The New Republic1789-1816

How did the United States build a government, expand its territory, and conduct foreign policy in its

early years?

Government and Party PoliticsChapter 6, Section 1

How did debate over the role of government lead to the formation of

political parties?

Government and Party Politics

Building the Federal Government  Main Idea: The new government started out with enormous problems, including a large national debt, a small military, Spain’s efforts to keep trade closed along the Mississippi River, and British forts still maintained along the Great Lakes. Important tasks for the new republic included electing a president, and setting up the judiciary and Cabinet.

Hamilton’s Plans Stir Debate

Main Idea: As a Federalist, Hamilton believed that a strong centralized government was necessary to preserve the Union. However, as he developed plans for paying off the new nation’s great debts, his plans received fierce and vocation opposition from Antifederalists.

Opposing Hamilton

Main Idea: Opposition to Hamilton’s plans grew steadily in the South, where the states’ income from agriculture enabled them to pay their share of the country’s debts.

A Two-Party System Emerges

Main Idea: The federal government, headed by Washington and Hamilton, sought to secure its power and authority. Meanwhile the opposition, led by Madison and Jefferson, grew stronger.

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Witness History: The First Inaugural

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Summarize

Chart: Hamilton’s Plan for Restructuring Debt

Color Transparencies: The First President

Political Cartoons: The Whiskey Rebellion

Infographic: Political Parties Grow

History Interactive: Political Parties Grow

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Reading Skill: Summarize NOTE TAKING

Problems Faced by the New Problems Faced by the New GovernmentGovernment

• Huge war debt from the Revolutionary War

• No permanent capital• No federal officers

beyond Washington, John Adams, and the newly elected Congress

First Inauguration• The oath of office was administered in New

York City• George Washington repeated the oath of

office of President• Inauguration: official swearing-in ceremony• Cabinet: leaders of the executive

departments of the federal government

President Washington• Administration: staff in the executive branch• Precedent: something done or said that

becomes an example, rule, or tradition• Established a tone of dignity; Washington

believed that parties and pomp were necessary to command the respect of the world

• Elected to second term in 1792• Tradition of being elected for only two terms

Leaders• President: George Washington

• Vice President: John Adams

The First President TRANSPARENCY

Setting Up the Judiciary• Constitution called for Supreme Court and

smaller ones• Left details of organization to Congress• Judiciary Act of 1789 – system of courts• Thirteen federal district courts• John Jay was first Chief Justice of the U.S.

Government AffairsGovernment Affairs• Foreign affairs: relations with foreign

countries; the Secretary of State heads the State Department and coordinated U.S. involvement with foreign countries

• Domestic affairs: Issues relating to a country’s internal affairs

Cabinet• Cabinet: officials selected by the President

to head the major departments of the executive branch and to advise the President

• Attorney General: Edmund Randolph• Secretary of War: Henry Knox• Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson• Secretary of the Treasury: Alexander

Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson• Planter, lawyer, and

diplomat; had served several years as ambassador to France

• Writer, inventor, and violinist

• Founded the University of Virginia

Alexander Hamilton• Brilliant man• Private secretary to

General Washington• Believed that

governmental power could accomplish great things

Hamilton and Jefferson in Conflict• Hamilton: strong central government led by wealthy,

educated• Jefferson: strong state, local government; people’s

participation • Hamilton has Northern support; Jefferson has

Southern, Western

Hamilton and Jefferson Debate

Hamilton’s Economic Plan• U.S. owes millions to foreign countries, private

citizens• Plan—pay foreign debt, issue new bonds, assume

states’ debt• Some Southern states have paid debts, against

taxes to pay for North

Hamilton’s Program• Supported strong

national power • Little faith in the people• Felt that government

needed to direct the development of the American economy

• Hamilton’s Plan: take on Revolutionary War debts of states

• Wanted to charter a Bank of the U.S.

