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Essential Question. What were the major events of the Washington and Adams presidencies?. Washington and Congress. Task of Washington and the First Congress. To turn the Constitution into an effective government for the United States. President’s Cabinet.
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Essential Question • What were the major events of the Washington and Adams presidencies?
Task of Washington and the First Congress • To turn the Constitution into an effective government for the United States
President’s Cabinet • Their task was to be advisors to the president
Secretary of State • Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of the Treasury • Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War • Henry Knox
Attorney General • Edmund Randolph
Bill of Rights • Written by James Madison • Ratified and put in effect in 1791
Need for Money • The most important issue for the new government which began in 1789 was finding a source of revenue (money)
Hamilton’s Plan • Create a national bank • Issue paper money • Encourage trade • Collect taxes
Opposition to the National Bank • What did the Constitution say?
Expressed Power? • Madison stated the power to create a national bank was not a power listed in the Constitution for Congress
Implied Power? • Hamilton claimed Congress could create a national bank because of the necessary and proper clause found in the Constitution
Bank of the United States • Legislation passed by Congress in 1791 • Signed by Washington • Given a 20-year charter
Whiskey Rebellion • Tax on whiskey imposed • Complaints by western farmers • Threatened tax collectors
Whiskey Rebellion • August 1794 • Washington sent 15,000 troops to PA to crush the Rebellion
War Between France and England The U.S. tried to remain impartial
Pinckney’s Treaty U.S. and Spain Spain allowed the U.S. to use the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans
Washington Ends His Presidency Gave his farewell address Warned against sectionalism = dividing the country into North/South or East/West
Quote – George Washington Let me now warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party . . . The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual.”
First Political Parties • Federalists • Democratic-Republicans
Federalists • Led by Hamilton • Favored a strong national government • Supported trade and businesses
Democratic-Republicans • Led by Thomas Jefferson • Supported farmers (agrarianism) • Emphasized rights of states
Election of 1796 Federalists – John Adams Republicans – Thomas Jefferson
XYZ Affair France offered to accept bribes before negotiating with the United States
Election of 1800 Jefferson (Republican) vs. Adams (Federalist) Problems with the electoral college voting Jefferson victory