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“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