DealDeal • Southern states would support the debt plan, if

northern states would support the plan to locate the capital in the South

• Hamilton’s strategy: - Creditors owed money by the government did

not want government to collapse - Creditors were concerned with the future of

the U.S. so they would get paid• Set up a budget payment plan: sell government

bonds

Hamilton’s Plan for Restructuring DebtCHART

Hamilton’s Opponents

• Washington sided with Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson resigned from the Cabinet in 1793.

• Believed that Hamilton was betraying the spirit of the Revolution

• Had more faith in the people

Interpretation of Constitution• Strict construction –

government should not do anything unless specified in the Constitution

• Loose construction – government could do anything that was not forbidden in the Constitution

Payment PlanPayment Plan• Tariff enacted in

1789 to tax imported goods to raise money

• 1791, congress placed a tax on whiskey

• Fund set up to pay creditors slowly, with interest

Whiskey RebellionWhiskey Rebellion• Corn made into whiskey• Used as a kind of

currency• Rebels closed courts

and attacked tax collectors

• 1794, army of 12,000 men put down the rebellion in Pennsylvania to demonstrate the power of the government

Analyzing Political Cartoons: The Whiskey Rebellion TRANSPARENCY

Political Parties GrowINFOGRAPHIC

Democratic RepublicansDemocratic Republicans• Stood for a more democratic republic• Along with Federalists, they became the first

political parties: a group of people who seek to win elections and hold public office in order to control government policy and programs

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The Struggle Over Foreign Policy

Chapter 6 Section 2How did foreign policy challenges affect political debate and shape American government?

The Struggle Over Foreign Policy

Conflict in the Ohio Valley

Main Idea: From the forts they maintained along the Great Lakes, the British supplied the Miami Indians and their allies with arms and ammunition. The British hoped to limit American settlement in the Northwest Territory. This led to violent conflict.

American Relations With Europe

Main Idea: While the British were helping Native Americans take a stand against theUnited States, Americans became embroiled in the first major foreign policy event of its short history: the French Revolution.

The Parties Debate Foreign Policy

Main Idea: The Federalists and Antifederalists conflicted over many issues concerning government power. A crisis in France briefly united the nation, but the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions soon revealed the party divisions once again.

The Election of 1800

Main Idea: Complications in the election of 1800 forced the House of Representatives to choose between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Burr had been Jefferson’s running mate, and both men won 73 electoral votes. To avoid another electoral crisis, in 1804 the Constitution was amended to require electors to vote separately for President and Vice President.

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Witness History: A Great Orator Speaks

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Supporting Details

Color Transparencies: The XYZ Affair

Political Cartoons: Fighting Over the Sedition Act

Map: Presidential Election of 1800

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Reading Skill: Identify Supporting Details NOTE TAKING

Analyzing Political Cartoons: Fighting Over the Sedition Act TRANSPARENCY

French Revolution• 1789 French people

overthrew King Louis XVI

• During the Reign of Terror, thousands of people were executed,

including King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette

War• Federalists opposed the

French Revolution, while Jefferson and his supporters thought of it as an extension of the American Revolution

• War broke out between Great Britain and France

• America neutral

Jay’s TreatyJay’s Treaty• Washington sided with

Britain in war because of British navy

• Britain agreed to leave the forts in Northwest Territory

• Expanded trade, but did not solve ship problem of stopping American ships to search for British subjects

• Lost support of many Americans

Washington’s LegacyWashington’s Legacy• Washington was

famous for his honesty, dignity, an self-control

• He was very popular in his first four years

• Problems clouded his second term

• Many distrusted the government

• Many disliked Hamilton’s economic plans

• Jefferson resigned in 1793

• Divisions in the government developed

Capital City• First government was in New York City• Capital moved to Philadelphia in 1790• Residence Act of 1790: 10-square-mile

stretch of land on Virginia-Maryland border• District of Columbia• Benjamin Banneker: surveyor• Pierre-Charles L’Enfant developed the city

plan with broad streets, the White House for the President’s residence, and the Capitol building for Congress; moved in 1800

U.S. Response to Events in EuropeReactions to the French Revolution• Federalists pro-British; Democratic-Republicans

pro-French• Washington declares neutrality, will not support

either side• Edmond Genêt, French diplomat, violates

diplomatic protocol

Treaty with Spain• Spain negotiates with Thomas Pinckney, U.S.

