CHALLENGES AT HOME AND ABROAD CHALLENGES AT HOME AND ABROAD
Mar 26, 2015
CHALLENGES AT HOME AND ABROADCHALLENGES AT HOME AND ABROAD
WHISKEY REBELLION SUMMER 1794WHISKEY REBELLION SUMMER 1794
EXCISE TAX AS PART OF EXCISE TAX AS PART OF FUNDING & ASSUMPTIONFUNDING & ASSUMPTION
NOWHERE ENFORCED MORE NOWHERE ENFORCED MORE THAN IN WESTERN PATHAN IN WESTERN PA
REVENUE AGENTS HOMES’ REVENUE AGENTS HOMES’ BURNED; AGENTS TARRED & BURNED; AGENTS TARRED & FEATHEREDFEATHERED
GW SENDS 13,000 MILITIAGW SENDS 13,000 MILITIA REBELLION ENDS BEFORE IT REBELLION ENDS BEFORE IT
BEGINSBEGINS DON’T MESS WITH DON’T MESS WITH
AUTHORITY OF G. AUTHORITY OF G. WASHINGTONWASHINGTON
OHIO COUNTRY, INDIANS & BRITISHOHIO COUNTRY, INDIANS & BRITISH
BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS 1790-BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS 1790-9494
““LAST BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION”LAST BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION” INDIANS IN NW TERRITORY DIDN’T INDIANS IN NW TERRITORY DIDN’T
AGREE TO HAND OVER THEIR LANDAGREE TO HAND OVER THEIR LAND BRITISH SOLDIERS STILL OUT WESTBRITISH SOLDIERS STILL OUT WEST LITTLE TURTLE & MIAMI TRIBE LED LITTLE TURTLE & MIAMI TRIBE LED
SUCCESSFUL BATTLES AGAINST USSUCCESSFUL BATTLES AGAINST US DECISIVE VICTORY AUGUST 1794 DECISIVE VICTORY AUGUST 1794
GENERAL “MAD ANTHONY” WAYNE GENERAL “MAD ANTHONY” WAYNE AGAINST INDIANSAGAINST INDIANS
TREATY OF GREENVILLE 1795 – TREATY OF GREENVILLE 1795 – DEFINITE BOUNDARY BETWEEN US DEFINITE BOUNDARY BETWEEN US & INDIAN LANDS. & INDIAN LANDS.
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789 & THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789 & WAR IN EUROPE 1793WAR IN EUROPE 1793
APRIL 1793 PROCLAMATION OF APRIL 1793 PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY “FRIENDLY & NEUTRALITY “FRIENDLY & IMPARTIAL” TO ALL BELLIGERENTSIMPARTIAL” TO ALL BELLIGERENTS
FRANCO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE OVERFRANCO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE OVER GENET AFFAIR – FRENCH LOOKING GENET AFFAIR – FRENCH LOOKING
FOR SUPPORT – BREAKING US LAW, FOR SUPPORT – BREAKING US LAW, REBUFFS WASHINGTON & GW ASKS REBUFFS WASHINGTON & GW ASKS FOR HIS RECALLFOR HIS RECALL
MORE IMPORTANT THAT GENET MORE IMPORTANT THAT GENET WAS VIOLATION OF AMERICAN WAS VIOLATION OF AMERICAN SHIPPING RIGHTSSHIPPING RIGHTS
GB AND FR ATTACKING AMERICAN GB AND FR ATTACKING AMERICAN SHIPS – DAMAGE GREAT IN 1793-94SHIPS – DAMAGE GREAT IN 1793-94
JAY TREATY 1795JAY TREATY 1795
JAY SENT TO ENGLAND TO GET ATTACKS ON AMERICAN SHIPS JAY SENT TO ENGLAND TO GET ATTACKS ON AMERICAN SHIPS TO ENDTO END
