4 cont. Republican Motherhood-
•Women are important
•Teach children to be good citizens
Abigail Adams
3. New York & Philadelphia-
•Largest cities
Over 25,000!!*Most Americans were farmers, therefore very people
lived in large cities.**
3. Judiciary Act of 1789
•Created 3 level federal court system
•John Jay-1st Supreme Court Justice
•Who is the Supreme Court Justice today?
II. Hamilton and National Finances
A. Settling the Debt1. Alexander Hamilton-born in W. Indies
aide to GW in war
2. National Debt- U.S. owed over $50 million to foreign countries and bonds to citizens
3. Bonds-$ borrowed from citizens 4. Speculators-bought bonds & hoped to collect $$
2. Virginia & North Carolina Objections-
•Did not have debts•Did not want to help the federal government pay the debts of other states.
MadisonJefferson
3. Compromise-
•TJ & Madison would support Hamilton’s plan
•Hamilton would support U.S. capital South!!
“If our country does not have a strong, central government it
cannot stay united and prosperous.”
Hamilton vs JeffersonWho said what?
Hamilton
“Common Americans fought for our freedom from Britian and thus common Americans have the right to rule our country.”
Hamilton vs JeffersonWho said what?
Jefferson
“I do not believe that our Constitution gives Congress
the power to create a national bank.”
Hamilton vs JeffersonWho said what?
Jefferson
“Human beings cannot be trusted as they are generally selfish and untrustworthy.”
Hamilton vs JeffersonWho said what?
Hamilton
“A national bank will provide a safe place to deposit
government funds and will serve as a reliable source of loans for US businesses..”
Hamilton vs JeffersonWho said what?
Hamilton
“States rights must be protected in our new government to
protect against power becoming concentrated in a
small group of people who will debate it.”
Hamilton vs JeffersonWho said what?
Jefferson
“For the nation to prosper has a whole, it must be made up of
independent farmers who have a good work ethic and won’t
need help from the government.”
Hamilton vs JeffersonWho said what?
Jefferson
B. War Between Britain & France
1. Neutrality Proclamation-Washington- U.S. would not take sides
2. Response-Jefferson angry
C. Citizen Genet
1. Edmond Genet-France’s rep. to U.S.
Recruited privateers Ignored G.W. request to stop
2. British in the West-2. British in the West-Still had not left frontier forts
Allied with American Indians against American settlers.
Still had not left frontier forts
Allied with American Indians against American settlers.
4. Jay’s Treatya. Br would pay for damage to American ships and leave forts in the NW.
b. U.S. pay war debts to British merchants.
c. Did not stop trading problems or slave problems.
2. Pinckney’s Treaty
a. Changed Florida’s border and reopened the port of New Orleans.
b. Helped expansion of the frontier grow.
2. Gen. Anthony Wayne- “Mad Anthony”
Sent to Ohio to defeat Little Turtle
Little Turtle did not fight Wayne
4. Treaty of Greenville-4. Treaty of Greenville-
Indians gave up land north of OHIO R.
Indians gave up land north of OHIO R.
B. Whiskey RebellionB. Whiskey Rebellion1. Cause-
Tax on whiskey Farmers could not afford tax2. Results-
Farmers threatened rebellion in PAWashington led army-
-Farmers fled-Ended without a battle Proved govt. could
enforce laws!!
1. Cause-Tax on whiskey
Farmers could not afford tax2. Results-
Farmers threatened rebellion in PAWashington led army-
-Farmers fled-Ended without a battle Proved govt. could
enforce laws!!
C. Washington’s Farewell Address
1. Main Ideas a. foreign alliances & wars
b. political divisions in U.S.
c. avoid public debt
B. President Adams & the XYZ Affair
1. FranceAttacking U.S. ships
2. Sent diplomats to visit Charles de Talleyrand-Perigord who refused tomeet them.
5. Results
a. Asked Congress to build navy and army.
b. Many Federalists wanted war
c. US signed a peace treaty with France-1800
C. Criticism of President Adams by the _____________1. Led to the _____ & ________
Republicans Alien Sedition
Actsa. Purpose-14 year naturalization process.
b. Made it illegal to
“write, print, utter or publish”
false words against govt.
2. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
(Madison & Jefferson)a. Stated Alien & Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
b. Federal govt could not pass laws that interfered with the state government.
c. Congress refused to repeal the Alien and Sedition Acts. Later they were not renewed.
Set precedent for politicians: state governments could challenge the federal government.
Importance:
E. Results
1. Jefferson and Burr tiedElection was decided in the House
3. After many ties, Jefferson was elected with the help of Hamilton.
Peaceful transfer of Power(Federalist to Republican)-
Weakened the Federalists
Showed the strengths of the US system of government.