DO NOW

“We are in a wilderness without a single footstep to guide us.” - - James Madison on the difficulty of trying to run the new US government

“About ten o’clock I bade farewell to Mount Vernon,

to private life, and to domestic felicity, and with

a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful

sensations than I have words to express, set out

for New York.”-George Washington, April 16,1789

Do Now You have been given 3 post-it notes

On each post-it, write a problem or issue you think Washington and his new government might face (you should have 3 different problems, one on each post-it)

Part II Meet with your group and share

your post-it ideas together Match up similar ideas in a category

and then think of a name for your category

Example: rain, snow, sun = category weather

Be prepared to share your categories with the class

George Washington & the Formation of Early American Political Parties

Our 1st President: George Washington-Elected in 1789- the new electoral college electing him unanimously

Creating a Government

1 – The Bill of Rights

First 10 amendments of the Constitution

Guarantee our individual rights!

2. The Cabinet is formed - the president’s advisors; they help him make decisions

Who would be in Mr. Webber’s “cabinet?”

3. Judiciary Act of 1789Set up national court system

Supreme Court + District Courts

Reinforced the Constitution as the supreme law of the land

Precedents A PRECEDENT is an act or

statement that become traditions that are followed.

YOU TELL ME: what two precedents were started during Washington’s administration? Mr. Webber has

set a precedent of having an advisee schedule on Day 1 of each semester.

Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson

VERSUS

Hamilton vs. Jefferson fight causes two political parties

to emerge

Hamiltonian ideas =

Federalists

Jeffersonian ideas =

Democratic Republicans

HAMILTON [vs] JEFFERSON

The Federal Gov should have the most power!

“Loose interpretation” of the Constitution

Economy based on trade, business & manufacturing

Supported national bank

North

Share power with local and state gov’ts

“Strict interpretation” of the Constitution

Economy based on farming

Did not want a national bank

South

The National Bank of the US

Hamilton’s Plan: create a national bank to get wealthy people to buy into the nation’s welfare

Critics (Jefferson) felt the bank would unite public government too closely with private business

Notes Quiz – Open Note

1. What do Federalists believe about the strength of the national government?

2. Who was a major leader of the Democratic-Republicans?

3. What was the importance of the Whiskey Rebellion?

Whiskey Rebellion Hamilton’s plan put a

tax on whiskey Farmers hated the tax

on whiskey and attacked tax collectors

Washington sent in 12,000 militiamen to break up the rebellion

What do Washington’s actions suggest about the Federal Government?

YOU TELL ME: What was one major domestic (in

the US) issue the country faced during Washington’s presidency?

SummaryDomestic Issues: Setting up the cabinet & courts Handling the national debt –

Hamilton’s economic plan Interpreting the Constitution The Whiskey Rebellion Political Parties Form