Early republic part i

Early Republic Timeline

Unit 6: Early Republic, Day 1

WASHINGTON ADAMS JEFFERSON MADISON MONROE

Let’s revisit where we’ve been in history…

Native Americans travelled from the land bridge to North and South America

Europeans from

Spain, France,

and England began to

search for a new

route to Asian

markets

And stumbled upon North America

Natives were not always friendly with the new settlers

Which eventually led to the French and Indian War (against the British and American Colonists)

Following the war, the British and Colonists began having their own problems

So the Colonists sought independence from King George III (and England)

After gaining independence, the Colonists Americans needed to set up their own form of government

This new form of government was called the Constitution and replaced

the first form of government:

The Articles of Confederation

The new Constitution gave a bunch of freedoms to the Americans

Which leads us to: the first five President’s of the United States of

America

(and GEORGE WASHINGTON!)

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George W

ashington’s

Presidency

Political P

arties (

Democratic-R

epublicans &

Federalists)

Judicial R

eview (M

arbury

v. Madiso

n)

1803: Louisi

ana Purchase

Jeffersonian D

emocracy

War of 1

812

Era of Good

Feelings

Monroe

Doctrine

No More Taxes!

Unit 6: Early Republic, Day 2

WASHINGTON ADAMS JEFFERSON MADISON MONROE

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video?

The newly formed

government of the United States needed

money after the

Revolutionary War

So a National Bank (The Bank of the United States) was created

Because of the Elastic Clause

‘

(Congress can stretch their limited power to get their jobs done)

So they figured a bank was a “necessary and proper” way to make money

So to get the money needed to start a bank, Congress did what they were allowed:

they levied (charged) a tax

Now, lets talk taxes

Taxation

• High taxes take money from the consumer so the government can provide services that benefit the economy and citizens

• Low taxes leave more money for the consumer to spend and stimulate the economy

Anyway, farmers in

Pennsylvania were unhappy about this tax levy (charge)

So they rebelled

against the tax on grains used to

make their whiskey

Well, Washington wasn’t happy about this

And made a couple plans

• To create a group of people to help him make decisions (Presidential Cabinet)

And made a couple plans

• To set up a court system to enforce the existing rules (Federal Judiciary Act 1789)

So he called on his Cabinet for advice

And he sent federal troops to maintain national security

The rebelling

tax evaders

fled

The Whiskey Rebellion(tarring and feathering of a tax collector)

Whiskey Rebellion

(Against taxes)(For taxes)

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Neutrality and Farewell

Unit 6: Early Republic, Day 3

WASHINGTON ADAMS JEFFERSON MADISON MONROE

Who’s ready for a

video?

So Washington was running the United States

And he had great leadership qualities:

Strong convictionSacrifice

d for our

country

Influential

Led the Continental Army

Established

how a

President

should be

But England and France were still having problems with each other

(Napoleonic Wars, 1789 – 1816)

And Washington knew how to deal with it:

Washington declared

neutrality for the good of the United

States

Additionally, he wanted peace within the United States because…

Political parties had already started to divide the country

Political Parties

Democratic-Republicans

• Limited national government

• Strictly following the Constitution

• No National Bank or tariffs (taxes)

• Agricultural economy

Federalists

• Strong national government

• Loosely following the Constitution

• Wanted a National Bank and tariffs (taxes)

• Manufacturing and shipping-based economy

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Political parties were created to support or oppose issues of a

strong central (federal) government

And they faced the same issues our political parties face today…

Write your Congressman

• You are George Washington from the past

– Warn against involving the United States in issues of the rest of the world (foreign policy: Neutrality Proclamation)

– Warn against political parties fighting over issues in the United States (domestic policy)

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Congressmen in Texas

John Cornyn (R), Senior Senator

512 Hart Senate Office Bldg

Washington, D.C. 20510

Lloyd Dogget (D), 35th District

Southwestern Manor

201 Cannon House Office BldgWashington, D.C.

20515

Ted Cruz(R), Junior Senator

185 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg

Washington, D.C. 20510

Michael McCaul (R),

10th DistrictNorth / East of

Manor

131 Cannon House Office BldgWashington, D.C.

20515

Bill Flores (R), 17th District

North of Manor

1030 Longworth HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Texas Congressional Districts

John Adams

Unit 6: Early Republic, Day 4

WASHINGTON ADAMS JEFFERSON MADISON MONROE

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John Adams, we remember, defended the Redcoats in the Boston Massacre trial

Adams also worked with good friend Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence

And was George Washington’s Vice President

After becoming President, John Adams inherited some of the same problems

George Washington had to deal with

Adams didn’t want to involve the United States with the Napoleonic Wars

So the French began to take American ships to keep the U.S. from trading with England

After stealing our ships, the French agents who held them hostage asked the U.S. for $10,250,000 to get the ships

back

Because we didn’t know their names, they were called X, Y, and Z

Congress refused to pay the ransom

Even though many Americans thought we should go to war with England by our side, against France

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President John Adams had

already upset some Americans

with how the XYZ Affair was

handled

So Adams tried to make the United States stronger and build up our military force

But he and he (and his Federalist Party) put in place the

Alien and Sedition Acts

To stop foreigners, like the French, from threatening a war with the United States

Alien and Sedition Acts

Alien Act

• Expel (kick out) dangerous aliens from the country

• Deport aliens from enemy countries during times of war

• Lengthen the period of naturalization for immigrants from 5 years to 14 years

• Silence criticism of the Federalist Party

Sedition Act

• Punishment of certain crimes against the United States

• Included writing, printing, or saying false or scandalous things against the United States government

• It also made it a crime to try to get others to hate the people of the United States

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Now, lets answer the Document-

Based Questions (DBQs) to further

understand America during

the Presidency of John Adams

John Adams

Unit 6: Early Republic, Day 5

WASHINGTON ADAMS JEFFERSON MADISON MONROE

What was George Washington’s foreign policy?

What was John

Adams’ foreign policy?

Lets complete the Document-Based Questions (DBQs) from yesterday

Unit 6 Quiz

• 5 Questions

• Use your notebook

• When finished with the quiz, complete your DBQ and Homework

• Homework is due TODAY!