George Washington The First President. George Washington established certain Precedents that are still followed today. One example is to be referred to.

George Washington

The First President

George Washington established certain Precedentsthat are still followed today. One example is to be referred to as “Mr. President”.

Congress set up three departments in the executive branch - CabinetSecretary of State – Thomas Jefferson

Who would handle relations with other nations.

Treasury Department which wouldDeal with financial matters

Secretary of Treasury – Alexander Hamilton

War Department which would providefor the nation’s defense – Secretary ofWar – Henry Knox

Fort Knox, KentuckyIs named for HenryKnox

Judiciary Act of 1789 – established theFederal Court System which would have thePower to reverse state decisions. TheSupreme Court would have the final Authority.

John Jay would be firstChief Justice to the United StatesSupreme Court

James Madison introduced a set of amendments to theUnited States Constitution. Ten of these were added in December1791.

Two Party SystemFederalists

Democratic-Republicans

Supported Hamilton’s ideas of a strong central government (Northerners)

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Supported Jefferson’s vision of a strong state government (Southerners)

Alien and Sedition ActsAlien Acts: American citizenship raised from 5 to 14 years and President could deport any alien considered undesirable

Sedition Acts: If anyone hindered the government would be fined and jailed

The Jeffersonian EraThe election of 1800 was against Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

Democratic Republicans (‘Republicans’) supported Jefferson while the Federalists supported Adams

They both had an intense race, but Jefferson won

What did Jefferson Believe? Thomas Jefferson believed that the People should control the government while the government should cut its power down

Marbury v. MadisonOn page 118, summarize the following in your notebook:

ORIGINS OF THE CASELEGAL REASONINGWHY IT MATTEREDHISTORICAL IMPACT

Take 10 Minutes to do this

Judicial ReviewWhy would this be an important landmark case for the young United States?

Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase(1803)After the French and Indian War, Spain handed this territory over to France

After France decided not to colonize that area, they sold it to the USA for 15 Million Dollars(very cheap)

War of 1812Britain and France were at warBritain would seize American sailors and force them to serve in their Navy

America became upset and declared war

The British attacked DC but General Andrew Jackson held them off

ResultsFederalist Party died out

American Industries began to develop

Showed USA was truly independent

Monroe Doctrine After War of 1812, James Monroe elected President; John Quincy Adams was Secretary of state(believed in Nationalism)

Warned European nations to stay out of affairs in the Americas and vice-versa

The Age of Jackson

Early IndustryThe Industrial Revolution gradually reached the USA

The North began specializing in machinery in which farming and manufacturing each grew

The South remained Agricultural

Cotton GinThis invention by Eli Whitney made producing

cotton easierSlave population grew to 1.5 million in the

SouthThe North was SLOWLY reducing their numbers

The American SystemHouse Speaker Henry Clay created

3 major points about creating Economic Independence:

1.Protective Tariff2.Rechartering the national bank3.Sponsor transportation systems

Missouri Compromise In 1818, settlers of Missouri requested to

be in the UnionThere were arguments on whether or not

it should be a FREE state or SLAVE stateTo even out the north/south, Maine was

added to Union and FREE and Missouri added as SLAVE

All states south of 36-30 was slave state and all states north were free states

What tensions would this cause?!

Indian Removal Act Government would negotiate treaties to force Native Americans to move west

Supreme Court ruled that Georgia could not force them to move or invade them

Jackson refused this order and had them moved anyway

Trail of TearsForced march of the Cherokees to

Indian Territory (800 Miles on foot)Also removed: Seminoles, Creek,

Choctaw, Chickasaw, Shawnee, Seneca, Ottawa, and others

NOW ADD MOVEMENT TO YOUR MAP (pg. 125)