Chapter 8 – A New Nation. TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular...

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Chapter 8 – A New Nation

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Chapter 8 – A New Nation

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Terms and People

• inauguration – a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office

• precedent – an example to be followed by others in the future

• bond – a certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest

• speculator – a person who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit

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Terms and People (continued)

• unconstitutional – contrary to what is permitted by the Constitution

• tariff – a tax on imported goods

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How did President Washington set the course for the new nation?

President Washington set precedents for the nation by choosing top advisors to form his Cabinet and by establishing the court system.

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Washington’s inauguration was held on April 30, 1789, in New York City.

In April of 1789, George Washington began his term as the first President of the United States.

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Washington had several reasons to feel anxious as he started his term as President.

The country was divided

on many issues.

His actions would set a precedent.

The new nation

depended on him.

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The first job of the President and the Congress was to put a working government in place.

Congress passed laws to set up the three departments of the executive branch.

Treasury WarState

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Washington appointed four well-known men as his top advisors. This group later became known as the Cabinet.

Alexander Hamilton Secretary of the treasury

Thomas Jefferson Secretary of state

Henry Knox Secretary of war

Edmund Randolph Attorney general – advise president on legal matters

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Washington also set up a judiciary, or court system in the Judiciary Act of 1789

Main job of the courts: to hear appeals from state courts

Circuit Courts – 3 circuit courts

13- District Courts

Supreme Court – 6 justices

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Washington also faced the challenge of America’s significant debt.

The American colonies needed money for the war.

The new government owed money to its investors.

Americans and foreigners bought bonds to help the war effort.

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The nation’s economic crisis was complicated by the issue of speculators.

Speculators had bought bonds from the original buyers for less than they were worth.

If the government paid its debt, speculators would make a profit. Many Americans thought this was unfair.

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The new government was not collecting enough money to repay its debt. It needed new sources of income.

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Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton developed a plan to solve the financial crisis.

The government would

Pay all federal and state debts

Create a national bank

Impose a high tax on imported goods

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Many southerners opposed Hamilton’s plan for the government to repay state debts.

Southerners thought each state should repay its own debts because most southern states had already repaid their debts.

Hamilton believed his plan would encourage future investors.

Southerners supported Hamilton after Congress agreed to build the new capital city closer to the South.

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In 1791, Congress created the National Bank. Americans disagreed over whether the Constitution gave government this power.

The creation of a national bank would:

•Provide a safe place for the government to deposit their funds.

•Be able to issue a national currency in the form of paper money.

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Congress did not pass Hamilton’s tariff plan.

In 1791, it imposed a tax on all U.S. whiskey.

This led to a farmer’s revolt known as the Whiskey Rebellion.

•Many backcountry farmers turned their leftover corn crops into whiskey which is why they were so unhappy with the tax.

Washington sent troops to end the revolt which showed Americans that rebellion would not be tolerated in this country.

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Early Political PartiesEarly Political Parties

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• Explain how early political parties emerged.

• Compare the political views of the Republicans and the Federalists.

• Discuss the result of the election of 1796.

Objectives

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Terms and People

• faction – an organized political group

• James Madison – supported Thomas Jefferson’s Republican views

• Thomas Jefferson – Republican candidate for President in 1796 and the nation’s second Vice President

• Alexander Hamilton – Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury; supported Federalist ideas

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Terms and People (continued)

• Alexander Hamilton – Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury; supported Federalist ideas

• John Adams – Federalist candidate for President in 1796 and the nation’s second President

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How did two political parties emerge?

Washington and others feared that factions would be destructive to the new government.

Early political groups were called factions. They were widely thought to be selfish groups. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson were against factions.

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However, by the 1790s, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were quarreling and growing apart.

Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State

Alexander Hamilton,

Secretary of the Treasury

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Jefferson’s and Hamilton’s differences led to the development of the first political parties.

Republicans supported Thomas Jefferson and his ally, James Madison.

Federalists supported Alexander Hamilton and his ideas.