ENGLAND WANTED TREATY: FEARFUL OF AN FRANCO-ENGLAND WANTED TREATY: FEARFUL OF AN FRANCO-AMERICAN ALLIANCEAMERICAN ALLIANCE
ONLY ONE MAJOR CONCESSION: BRITISH WILL EVACUATE ONLY ONE MAJOR CONCESSION: BRITISH WILL EVACUATE WESTERN POSTS, COMPENSATE SHIPOWNERS, OPEN UP WESTERN POSTS, COMPENSATE SHIPOWNERS, OPEN UP ASIAN COLONIES FOR TRADEASIAN COLONIES FOR TRADE
AMERICAN NEUTRAL RIGHTS ON THE WATER NOT RESPECTEDAMERICAN NEUTRAL RIGHTS ON THE WATER NOT RESPECTED VALUABLE NONETHELESS BECAUSE RELATIONS WITH GREAT VALUABLE NONETHELESS BECAUSE RELATIONS WITH GREAT
BRITAIN REGULARIZED – ESSENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC & BRITAIN REGULARIZED – ESSENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC & POLITCAL SECURITY OF USPOLITCAL SECURITY OF US
ENABLED US TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH SPAINENABLED US TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH SPAIN
PINCKNEY TREATY 1795PINCKNEY TREATY 1795TREATY OF SAN LORENZOTREATY OF SAN LORENZO
SPAIN’S EXIT FROM EUROPEAN WARSPAIN’S EXIT FROM EUROPEAN WAR
FEARFUL OF FRANCO-AMERICAN FEARFUL OF FRANCO-AMERICAN ATTACK ATTACK
IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH U.S.IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH U.S.
FREE NAVIGATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI FREE NAVIGATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND RIGHT OF DEPOSIT AT NEW RIVER AND RIGHT OF DEPOSIT AT NEW ORLEANSORLEANS
RATIFIED 4 MONTHS AFTER JAY; RATIFIED 4 MONTHS AFTER JAY; 10/1798510/17985
SETTLERS POUR INTO WEST- NEW SETTLERS POUR INTO WEST- NEW STATES KY & TN – MS & IN STATES KY & TN – MS & IN TERRITORIESTERRITORIES
WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL ADDRESS SEPTEMBER 1796ADDRESS SEPTEMBER 1796
DISENCHANTED WITH RIVALRY BETWEEN DISENCHANTED WITH RIVALRY BETWEEN FEDERALISTS & REPUBLICANS: FEDERALISTS & REPUBLICANS: Violation of neutral Violation of neutral rights, French Revolution, Informal political organization by rights, French Revolution, Informal political organization by Jefferson & Madison 1791, no machinery for nominating Jefferson & Madison 1791, no machinery for nominating candidates for federal officecandidates for federal office
AVOID POLITICAL PARTIESAVOID POLITICAL PARTIES
NO FOREIGN ENTAGLEMENTS – TEMPORARY NO FOREIGN ENTAGLEMENTS – TEMPORARY ALLIANCES FOR EXTRAORDINARY PURPOSES ALLIANCES FOR EXTRAORDINARY PURPOSES ONLY- POLICY OF ISOLATIONONLY- POLICY OF ISOLATION
ELECTION OF 1796ELECTION OF 1796
FEDERALIST JOHN ADAMSFEDERALIST JOHN ADAMS REPUBLICAN THOMAS REPUBLICAN THOMAS
JEFFERSONJEFFERSON PINCKNEY AS POSSIBLE VP PINCKNEY AS POSSIBLE VP