minister to Britain• Pinckney’s Treaty of 1795, or Treaty of San

Lorenzo, signed:- Spain gives up claims to western U.S. - Florida-U.S. boundary set at 31st parallel- Mississippi River open to U.S. traffic

Washington’s Farewell Washington’s Farewell AddressAddress

• “[A system of political parties] agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, [and] foments [stirs up] occasional riot and insurrection.” 1796

Election of 1796Election of 1796• Washington set a

precedent of serving two terms

• John Adams ran against Thomas Jefferson.

• Adams elected with Jefferson his Vice President (from different political parties)

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John AdamsJohn Adams Second President Lacked the prestige of

Washington Rise of political parties Threat of war from

abroad with the French over Jay’s Treaty

French began seizing American ships in French harbors

XYZ AffairXYZ Affair French were seizing

American ships X, Y, and Z were French

agents sent by Tallyrand to demand a bribe from America to see him

Americans returned home

Undeclared war with France

The XYZ AffairTRANSPARENCY

First Party-Based Elections• 1796, Federalist John Adams elected president

- Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican, is vice-president

• Result of sectionalism, placing regional interests above nation

Adams Provokes Criticism

Adams Tries to Avoid War• French see Jay’s Treaty as violation of alliance;

seize U.S. ships• XYZ Affair—French officials demand bribe to see

foreign minister• Congress creates navy department; Washington

called to lead army • Undeclared naval war rages between France,

U.S. for two years

Alien ActAlien Act President gained the

right to imprison or deport citizens of other countries residing in the U.S.

Sedition ActSedition Act• Persons who wrote,

published, or said anything “of a false, scandalous, and malicious” nature against the American government or its officials could be jailed or fined

Virginia and Kentucky Virginia and Kentucky ResolutionsResolutions

Jefferson, Madison, and others felt the Sedition Act violated free speech

Legislatures of two states came up with “null and void” idea

Stated that states had the right to judge whether federal laws agreed with the Constitution

NullificationNullification Principle that a state

could declare a federal law “null and void” in a state

Principle unresolved

Prosser’s RebellionProsser’s Rebellion Gabriel Prosser, a

blacksmith, in Richmond, Virginia, led a rebellion. It failed and twenty of them were executed.

Election of 1800Election of 1800

Personal attacks Jefferson versus

Adams Jefferson did not gain a

majority so decided in the House of Representatives

Transfer of PowerTransfer of Power Peaceful Americans must be

willing to disagree peacefully

Presidential Election of 1800MAP

The Age of Jefferson

Chapter 6 Section 3What were the successes and failures of the Jefferson administrations?

The Age of Jefferson

Pursuing Republican Principles Main Idea: Jefferson and his administration set out to do things quite differently from their Federalist predecessors. Jefferson cut taxes but succeeded at cutting the national debt by streamlining government bureaucracy. Federal revenue also surged due to growth in foreign trade and sale of federal lands.

John Marshall’s Supreme Court

Main Idea: John Marshall, a Federalist, became the Chief Justice of the United States in 1801. His four-part legacy and his participation in over 1,000 court decisions made a tremendous impact on the nation’s history.

The Nation Expands

Main Idea: Jefferson insisted that farm ownership was essential to the freedom of white Americans. Yet, without expansion there would not be enough farms for the rapidly growing population. As a result, Jefferson set his sights on expanding the U.S. to the Pacific.

Jefferson’s Foreign Troubles

Main Idea: While Jefferson succeeded in his plans to expand to the west, he faced significant challenges to solidifying the position of the United States as an international power.

