U.S. Government under the Constitution

George Washington 1st President

John Adams 1st Vice

President

War – Henry Knox

Treasury –A. Ham

State – T.J.

1st Presidential Cabinet

Hamilton vs Jefferson

Hamilton• Strong federal govt–educated elite

–Industry/Trade

–Fear of mob rule

Jefferson•Farmers

•Power with States!

A. Ham’s Econ Plan

• U.S. debt–foreign

–citizens & soldiers

–¾ national; ¼ state

Fed. pay all the debt - national & state

Southern states had paid their

debt

A. Ham - Bank of the United States(B.U.S.)

• Print money

• Handle taxes & govt. $

Huge Conflict! A. Ham vs. T.J.

A Ham = Elastic Clause -get B.U.S. passed by Congress

District of Columbia

=Happy South

1st Political Parties•Federalist – A.Ham – strong national govt.

•Democratic-Republicans T. J. – strong state govts.

Govt. needs $$• Protective Tariff – tax on imported goods $$$$ for A.H. (BUS)

• Excise Tax – tax on making, selling, or distributing goods

Whiskey Rebellion

• Penn. Farmers won’t pay tax

• Beat up Fed. Marshall

• threatened to secede

15,000 militiamen led by G. Wash -

Rebellion fizzled

Judiciary Act 1789 = Supreme Court = John Jay Chief Justice

Early U.S. Foreign Affairs

Revolution in France

Democratic RepublicansT.J. Support France

Federalists support Great Britain

A. Ham.

Proclamation of Neutrality

T.J. resigns

Native Americans

1783 Treaty of ParisRemember????

British Forts Ohio

Valley

Miami ConfederacyLittle Turtle

General “Mad

Anthony” Wayne

Washington no 3rd term

Adams – 71 electoral votesJefferson – 68 electoral votes

2nd John Adams

Growing Sectionalism

XYZ Affair

“undeclared naval war”

with France

The Alien Acts

The Sedition Acts

Principle of NullificationVirginia & Kentucky

Death of Washington

Jefferson’ Presidency

Jefferson vs Adams

Aaron Burr ran as T.J. & J.A.’s vice-president

Electoral TieT.J. & Aaron Burr

House 6 days &35 ballots – still tied

Alex H. got 2 Federalist to vote for T.J.

T.J. presAaron Burr Vice-pres

T.J. - weaken central government

Replaced Federalist govt. officials

Free trade instead of govt. regulation

T.J. - era of S. political power & waning Federalist & N.

John Marshall

Chief Justice

Federalist

Adams

Judiciary Act of 1801

Midnight Judges

Marbury v Madison

Judicial Review

Napoleon wants good relations w/U.S.

Louisiana Purchase

$15 million2x the size of U.S.

Lewis & Clark

Sacajawea

Jefferson reelected

1804

The War of 1812

Origin of ‘Uncle Sam’

France (Napoleon)

& Britain fighting (again)

France blockades

G.B.

G.B. blockades

France

France & G.B. both seize U.S. ships & cargoes

G.B. impressment

U.S.S. ChesapeakeG.B.

3 dead 18 wounded US

Embargo Act of 1807– ban on exporting goods

Hurt U.S. more than

Britain

Native Americans

Rumors of British arming N.A.

William Henry Harrison= Native American leaders signed away 3 million acres

Shawnee chief Tecumseh= confederacy against U.S.

Brother The Prophet

Remove all traces of white ‘civilization’ including Christianity

North American Confederacy

Traveled South & West

The Prophet attacks WHH

WHH - Tippecanoe River – burned Prophetstown

U.S. discovered N.A.C. = Britishweapons

War HawksCalhoun S.C.Henry Clay Ky

Madison Elected President - R

Spring 1812 declared war

goes badly at 1st

-lost Detroit-couldn’t take Montreal

War at sea

Blockade

Some U.S. Success

1814 G.B. burns D.C

Star Spangled Banner

Andrew JacksonBattle of Horseshoe BendEnds Native American military power

Battle of New Orleans

Treaty of Ghent

Results

industrialize

Canada is separate country

War Heroes = Andrew Jackson & WHH

Native Americans done in Ohio Valley & South

U. S. Nationalism