Ch 9 1789-1800

1. Ch 9 1789-1800 The New Nation Takes Form

2. The First President • How many electoral college votes did Washington receive? • How many votes did John Adams Receive? • Henry Knox- Dept of War • Alexander Hamilton- Dept of Treasury • Thomas Jefferson- Dept of State. • Edmund Randolph- Attorney General • Chief Justice- John Jay • What was done with John Adams?

3. Bill of Rights • 1. Who was responsible for writing the Bill of Right? • 2. Conscientious Objector was passed by Congress. T/F • 3.What was the biggest omission to the Bill of Rights? • 4. Amendments 1-8 deal with boundaries between state and federal Governments. T/F • 5. The process of ratification took 2 years. T/F

4. Test Project • You and one partner need to create a bill of Rights for Pearland High School, the bills can be on any issues you see fit, BUT must be related to the school day. • You will create your bill on a piece of paper and it must be either typed or written on paper that is made to look as if it is extremely old. • You will present the Bill to the class. • The project is Major Test Grade. • The project is due. Tuesday November 6th. • Any Questions?

5. Hamilton’s Economic Policies • 1790 Federal Government moved from New York to Philly. • Wheat production increased due to Population in Europe and Napoleonic wars. • 1793 Eli Whitney invented cotton Gin, 138,000 lbs to 35 mil in 20 yrs. • What spurred the great road building project in the 1790’s? • Commercial Banking becomes a big business.

6. Public Debt and Taxes • Rolled Debt into Bonds that would draw interest. • How did “ Assumption” work, who did it rid of their debts? • Madison vs Hamilton….. What were there issues? • Who came to save the day and ease the tension of these two men? What was the final outcome? • National Bank- like Bank of England. • 20 Percent Govt. stock, 80% private investor. • 25 directors, 5 govt appointed and 20 stock holders… rich merchants.

7. National Bank • Madison tries to stop it in congress but pass 39-20, Jefferson advised Washington to Veto it under not constitutional…… Washington approved it. • Stocks sold out in hours, everything was great until it crashed 3 months later…. But in the end it worked. • Report of Manufactures- Get business moving, subsidize American made goods, tariff on European goods… Never passed country still set on Agriculture.

8. Whiskey Rebellion • 77 million national debt had to be paid. • No general increase in import duties, or land tax on the rich. • 1791 passed a 25% exercise on whiskey, paid by farmer who brought wheat to distillery, then passed on in price. • Farmers took the brunt of the tax, not happy. Only received 1/3 of profit in wheat. • People evaded the tax, cheated on numbers, threatened tax distributers. • Govt just tightened up prosecution of tax evaders. • John Neville filed tax evasion charges on 75 farmers in Pennsylvania, they ambushed him and the marshal and burned his house down.

9. Whiskey Rebellion • 7k planned to march on Pittsburgh. • Washington marched with 13k troops to stop rebellion. • No battles or shots fired, but 20 farmers arrested on high treason, 2 convicted but pardoned. • Quiz • 6. Europe was supplying the US with Grain which raised demand in Europe. T/F • 7. What Government agency is responsible for the production of roads? • 8. James Madison Was a supporter of Hamilton’s Debt consolidation plan. T/F • 9. Farmers claimed The whiskey tax was a form of oppressive taxation. T?F

10. To The West Quiz • 10. General Josiah Harmar was Court marshaled for his brutality towards the Indians. T/F • 11. Little Turtle and Blue Jacket gave Gen St. Clair the most demoralizing loss in the history of the American/Indian Wars. T/F • 12. General Mad Anthony is the main reason for the treaty of Greenville. T/F • 13. Who won the battle of Fallen Timbers? • 14. Liquor was more dangerous to the Indians than the gun or tomahawk. T/F • 15. The British turned their back on the Indians at Fort Miami. T/F

11. Across the Ocean • French Revolution. • Guillotine, Beheading of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette… all known as the Reign of Terror. • France and Britain go to war…… AGAIN…. Who do we support? • Washington claims neutrality. • British seize US ships in Caribbean to protest trade with France. • John Jay sent to Britain to work out terms.

12. Jay Treaty • Failed to address captured cargo. • British 18 month to leave Ohio Valley, but still had trade rights to fur. • Also Farmers repay with interest debt to British firms for goods during revolutionary war. • For all that we got limited trading in west Indies, Boundary disputes with Canada and loss claims of ship owners decided by arbitration later. • Washington signs Jay Treaty… How did the public respond? • What happened in Haiti? • What does this due in America, especially in the south?

13. 1796 • John Adams becomes president, Jefferson is vice president. • XYZ affair… French mad at Jay Treaty, capture American ships. • Adams sends commission to France send three unnamed men to negotiate, say 250,000 to negotiate and 12 million for peace treaty. • Quasi-war not real war but fought in Caribbean, captured more than 100 French ships. • Sedition Acts- Illegal to speak or write anything that defamed the president or congress. • Alien Acts- alien had to wait 14 years instead of 5 for citizenship, and had to register with Govt. Could also throw any out during time of war if felt the were a danger to US, or imprison without a trial. • 1800 treaty with France to have a sincere friendship.

14. Quiz • 16. Who wins the election of 1800? • 17. The alien and sedition acts were set in place to control what group of people? • 18. XYZ stand for peoples names. T/F • 19. The slaves in Haiti were the first to have a successful revolt. T/F • 20. American Planters wanted reimbursement from the British for slaves lured away during the Revolution. T/F