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The Republicans wanted to keep most power at the state or local level.

They feared that a strong central government would act like a monarchy.

They received most of their support from southern planters and northern farmers and artisans.

Thomas Jefferson resigned as Secretary of State in 1793.

Federal government States

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The Federalists said that the United States needed a strong federal government.

They believed the federal government would hold the country together and deal with its problems.

Supported by merchants, property owners, and workers who were in manufacturing and trade. Typically in the North

Federal government

States

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Federalists were strong among Northern merchants.

Republicans were supported largely by Southern farmers.

The two parties also had geographic differences.

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Federalists and Republicans disagreed about many issues.

Republicans Federalists

Were led by Thomas Jefferson Were led by Alexander Hamilton

Believed people should have political power

Believed wealthy and educated should lead

Favored strong state government Favored strong central government

Emphasized agriculture Emphasized manufacturing, shipping, and trade

Favored strict interpretation of Constitution

Favored looser interpretation of Constitution

Close ties with the French Close ties with the British

Opposed national bank Favored national bank

Opposed protective tariff Favored protective tariff

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In 1796, Washington said he would not seek a third term. There would be an election.

Republican Candidate

Thomas Jefferson

Federalist Candidate

John Adams

Both political parties nominated a candidate.

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In 1796, the President and Vice President were not elected together, as they are today.

The second-place candidate became Vice President.

The candidate with the most votes became President.

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Adams finished first and Jefferson finished second. The nation gained a Federalist President and a Republican Vice President.

John Adams

#1

Thomas Jefferson

#2

This led to serious tensions during the next four years.

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Washington and Foreign PolicyWashington and Foreign Policy

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• Discuss the conflicts with Native Americans in the Northwest Territory.

• Describe how Americans reacted to the French Revolution.

• Identify the main points of Washington’s Farewell Address.

• Summarize Washington’s accomplishments as President.

Objectives

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Terms and People

• Anthony Wayne – Revolutionary War hero who led American troops to victory against Native Americans

• neutral – not favoring either side in a dispute

• impressment – forcing people into public service or use

• John Jay – government representative who negotiated the Jay Treaty with Britain in 1795

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• After the American Revolution, Great Britain still had forts set up west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• They promised to remove this within a reasonable time.

• However, 10 years after the Revolution, the forts were still intact.

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Britain was supporting Native American attacks on American settlers by providing them with guns and ammunition to stop westward expansion

Britain and France were seizing American ships to gain their support.

Washington secured the Northwest Territory and encouraged Americans to stay neutral in European affairs.

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The Treaty of Paris gave America a vast area called the Northwest Territory.

Ohio River

Mississippi River

Northwest Territory

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British troops remained in the Northwest Territory. They aided Native Americans in resisting American settlement.

Americans wanted British troops to withdraw.

Northwest Territory

British troops

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America faced conflict with Native Americans in the Northwest Territory.

Native Americans wanted to keep

their lands.

American leaders wanted to settle

the West.

They attacked many American

settlements.

They tried to force Native

Americans to sell their lands.

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Washington sent troops to end the Native American attacks on settlers.

Native Americans defeated American troops in 1790 and

1791.

In 1794, Americans led by General Anthony

Wayne won a major victory

at the Battle of Fallen

Timbers.

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In the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, Native American leaders gave up most of their lands.

This land makes up present-day Ohio.

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The French Revolution began in 1789. At first, most Americans supported the revolution.

During the Reign of Terror, revolutionaries executed more than 17,000 people.

After this, the revolution became controversial in America.

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Federalists, led by Hamilton, felt that the Revolutionaries were too violent and called the revolution a “bloodthirsty monster.”

Republicans, led by Jefferson, believed that some injustices were to be expected in a fight for freedom.

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To make matters worse, by 1793, France and Britain were at war. Washington wanted America to remain neutral.

United States

But both countries wanted the United States to choose a side. They began seizing cargo from American ships.

BritainFrance

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The British further complicated the situation by the impressment of sailors on American ships.

