TOPIC/OBJECTIVE

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

11.1 INTRODUCTION

• Washington did not really want to be President
• Hamilton and Jefferson were polar opposites

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11.2 LAUNCHING THE NEW GOVERNMENT

• Inauguration is the party when the president takes office
• Washington wanted to be called Mr. President
• Executive branch needed departments to help president
• Those departments are known as the Cabinet

WASHINGTON'S CABINET

• Treasury (Alexander Hamilton) looks after the money
• State (Thomas Jefferson) helps relationships with other countries
• War (Henry Knox) helps to defend the country

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• Who were the three men in Washington's cabinet?
• What was each man's job?

11.3 WASHINGTON AS PRESIDENT

• The new country needed money...bad
• Congress decided to tax luxuries, like whiskey
• Farmers were upset because they sold whiskey
• Washington and Hamilton sent troops to squash rebellion
• Country was split whether to support French Revolution or not

11.3 CONTINUED

• Republicans supported French Revolution, Federalists did not
• Washington retired after two terms (8 years); set tradition
• He warned against having political parties

11.4 ALEXANDER HAMILTON AND THE FEDERALISTS

• Grew up poor in Caribbean
• Wanted strong national government
• Wanted government to promote business
• Wanted loose interpretation of Constitution
• Wanted to start a national bank

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11.5 THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE REPUBLICANS

• Jefferson was born to rich Virginia family
• Believed in power of "regular" people
• Wanted limited federal government
• Thought economy should be based on farming
• Supported rebels in the French Revolution

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• Name two things Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed about.
• Double Dojo points: What is ironic about the two men's views?

11.6 PRESIDENCY OF JOHN ADAMS

• Adams was president, Jefferson was VP. They were enemies.
• Alien and Sedition Acts were laws that made it harder to immigrate
• or stay as an immigrant in the U.S. It also made sedition illegal
• Sedition is encouraging rebellion against the government
• Virginia and Kentucky made laws opposite of A&S acts

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11.7 THE ELECTION OF 1800

• Adams/Pickney vs. Jefferson/Burr
• Hamilton wanted to be president, but couldn't because of citizenship
• Hamilton secretly worked to get Pickney elected as President
• Hamilton thought he could tell Pickney what to do, but bot Adams

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11.8 DEADLOCK AND A NEW AMENDMENT

• 1800 election ended with Jefferson and Burr tied
• House of Representatives decided the tie
• Hamilton told his friends the House to vote Jefferson
• Jefferson won
• 12th Amendment passed to prevent another tie

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