CH 6Federalist and

Democratic-Republicans

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Section 1 Washington and Congress

In 1789 Congress created the Departments of…– State– Treasury– War– Office of Attorney General

President George Washington chose Thomas Jefferson as the Secretary of the State

Alexander Hamilton, the head of the Treasury Department

General Henry Knox, Secretary of War

Edmund Randolph, first Attorney General

This collection of men who advised the president became known as the Cabinet

John Jay became the first chief justice of the supreme court

In 1791 the first 10 amendments, bill of rights, was added.

– First 8 were protecting individual rights– 9 said that people had rights other than the

ones listed– 10 said any power not specifically given to

the federal government belonged to the states

Financing the Government

The government needed more money to operate

James Madison and Alexander Hamilton came up with two different plans

Madison felt the government should tax imports from other countries

Tariff of 1789 – importers paid 5% of their cargo

This angered southern farmers

Hamilton wanted to sell bonds to borrow money

This also didn’t help southerners

As a compromise to the plan southerners were promised the new capitol would be placed in the south called the District of Columbia

National Bank

Hamilton also asked for a National Bank– To give loans to the government and individuals– To issue paper money– Encourage trade– Stimulate economic growth

Madison felt the bank was not within the Congress’ enumerated powers – specifically listed in the constitution

Hamilton argued it was an implied power – from article 1 sec 8

Whiskey Rebellion

Hamilton wanted to tax whiskey

Western farmers rebelled

Washington sent 13,000 troops to stop it

2 Political Parties

The split in congress over finances created the two parties

Federalist, - led by Hamilton and wanted a strong national government, business

Democratic-Republicans – led by Madison and Jefferson, small gov., farmers

Section 2 Partisan Politics

The French Revolution began shortly after Washington took office in 1789

How the U.S. was Made

Thing you must label and color

– Original 13 colonies– Land won after the revolutionary

war– Louisiana Purchase– Florida purchase from Spain– Texas Annexation– Mexican Secession– Oregon Country– Hawaii Annexation– Gadsden Purchase– Alaska Purchase

Thing you must label

- Mississippi River- Appalachian Mountains- Rocky Mountains

-Use the map at the front of class and at the front of your book

Federalist opposed it for its violence

Dem-Rep supported it because of its fight for liberty

1793 France declared war on Britain. Washington said the U.S. would stay friendly to both

Britain started seizing American ships so John Jay was sent to find a solution

Jay’s Treaty

Gave Britain the right to seize American cargo headed for France

Britain gave the U.S. most-favored nation status, meaning American merchants would be safe if they traded with Britain.

Pinckney’s Treaty

Thomas Pinckney negotiated a treaty with Spain in 1795

It gave the U.S. rights to navigate the Mississippi River and to deposit goods at the port of New Orleans.

Westward Expansion

In 1792 Kentucky became the 14th state

Four years later Tennessee became a state

At the same time people were expanding west from Pennsylvania and Virginia as well

This quickly led to trouble with the Indians

Washington Leaves Office

Washington left office after being irritated by party politics and attacks on his character

In his farewell address he warned against– Sectionalism- dividing the country in regions– Political parties– Being too attached with any foreign nation

Election of 1796

1796 was the country’s first openly contested election

Federalist – John Adams VS Dem-Rep – Thomas Jefferson

John Adams won the election 71 to 68

Quasi-War with France

The French were angry with Jay’s Treaty and seized American ships going to Great Britain

Adams sent negotiators

French demanded bribes in what became known as the XYZ affair

Congress suspended trade with France and told the navy to capture French ships

Negotiations were reopened and the Quasi-War ended

War between the Parties

Federalist pushed 4 laws through Congress known as the Alien and Sedition Acts

The first 3 said aliens in the country could not be citizens for 14 years, most of whom voted most often for the Republicans

The last prevented sedition, or incitement to rebellion and speaking out against government

The Republican legislatures of Kentucky and Virginia passed resolutions criticizing the Alien and Sedition Acts

Written secretly by Jefferson and Madison they said states created the Constitution and so had the power to say if a law was unconstitutional

Interposition

Virginia’s resolution said that states could interpose between the federal government and people and stop illegal action against the people

Nullification

Kentucky resolution said that if the federal government passed an unconstitutional law the states had a right to nullify the law or declare it invalid

Election of 1800

Showed a flaw in the system

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each got the same number of electoral votes

According to the constitution the House of Representatives votes for president in the case of a tie

Then with Hamilton’s help the house tied

Jefferson promised not to dismantle Hamilton’s financial system and later he won by one vote

Sec 3 Jefferson in Office

Jefferson tried to integrate Republican ideas into Hamilton’s policies

He paid off the federal debt, cut government spending, and ended the whiskey tax

Rise of Supreme Court

Judiciary Act of 1801 created 16 new federal judges

Adams appointed these judges before he left office

Jefferson didn’t like the Federalist controlled courts and repealed the act

John Adams had chosen John Marshall as chief justice of the supreme court

Marshall served for 34 years and made the Supreme Court a powerful branch of government

Marbury Vs Madison

Established Judicial Review – the power to decide if laws passed by Congress were constitutional

Expanding West

In 1800 Napoleon convinced Spain to give Louisiana back to France in exchange for helping take control of part of Italy

By 1803 Napoleon was trying to conquer Europe

Short on funds, Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory as well as New Orleans to the U.S.

The U.S. purchased Louisiana for $15 million

The Louisiana purchase doubled the size of the United States

Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an expedition to survey the Louisiana Territory

Essex Junto – Wanted New England to secede

VP Aaron Burr was going to run for governor of New York in 1804

Alexander Hamilton called Burr a “dangerous man”

Burr challenged him to a duel, shot and killed him

Rising International Tension

Escalation of tensions originally helped American merchants

Eventually, both Britain and France began seizing American ships

Impressment – Legalized kidnapping

Embargo Act of 1807

Essay Question

Explain the 3 things Washington warned about in his farewell address. Explain each and the problems that came from them.

Section 4 – War of 1812

Madison wins election of 1808 Non Intercourse Act

– Play the British and French against each other

Macon’s Bill #2 Congress declares war in 1812

War Hawks– South and West wanted war, Northeast did not

Hurt these region’s ability to ship crops overseas Thought British were encouraging Native attacks

Tecumseh and Tippecanoe– Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, led a spiritual

rebirth of Native culture– William Henry Harrison decides to stamp this out– Battle of Tippecanoe shatters confidence of tribe

in Tenskwatawa. Many flee to Canada.– Seemed to prove British were supporting Native

attacks from Canada

U.S. was very ill-prepared to fight Had trouble raising money

– New England opposed to the war and banks their would not lend the government money to pay for it

Three failed attacks on Canda Oliver Perry leads the U.S. to a big naval

victory on Lake Erie

1814 – Napoleon falls and Britain can turn more attention to the U.S.

Three Part Strategy– Raid American coastal cities– Take New York, cutting off New England– Seize New Orleans and close the Mississippi River

Attack Washington, DC– Burn the White House and Capitol

Americans defeat the British and Lake Champlain

Hartford Convention Battle of New Orleans

– Federalist party is painted as divisive and unpatriotic, fades away

Treaty of Ghent