They captured American sailors and forced them to serve in the British navy.

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Hamilton urged Washington to stay friendly with Britain.

Britain purchased 75 percent of American exports.

America BritainThey supplied 90 percent of American imports.

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Washington sent John Jay to Britain. In 1795, Jay returned with the Jay Treaty.

America agreed to:

• pay debts owed to British merchants

Britain agreed to:

• pay for seized ships

• leave the Northwest territory

• stop aiding Native Americans

Britain did not agree to recognize the United States right to trade with France and refused to stop impressment of U.S. sailors.

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Since Federalists controlled the Senate, the Jay Treaty passed.

Republicans opposed the treaty. They believed it gave too much to Britain and too little to America.

Federalists were in favor of the treaty because it kept peace with Britain.

The Jay Treaty was controversial.

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In 1796, Washington published his Farewell Address to fellow Americans.

Washington made two main points:

2. He believed that the United States should not become involved in European affairs.

1. He feared that political divisions would tear the nation apart.

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Washington took pride in his accomplishments.

America had a functioning

federal government.

The economy was

improving.

He had avoided war.

The Northwest Territory was

free from British troops and safe to

settle.

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Adams AdministrationAdams Administration

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• Discuss the reasons for tension between the United States and France.

• Describe the main provisions of the Alien and Sedition acts.

• Explain how controversy arose over states’ rights.

Objectives

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Terms and People

• alien – an outsider or someone from another country

• sedition – activity designed to overthrow a government

• nullify – to deprive of legal force

• states’ rights – the idea that the union binding “these United States” is an agreement between the states and that they therefore can overrule federal law

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How did problems with France intensify the split between the Federalists and the Republicans?

John Adams succeeded Washington as President in 1796.

Adams immediately faced a crisis over relations with France.

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• U.S. neutrality

• the Jay Treaty

Recent actions by American leaders provoked angry responses from the French people.

The French ignored a

U.S. diplomat and seize U.S.

ships.

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In 1797, Adams sent a mission to France. This led to a scandal known as the XYZ Affair.

French agents demanded that the United States pay them a large bribe.

The Americans refused. The French agents were anonymously known as X, Y, and Z.

bribe $$

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The XYZ Affair caused war fever in America.

Adams asked Congress to increase the size of the army and rebuild the navy.

From 1798–1800, the United States fought an undeclared naval war with France.

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Adams opposed a full-scale war with France.

He sent a new mission to France to meet with dictator Napoleon Bonaparte.

In 1800, Napoleon agreed to stop seizing American ships. Adams had avoided war.

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In 1798, war fever drove Federalists to pass laws to destroy their political opponents.

The Sedition Act targeted Republicans.

The Alien Act was directed at aliens, such as immigrants.

aliens

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Alien Act

• Increased the duration, from 5 to 14 years, that a person had to live in the United States to become a citizen.

• Gave the President power to deport or imprison any alien considered dangerous.

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Sedition Act

• The harshest law limiting free speech ever passed in the United States

• Made it a crime for anyone to write or say anything insulting or false about the President, Congress, or the government.

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Passage of the Alien and Sedition acts renewed the debate over federal versus state power.

Arguments forState’s Rights

Arguments forFederal Power

• The federal government derives its power from rights given to it by the states.

• Because the states created the United States, individual states have the power to nullify a federal law.

• The federal government derives its power from rights given to it by the American people.

• States have no power to nullify federal laws.

• States cannot revoke federal powers set forth in the Constitution.

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Republicans fought the Alien and Sedition acts.

Kentucky and Virginia passed resolutions that declared the acts unconstitutional. These state resolutions had little immediate impact, but the Alien and Sedition acts did not last long.

The Sedition Act expired in 1801.

The waiting period to become a citizen was restored to 5 years in 1802.

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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were far more important than the laws that provoked them.

They claimed that states could

nullify a law passed by

Congress.

The resolutions

also boosted the idea of

states’ rights.