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Witness History: A Jefferson Calls for Free Speech

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Recognize Sequence

Color Transparencies: The Marshall Court

Geography Interactive: U.S. Territory, 1803

Chart: U.S. Population, 1790-1810

Map: The Reexport Trade in Action

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Reducing GovernmentReducing Government• Jefferson reversed much of what the

Federalists had done, such as presidential style; addressed as “Mr. President”

• Reduced taxes• Cut the bureaucracy – the departments and

workers that make up the federal government• Slashed the size of the army to 3,000 men• Let stand the Bank of the United States since

charter would expire in 1811

Rivals to JeffersonRivals to Jefferson• Aaron Burr: Vice

President • Alexander Hamilton,

now a lawyer in New York

• Burr killed Hamilton in a duel in 1804, ending his political future

Judiciary ActsJudiciary Acts• Judiciary Act of 1789: created a national

court system with three circuit courts and thirteen district courts, headed by the Supreme Court

• Stated that the Supreme Court would settle differences between state and federal laws

Judiciary ActsJudiciary Acts• Judiciary Act of 1801: decreased the number

of Supreme Court justices and increased the number of federal judges. Adams filled the new posts to have more Federalists judges;

• Known as midnight judges• Angered Jefferson who felt that he should

appoint new judges from his political party

John MarshallJohn Marshall• Federalist leader• Became Chief Justice in

1801 and held post for 34 years

• Established principle of constitutional law – judicial review

• Insisted federal laws were superior to state laws

Marbury v. MadisonMarbury v. Madison• Adams appointed Marbury as justice of the

peace for the District of Columbia• Secretary of State Madison never delivered

the papers• Marbury sued Madison• Chief Justice Marshall ruled against Marbury;

declared part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional

• Established the power of judicial review

Judicial ReviewJudicial Review• Enables federal courts to review state laws

and court decisions• Can decide if laws passed by Congress are

constitutional

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The Marshall CourtTRANSPARENCY

U.S. Population, 1790-1810CHART

Louisiana Purchase• Northwest Ordinance of 1787: established a

process by which territories could become states

• Land Act of 1800: Americans able to buy land in small parcels and on credit

• Napoleon, the French ruler, took over much of the Spanish land in the West and charged large sums of money from American traders to use the Mississippi River and New Orleans

Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase• France controlled New Orleans• Napoleon failed to stop a rebellion in Haiti• Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris to buy

New Orleans for $10 million, but he bought all French land for $15 million

• Jefferson overcame doubts about constitutionality of buying land and signed purchase

• Doubled the size of the U.S.

Lewis and Clark ExpeditionLewis and Clark Expedition• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored

the Louisiana Purchase in 1804 to make contact with Native Americans and to gather information about the region’s natural resources

• Sacajawea and husband were interpreters

Zebulon PikeZebulon Pike• Traveled as far west

as the Rockies and then south into Spanish-held territory between 1806 and 1807

• Pike’s Peak

Foreign PolicyForeign Policy• Jay’s Treaty expired in 1805• Great Britain and France at war again• Harassing American ships; British

kidnapping American sailors• Leopard incident – British ship, the Leopard,

attacked the U.S.S. Chesapeake, inflicting 21 casualties in search of deserters from the British navy

Barbary War• Barbary States of North Africa used piracy

for profit• U.S. had paid prote4ction money to the

Barbary States• Price increased, so Jefferson blockaded the

port of Tripoli• Peace in 1805

Reexport Trade• War between Britain and France with British

capturing French merchant ships• Americans brought cargoes from French

islands to American ports, and then shipped them to France

• British began to confiscate American merchant ships for trading with the French

• British began to impress American sailors

The Reexport Trade in ActionMAP

Embargo of 1807Embargo of 1807• Outlawed almost all trade with foreign

countries• Little effect on British or French trade• Americans smuggled goods to Europe in

defiance of the embargo (a restriction of trade)

• Jefferson used navy and federal agents to enforce the law

• Ruined Jefferson’s second term

Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas NOTE TAKING

Election of 1808Election of 1808• James Madison was

elected president• Jefferson retired to his

home

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The War of 1812

Chapter 6 Section 4Why did the United States go to war with Britain, and what was the outcome of that war?

The War of 1812

Gearing Up for War

Main Idea: Democratic Republicans felt humiliated by the failure of the 1807 embargo against Britain. With persistent British abuses on the oceans, and stepped-up Native American resistance in the West, Americans increasingly blamed the British for their problems.

