Unit 3&4 Review Chapters 8-11. Washington’s Presidency Takes the oath of office in 1789 Who swore him in? Establishes his cabinet.

Unit 3&4 ReviewChapters 8-11

Washington’s Presidency Takes the oath of office in 1789

Who swore him in?

Establishes his cabinet

Hamilton’s Economic Plan 3 Parts

Create a national bank Pay of state Debts Institute a tariff

Why did the South oppose this plan? Why did they end up approving of it?

Causes Congress puts a tax on all whiskey to

raise treasury funds

Meanwhile, backcountry farmers are using their surplus of corn to make whiskey.

American Revolution anyone?

Washington’s Reaction and Impact

The only president to ever ride into battle during his term in office! Pardons the leaders of the rebellion

Armed rebellion is UNACCEPTABLE!

Political PartiesFederalists Alexander Hamilton Federal Gov’t Loose interpretation Pro-British Industrial Power to the elite

Republicans Thomas Jefferson State Gov’t Strict Interpretation Pro-French Agricultural Power to the people

French Revolution Originally inspired by the American

Revolution Compare/Contrast

We remain neutral

Thomas Jefferson Shift from Federalist ideology to

Republican Wants a more united America Continues to pay state debts Reduces military Cuts government jobs Allows federalists to keep their jobs Laissez-faire

Louisiana Purchase France needs money to fight the war vs.

Britain

Livingston and Monroe buy the land at 4 cents/acre

Enter Lewis and Clark 3 Goals

Report back on the geography, plants, animals, and other natural resources.

Make contact with Native Americans. Find out if a waterway existed

between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean (a Northwest Passage)

The War of 1812 Impressment of sailors

France had stopped, but Britain had not Remember back to the Jay treaty

Federalist in the North want to secede!

Treaty of Ghent Second War for Independence. A new pride in ourselves

Latin American Independence Mexico Brazil Peru Chile Argentina Haiti And many more

Monroe Doctrine France and Russia want to help Spain regain

its colonies

Britain and the US want to protect trade with Latin America

1823 President James Monroe issues the Monroe Doctrine The US would not allow European nations to

create colonies in Latin America, or interfere with those free nations.

Age of Jackson Ideology

Believed that ordinary people should participate in American political life.

Believed in creating a more democratic nation.

Change to a more democratic nation

Suffrage – the right to vote

Voting requirements extended to non-property owners

Still no suffrage for women and African Americans

Industrial RevolutionIn the North

What problems may arise?

Transportation

Samuel F.B. Morse “What hath God

Wrought?”

DiscriminationImmigrants

African Americans

German Irish

Nativists

Slavery ends mostly by 1800

Not treated as equals

Industrial RevolutionIn the South

Cotton Gin Used a spike cylinder to remove seeds

from cotton fibers

Increased cotton production 50x

Contextualize – Industrial revolution

Slavery Expands Increase in demand of cotton

10x as much was grown in 1820 than 1790

Need more slave labor

Vary from state to state

More than 50% of southern farmers did NOT own slaves