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The Federalist Era, 1789-1800
Launching the New Government
The First Federal ElectionsPicking the first president
The new Congress
The Bill of Rights
James Madison
George WashingtonJohn Adams
Filling out the governmentHenry Knox: Sec. of
War
Edmund Randolph: Att. General
Thomas Jefferson: Sec. of State
Alexander
Hamilton: Sec. of the
Treasury
Washington’s Cabinet
John Jay: First Chief Justice
(SCOTUS)
Alexander Hamilton’s Financial Program
• Assumption and creation of national debt
“Report on Public Credit”
• Proposed congress charter a bank
“Report on the national
bank”• Proposed a federal
currency“Report on the Mint"
• Program to encourage domestic industry
“Report on Manufacture
s"
Political Views: Hamilton versus Jefferson
Passionate Politics
Partisanship without Parties
The New Politician: mobilized voters and created political organizations
Expansion of the Press
Democratic-Republican Societies
Cultural Politics
Peter PorcupineFederalist William Cobbett “Peter Porcupine,” scribbles attacks and insults.” Republican political cartoon.
Conflicts at Home and Abroad
The French Revolution in America
Liberty and the Guillotine
The revolution became symbol for both Republicans and Federalists
John Jay
Jay’s Treaty, 1795
Treaty agreed to compensate America for cargoes sized in 1793-1794 and to vacate forts in the Northwest territory
Map of Spanish Interests in America
Pinckney Treaty (1795): Secured America’s right to navigate the Mississippi River and use New Orleans (also settled boundary of Florida)
The Whiskey RebellionRebellion over Hamilton’s hated tax on Whiskey in 1794.
Washington chooses the negotiate, but called the militia
after negotiations failed
Repeal the tax to avoid
confrontation (R)
Call up Militia
immediately (F)
Negotiate, but have
militia ready.
The Presidency of John Adams, 1796-
1800
Washington’s FarewellAttacked the growing factions and partisanship
Advised Americans steer clear of permanent alliances with foreign nations
Election of 1796
The XYZ Affair and Quasi-War with France
XYZ Affair (1796): Three French officials demand bribe from Americans to begin negotiations
Quasi-War: An undeclared naval war with France from 1798-1800
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Alien Acts (3 separate laws): Increased government deportation powers/Made it harder to become a citizen
Sedition Act: criminalized protesting the government/criminalized speech or expression criticizing the government or its actions.
The Election of 1800
Jefferson’s opponents portrayed him as an atheist who drew radical ideas from the French Revolution. In this image the American eagle tries to prevent Jefferson from throwing the Constitution into the flames emanating from the altar of Gallic (French) despotism.