growth of the nation. title: the new government period 6 - pages: p. 165-169 main ideassupporting...
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Growth of the Nation
Title: The New GovernmentPeriod 6 - Pages: p. 165-169
Main Ideas Supporting Details
Making the Government Work
• In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the nation’s first President.
• John Adams was the first Vice-President.
• New York City was the first capital of the U.S.
• Washington appointed four men to his first Cabinet.
Beginning of Political Parties in the United States
George Washington hoped for no formation of political parties.
Alexander Hamilton formed Federalist Party.
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison formed the Democratic Republican Party.
President John Adams was a Federalist.
First Political Parties
• led by Alexander Hamilton
• strong central government led by industry and the wealthy
• emphasis on manufacturing, shipping, and trade
• loose interpretation of the Constitution
• favored the national bank
• favored protective tariffs
• pro-British
• led by Thomas Jefferson
• strong state governments led by the “common man”
• emphasis on agriculture“Cultivators of the earth are the most
valuable citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson • strict interpretation of the Constitution
• opposed the national bank
• opposed protective tariffs
• pro-French
Am I a Federalist or a Republican?
1. Francois Goulet
• Farmer from Georgia
• 5th grade education
2. Chris Taylor
• Lawyer from Boston, MA
• College graduate
3. John Marshall
• Virginia planter
• College graduate
• Future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• Believed that the judicial branch was too weak
4. Hans Gruber
• German immigrant
• Pennsylvania farmer
5. Laronda Marks
• Mother of five
• Employee of a Massachusetts textile mill
6. James Prescott
• Banker from Delaware
• Member of the Delaware state legislature
7. Dionte Moore
• Merchant from South Carolina
• Sells mainly European products
POSTER
Goal: Create a campaign poster for yourself to persuade people to vote for you in the 1800 presidential election.
• Choose one of the political parties – FEDERALISTS or DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS
• Identify at least three key characteristics of this party to include in your poster.
• Design your poster – USE VISUALS
1800 Election Results
Election 1800
• Jefferson defeated John Adams by 8 electoral votes
• He tied his running mate, Aaron Burr
• For six days the House of Reps took vote after vote until 36 votes later – Jefferson prevailed (Led to 12th Amendment)3rd President of the U.S.
1800-1808
Jefferson’s Government
Goal: limit the national government’s presence in the people’s lives
cut taxes to the people cut costs reduced bureaucracy
Jefferson Memorial
Department and workers that make up the Federal Government
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
When?
1803
From?
France
Cost?
$15,000,000
Why?
French leader Napoleon needed money to fight
European wars
WAR OF 1812
Causes
Effects
absence allied coincide fate intimidate mission recruiting retreat various violent
The War of 1812 was not just between the U.S. and Great Britain. It also pitted 1)____________Native American groups against the rapidly expanding U.S. In 1811, future president William Henry Harrison and
about 1,000 soldiers marched to the village of Prophetstown, Indiana on the Tippecanoe River. Their 2)_________ was to 3)_____________ the
Indians into giving up their land. The trip was timed to 4)______________ with the 5) _______________of the great Shawnee
warrior Tecumseh, who was away 6)_______________for the resistance. As the Americans camped outside Prophetstown, the Indians attacked. After a long and 7)________________ battle,
Harrison forced the Indians into a full-scale 8)_______________. Prophetstown was then burned to the ground. When word reached Tecumseh about the 9)________________ of Prophetstown, he
10)_________________his forces with Great Britain.
Westward TravelChapter 7, Section 2
Hardships
• drudgery of walking hundreds of miles
• suffocating dust
• violent thunderstorms
• mud
• temperature extremes
• bad water
• sickness
Reform MovementGrowth of United States -> social issues
– poverty– alcoholism– poor healthcare– abuse of women– declining moral values– overcrowded housing
Reformers attempted to improve society and man.
Some people removed themselves from society.
Reform Movements(Jigsaw)
• Temperance Movement
• Public Education
• Prison Reform
• Utopian Societies
• Slavery
• Women