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Washington’s Farwell Address
• 1796• Washington, A. Hamilton, J. Madison• Tired of public life• “I anticipate…the sweet enjoyment…of
good laws under a free government, the ever favorite object of my heart.”
WARPolitical differences
will weaken the nation/unity
1
3
2
Alexander Hamilton
• Economist/Lawyer• Secretary of Treasury• Federalist
20 yr. charter
Loose interpretationU.S. Constitution
Political Parties
• 1796• More than one candidate ran for president• Elect people and shape politics• Divisions in political views developed during Washington’s presidency
Political differences existed in part based on where and how people
lived
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alien and Sedition Acts• 1798• Congress (Adams)• “Protect the United States” during the
undeclared naval war with France (“Quasi-War”)
• Does this violate our first amendment rights?
1.resident
power to
deport
if or
2.
2
Blah, blah, blah, blah,
blah
XYZ Affair• 1798• John Adams• Attempt to create improved relations between United
States and France• Protect U.S. shipping
Will you help protect our
shipping industry?
Sure, for $250,000 and a
loan of $12 million
X
Y
Z
Heck, NO!
Results:Standing And
eventually…
SUCCESS!
Protective tariff
• Alexander Hamilton• Promote domestic manufacturing and business (northeast)• Higher tariffs (taxes) to raise prices of foreign goods in the United States
Thomas Jefferson
• 1801-1809• Democratic-Republican Party• Believed in the limited power of federal government (opposed
National Bank)• Strict interpretation of the Constitution (once he became
President he practiced a loose interpretation of the Constitution)• Dreamt of national unity
First Term:Enjoyed prosperity, lower taxes, reduced national debtEnded Presidency with bigger government, expanded military
Marbury v. Madison
12
3
45
Louisiana Purchase
• Once Spanish territory, a secret treaty passes ownership to France• Territory includes New Orleans (mouth of Mississippi River – significant trade route)
west to the Rocky Mountains• October 20, 1803• $15 million• Thomas Jefferson (sends Robert Livingston and James Monroe)
2x
Montana ColoradoNorth Dakota KansasSouth Dakota OklahomaMinnesota MissouriWyoming ArkansasNebraska LouisianaIowa TexasNew Mexico
1.
4.
3.
2.
to Pacific Ocean
Marbury v Madison
• William Marbury• James Madison (secretary of state)• Strengthened the role of the judicial branch• 1803
1.
2. judicial review: power of the Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
Embargo Act• embargo – banning of trade• 1807 – banned trade with all foreign countries• Passed to punish British and French;
to protect American merchant ships from attack• Thomas Jefferson
vs1. 2.
Results: What region of the United
States do you think was
impacted most by suspended
trade?
War of 1812
• James Madison• United States vs. Great Britain• 1812-1814 (1815)• Andrew Jackson war hero• Second War of Independence
1.
2.
Border disputes
3.
4.
NATIONALISm
5. NATIVE
AM
Monroe Doctrine
• Attempt to restrain the influence of European nations in newly independent Latin American countries
• Protects American interests• Policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas• James Monroe (John Q. Adams – Sec. of State)• December 2, 1823
INFLUENCE
US
1.
2.EUROPE
American System
• Ideas to make the United States economically independent from other nations (no need for foreign trade)
• Promote national unity• Henry Clay (J.Q. Adams/Jackson) – 1820’s
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