FOR ADAMS – HAMILTON’S FOR ADAMS – HAMILTON’S INTERFERENCEINTERFERENCE
ELECTION RESULTS: ELECTION RESULTS: FEDERALIST PRESIDENT & FEDERALIST PRESIDENT & REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTREPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENT
ADAMS 71ADAMS 71 JEFFERSON 68JEFFERSON 68 PINCKNEY 59PINCKNEY 59
CONTINUED TROUBLE WITH CONTINUED TROUBLE WITH FRANCE & AMERICAN SHIPPINGFRANCE & AMERICAN SHIPPING NEGOTIATE SETTLEMENT WITH FRANCENEGOTIATE SETTLEMENT WITH FRANCE ““XYZ AFFAIR” – FIASCOXYZ AFFAIR” – FIASCO 1798 ADAMS RELEASES REPORT FROM 1798 ADAMS RELEASES REPORT FROM
COMMISSIONERSCOMMISSIONERS CONGRESS CREATES NAVY DEPT., TRIPLE SIZE OF CONGRESS CREATES NAVY DEPT., TRIPLE SIZE OF
ARMY, AMERICAN PRIVATEERS BEGIN ATTACKING FR. ARMY, AMERICAN PRIVATEERS BEGIN ATTACKING FR. SHIPSSHIPS
REPUBLICANS COMMITTED TO FRIENDSHIP W/ FRANCEREPUBLICANS COMMITTED TO FRIENDSHIP W/ FRANCE EUROPEAN REFUGEES FLOODING INTO AMERICAEUROPEAN REFUGEES FLOODING INTO AMERICA WAR NOT AN OPTIONWAR NOT AN OPTION
ALIEN & SEDITION ACTS ALIEN & SEDITION ACTS 17981798
FEDERALISTS TAKE XYZ AFFAIR FEDERALISTS TAKE XYZ AFFAIR A STEP FURTHERA STEP FURTHER
NATURALIZATION ACT – 14 YRS NATURALIZATION ACT – 14 YRS RESIDENCE FOR CITIZENSHIPRESIDENCE FOR CITIZENSHIP
PRESIDENTIAL POWER TO PRESIDENTIAL POWER TO EXPEL ALIENS – NEVER EXPEL ALIENS – NEVER INVOKED BUT SOME LEFT IN INVOKED BUT SOME LEFT IN FEAR FEAR
SEDITION ACT: CRIME TO SEDITION ACT: CRIME TO INCITE RIOT OR IMPEDE LAWS INCITE RIOT OR IMPEDE LAWS & ILLEGAL TO SPEAK, WRITE & ILLEGAL TO SPEAK, WRITE AGAINST GOV’TAGAINST GOV’T
GOV’T “MASTERS NOT GOV’T “MASTERS NOT SERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE”SERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE”
WAY TO SILENCE REPUBLICANS WAY TO SILENCE REPUBLICANS W/ 1800 AROUND THE CORNERW/ 1800 AROUND THE CORNER
THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSETHE REPUBLICAN RESPONSETHE VIRGINIA & KENTUCKY RESOLVESTHE VIRGINIA & KENTUCKY RESOLVES
TJ BELIEVED ALIEN & SEDITION TJ BELIEVED ALIEN & SEDITION ACTS VIOLATED 1ACTS VIOLATED 1STST AMENDMENT AMENDMENT & THEREFORE IMPEDED UPON & THEREFORE IMPEDED UPON STATES’ RIGHTSSTATES’ RIGHTS
STATES HAD RIGHTS TO STATES HAD RIGHTS TO DECLARE LAW OF CONGRESS DECLARE LAW OF CONGRESS UNCONSTITUTIONALUNCONSTITUTIONAL
FRANCE NEVER WANTED WAR & FRANCE NEVER WANTED WAR & XYZ AFFAIR NOT A BIG DEAL FOR XYZ AFFAIR NOT A BIG DEAL FOR FRANCE SO COMMISSIONERS TO FRANCE SO COMMISSIONERS TO BE RECEIVED POST HASTE BE RECEIVED POST HASTE
TENSION B/W ADAMS & TENSION B/W ADAMS & FEDERALISTSFEDERALISTS
NAPOLEON IN CHARGE BUT WAR NAPOLEON IN CHARGE BUT WAR AVOIDED – CONVENTION 1800AVOIDED – CONVENTION 1800