War Breaks Out

Main Idea: President Madison urged Congress to declare war on Britain in June of 1812. Disunited, unprepared, and with only a small army and navy, the United States went to war once again with the world’s greatest power.

War’s Aftermath and Effects

Main Idea: After the War of 1812 and Jackson’s victory in New Orleans, Americans experienced a surge of nationalism and a new confidence in the strength of their republic. By weathering a difficult war, the nation seemed certain to endure. Also, westward expansion contributed to a union that was bigger and stronger than ever.

Witness History: Burning the Capital

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Recognize Sequence

Decision Point: Should the United States Declare War on Britain?

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Geography Interactive: Major Battles of the War of 1812

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787Northwest Ordinance of 1787• No state northwest of the Ohio River could

be a slave state• Missouri not covered by this law• Northern congressmen worried that if

Missouri was admitted as a slave state, the balance of power would tip toward the South

War in the Old NorthwestWar in the Old Northwest• American Revolution

weakened Iroquois and Cherokee

• Miami, Delaware, Shawnee, and other Native American groups grouped to fight expansion

• Miamitown 1790 – Little Turtle and Blue Jacket defeat army

• Expedition led by Arthur St. Clair defeated

Battles-Army VictoriesBattles-Army Victories• Legion of the U.S. led by

General Wayne win at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio

• Native American groups forced to accept Treaty of Greenville

• Miami, Delaware, Shawnee, and other groups lost southern two thirds of Ohio

• Ohio River no longer a permanent boundary between their land and settlers

Native American Reaction• 1. Accept white culture• 2. Blending Indian and American cultures• 3. Returning to Indian religious traditions• 4. Taking military actions

Accepting White CultureAccepting White Culture• Little Turtle-leader of

the Miami people• Adopted some

American customs• Tried to live peacefully

with settlers

Blending CulturesBlending Cultures• Handsome Lake - a

Seneca called for a rebirth of Seneca culture that would blend customs of both Native Americans and Americans

• Urged his people to abandon war and focus on rituals

Returning to TraditionsReturning to Traditions• Tenskwatawa (the

Prophet) called for a rejection of European ways and a return to tradition

• Established Prophetstown in Indiana; had warlike attitude

Military ActionMilitary Action• Tecumseh believed that

Native Americans must unite the Native American groups to fight the Americans; brother of Tenskwatawa

• Battle of Tippecanoe – William Henry Harrison was attacked by Tenskwatawa; Prophetstown burned

ResultResult• Tecumseh dies in Canada during the War of

1812 at the Battle of the Thames• Tecumseh does not accomplish goal of

uniting Native Americans• Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa showed

defiance and earned respect for their people and culture

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Should the United States Declare War on Britain?DECISION POINT

Reasons for WarReasons for War• Americans believed the British were

encouraging the Native Americans to attack• War Hawks (Clay and Calhoun) wanted

Britain out of North America• British interference with shipping- impressment: the act of forcing people into

military service

Land WarLand War• Tried to defeat British in Canada; defeated by

the British in summer of 1812; Americans were poorly equipped and led

• Battle of the Thames, 1813, Americans defeated British and Native Americans, including Tecumseh

Naval WarNaval War• American vessels outnumbered 20 to 1• Perry defeated British fleet on Lake Erie,

protecting northern border• British blockaded coast

BaltimoreBaltimore• British bombarded Fort McHenry• Francis Scott Key watched and wrote the

Star-spangled banner

Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.• 1814, British ended war

with Napoleon• British seized

Washington and burned the White House and the Capital

• President Madison fled

War EndsWar Ends• The Hartford Convention 1814: New England

considered leaving the Union; called for constitutional amendments to increase New England’s political power

• Treaty of Ghent -Representatives met in Belgium -All old boundaries between the U.S. and

Britain were restored

The War of 1812TRANSPARENCY

Battle of New OrleansBattle of New Orleans• Two weeks after treaty

signed• General Andrew

Jackson defeated the British

• Battle unified country and made Jackson a hero

Cause and Effect: The War of 1812ANALYZE