WELCOME

1. WELCOME CLASS WEBSITE: http://www.schoolrack.com/mssamericanhistory/

2. Rules • Respect Yourself • Respect Others • Respect Property Discipline Warning Sent out into hall Administration/Parent Involvement

3. HISTORY OF THE ROLLERSKATE • A Belgian inventor named Joseph Merlin introduced the first patented roller skate in 1760. • He wore his new skates to a masquerade party in London, where he crashed into a very expensive mirror.

4. Alexander Hamilton Born in the Caribbean Brilliant Economist, Lawyer Never knew Father And.........

5. A Dueller:Hamilton v. Vice President Burr • There was a many years of feuding between the two • Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel • Hamilton was shot and died the next day • Duelling was illegal at the time and Burr was charged with murder • Burr was never convicted

6. Hamilton v. Jefferson • Before Hamilton died he and Jefferson also did not like each other

7. WORKSHEET:major issues they did not agree on: CONTINUED.....

9. HISTORY QUICKFACT • In the 16th and 17th Century in France, it was fashionable for men to wear high-heeled shoes • For example, King Louis XIV of France did 

10. The Struggle to Stay Neutral Many nations in Europe were at war. In France, the Americans inspired the French Revolution, where the working class and poor overthrew the King of France. Americans were happy to hear about this until they learned about a method that the French used.....(see next page)

11. The Guillotine

12. Developed by a doctor to make death more humane. • This was called into question when doctors argued that it still took 30 seconds for the victim to die after the head was chopped off • Over 40, 000 died this way

13. Neutrality Proclamation Stated that the United States would not take sides of those at war in Europe and would remain neutral Being neutral helped the country deal with England and Spain. A war could have occurred in both cases. (as the next slides will show)

14. Jays Treaty • British were still causing trouble • They were helping Native Americans fight expanding settlers • They were also seizing American ships • In the treaty both sides agreed to different terms • This treaty prevented another war

15. Pickney’s Treaty • Spain closed the New Orleans port, blocking U.S. Trade • Ambassador Pickney worked out a deal with Spain: the U.S would change their border lines slightly in exchange for use of the New Orleans port

16. Importance of Port of New Orleans

17. WELCOME CLASS WEBSITE: http://www.schoolrack.com/mssamericanhistory/

18. HISTORY QUICKFACT George Washington: • Had the shortest INAUGURAL address (less than 200 words) but because of his dentures it took him 90 minutes to read it • The only founding father to free his slaves • Snored loudly • 6 foot 2 • Never went to school • Proposed to Martha after knowing her for three weeks and seeing her twice

19. The Whiskey Rebellion • To help pay off the war debt, Washington started to tax whiskey • The farmers who grew the grain to make the whiskey were angry.

20. Why did the tax whiskey? • Farmers had a hard time getting their grain to market, so they turned their grain into whiskey, which was easier to transport. • They got more money for the whiskey anyway. • Farmers did not have the money to pay for the tax.

21. The Rebellion • In the summer of 1794, a group of farmers rebelled against the whiskey tax and staged the Whiskey Rebellion. • One group beat up a tax collector and coated him with tar and feathers

23. Washington said he could not watch and do nothing so he led the army against the rebellion. This is the first and only time a president has ever done so. When his army came the rebels fled and the rebellion ended.

24. John Adams Seen as cold and distant but was hardworking and honest.

25. HISTORY QUICKFACT • In the time of Shakespeare (16th century England) plays were put on • Any woman characters in the play, however, had to be performed by women. • Why? Women were prohibited from acting • So, men would dress up as women for the plays • The make up they wore was lead based, and many died from the exposure over time

26. Election of 1796 • 1st time more than one person ran for president: WINNER: JOHN ADAMS

27. XYZ AFFAIR • Adams tried to improve relationship with France • Diplomats were sent to France, but nobody would speak with them to discuss a treaty

28. Three French agents said the government would speak with them if they paid a bribe of $250, 000 and a 12 million dollar loan • The diplomats refused and the mission failed

29. The diplomats went home and told Adams what had happened • Adams told Congress and soon the American public knew- and they were mad!

30. The Alien and Sedition Acts • Passed by Congress • Forbid any criticism of government (which is the opposite of freedom of speech) • Jefferson and Madison saw these acts as wrong and looked for a way to get rid of them

31. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions • Jefferson and Madison attacked the Acts at the state level in two states: Kentucky and Virginia • In the resolutions they argued the Acts were unconstitutional • Congress let the acts expire, getting rid of them • This showed that states could challenge the government