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Section 1Washington’sPresidency

Section 2Challengesto the NewGovernment

Section 3TheFederalistsin Charge

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1794Whiskey

Rebellion occurs.

1792Washingtonreelectedpresident.

1789George Washingtoninaugurated as president.

1793French king Louis XVI executed; Reign ofTerror begins in France.

1789French Revolutionbegins.

1791Slaves revolt inSanto Domingo.

1789

1791The first Bank ofthe United Statesis established.

George Washington’s first cabinet.Left to right: Secretary of War HenryKnox, Secretary of State ThomasJefferson, Attorney General EdmundRandolph, Secretary of the TreasuryAlexander Hamilton, and PresidentGeorge Washington.

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Interact with History

1800Thomas Jeffersonelected president.

1798Alien andSedition Acts

1796John Adams electedpresident.

1798French Expedition

to Egypt

1797Britain appoints

Richard WellesleyGovernor-General

of India.

1800Napoleonbecomes

First Consulof France.

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The year is 1789, and George Washington has

been inaugurated as the first president of the

United States. It quickly becomes obvious to

you and to others that the president will need

help. He chooses people with different talents

and experience to help him govern.

What kind ofperson wouldyou choose to help you govern?What Do You Think?• Why might you want people with different

viewpoints in your government?

• What do you think your biggest challengeswould be?

Identifying and Solving ProblemsAs you read history, try to identify problems in past times and the solutions that people came upwith to solve their problems. A graphic organizer such as the chart below can help you to keeptrack of problems and their solutions. In the middle of the chart, four headings categorize themajor issues faced by the young nation. Copy the chart into your notebook and then record prob-lems and the proposed solutions in each category.

See Skillbuilder Handbook, page R18.

What Do You Know?What do you think of when you hear the words democ-racy and republic? Why do you think the citizens andleaders of the new country wanted to establish a republicgoverned by laws?

Think About• the experience of the colonists under British rule• the effect of the Revolutionary War and the period

immediately after the war• your responses to the Interact with History about

choosing people to govern (see page 291)

What Do You Want to Know?What questions do you have about the people who created the U.S. government?Record your questions in your notebook before you read the chapter.

Reading Strategy: Identifying and Solving Problems

disputes with foreign nations

As settlers move west, they clashwith Native Americans.

president’s need for aid and advice

source of income for government

PROBLEMS

Relations with Native Americans

Economics

Foreign Affairs

Politics

Treaty of Greenville

doctrine of neutrality

cabinet appointments

tariffs

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This early American flag has 13 starsrepresenting the original 13 colonies.