Washington, Westward, and Those Pesky British

1. Washington, Westward, and Those Pesky
British

2. President Washington
 Executive departments created
 Department heads become chief advisers

3. What kind of country will we
be?

4. Alexander Hamilton
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE
 (Hamilton rap)

5. Hamilton’s Plan
Debt Assumption
 Federal gov’t assumes state debt. Why?
National Bank
 Paper money & gov’t finances
 Why does Madison oppose?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notJuFGXQ9w (Hamilton and Jefferson argue)

6. First Political Parties
 What’s the issue?
Federalists
 Hamilton
 Strong central gov’t
Republicans
 Jefferson
 Strong state gov’ts

8. Whiskey Rebellion
 Hamilton pushes an
excise tax on whiskey
 Who’s upset? Why?
 Western PA farmers
refuse to pay
 Washington sends
militia to break up
 Long-term impact?

9. French Revolution
 Should the US support?
 Jacobins declare war on Britain
 Hamilton Y British
 Jefferson Y French
 Washington declares neutrality

10. Citizen Genet
 French diplomat
 Hires American sailors to fight
British
 Washington outraged
 Why does Jefferson resign?

11. Washington’s Farewell
 Warning!

12. Election of 1796
 Federalist nominee:
 Republican
nominee:
 The growing specter
of sectionalism

13. John Adams

14. #OldWorldProblems
XYZ Affair
 Adams sends diplomats to
France
 Talleyrand a no-show
 Demand bribe before
negotiations
 “Millions for defense, not a cent
for tribute.”
 Anti-French furor grips nation
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r161cLYzuDI
(11:18)

16. Alien & Sedition Acts
 Growing criticism of gov’t worries Adams
 Laws allow deportation of “undesirables”
 What is sedition?
 Fines and jail time for those critical of gov’t
 Who’s prosecuted?

17. Can states void acts of
Congress?
 Republicans:
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
 Jefferson & Madison encourage states to nullify

18. Election of 1800
 Federalist:
 Republican:
 Why does the House decide?
 Hamilton helps Jefferson. Why?

19. Thomas Jefferson

20. Jefferson’s Simple Presidency
 Symbolic moves:
 Cuts army and navy
 Eliminated internal taxes
 Reduced influence of National Bank
 Free Trade

21. What happened to the
Federalists?
 Jefferson’s moderation
 Refusal to campaign
 National expansion
 Where does Federalist power go?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Ox6vGteek (7:15- end of thought bubble)

22. John Marshall Remakes the
Court
 Federalist
 Chief Justice 30 years
 Strengthens the SC & federal gov
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
 Establishes judicial review

23. Expanding West

24. Louisiana Purchase
 France regains control of territory 1800
 Sells to US for $15 million
 Size of US doubles
 Constitutional Crisis?
 America Story of US (8:19-11:36)

25. War of 1812

26. Tension with Britain
 Seizing American ships
 Impressing American soldiers
 Chesapeake Incident
 Embargo Act of 1807
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Ox6vGteek (10:30)

27. Tecumseh & the Prophet
 Shawnee brothers
 Cast off the traces of white “civilization”
 Tecumseh negotiates for British assistance
 1811 – Prophet leads attack on US troops
 Shawnee capital burned

28. What’s a “War Hawk”?
 Young, pro-war members of Congress
 Southern and Western
 Why do they want war?
Sen. John Calhoun (SC) Sen. Henry
Clay (KY)

29. War of 1812
 Why does Madison go to war with Britain?
 Americans unprepared for war. Why?

30. War of 1812
 By 1813, British blockade keeps American ships in port.
 1814 – Britain burns White House & Capitol
 Armistice signed Christmas Eve, 1814

31. What changes after the war?
 Crash Course

32. Election of 1796

33. Electio
n of
1800