri – slave • Maine – free • No more slavery in LA Territory NORTH of Missouri

  30. John Quincy Adams’ Presidency 1825-1829

  31. The Campaign of 1824 • Henry Clay • John Quincy Adams • William Crawford • Andrew Jackson

  32. Andrew Jackson’s Presidency 1829-1837

  33. Trail of Tears

  34. Sectional Differences • Sale of Public Land (cheap) • North doesn’t like (people will leave) • West likes (increase people) • Internal Improvements • North likes • West likes • South doesn’t like b/c use TARIFFS to pay for improvements

  35. Tariffs • Tax on imported goods • North likes (buy AMERICAN) • South doesn’t like b/c depend on foreign trade – much use of credit instead of $ • 1832 – SC threatens to secede • Henry Clay comes up with compromise

  36. William Henry Harrison’s Presidency 1841 – lasts on one month

  37. Manifest Destiny • Lure of the West • $ • Resources • GOLD • See p. 395

  38. “Remember the Alamo”

  39. Immigration EXPLODESPush-Pull Factors • Push Factors • Population growth in Europe • Agriculture changes • Crop failures (i.e. potato famine in Ireland) • Industrial Revolution • Religious/Political Turmoil • Pull Factors • Freedom • Economic Opportunities • Abundant Land

  40. Underground Railroad

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