Launching a New Nation
February 2010
Essential Question
► How
did President Washington and
Congress shape the new national
government?
Teacher Input
► George
Washington led the new national
government through domestic and foreign
challenges, and the first political parties
formed.
Guided Practice
► 1789-George
Washington became 1st
President of the United States
► Agreement,
George Washington, electoral
college, Martha Washington, precedent, and
Judiciary Act of 1789
Independent Practice
► Define
the following in your notebook:
► Agreement p. 237
► George Washington p. 234
► electoral college p. 234
► Martha Washington p. 234-235
► Precedent p. 235
► and Judiciary Act of 1789 p. 236
Summary
► What
do you now know about the national
government that you did not know before?
Hamilton and the National Finances
► Essential
Question
 Why were the nation’s finances a controversial
issue?
Hamilton and National Finances
► Treasury
secretary Alexander Hamilton
developed a financial plan for the national
government.
 He tackled the problem of settling national and
state debt
 Thomas Jefferson opposed Hamilton’s views on
government and the economy.
 Hamilton created a national bank to strengthen
the U.S. economy
Hamilton and National Finances
► Terms
and people to define:
► Alexander Hamilton p.238
► National debt p.238
► Bonds p.238
► Speculators p.239
► Thomas Jefferson p.239
► Loose construction p.242
► Strict construction p.242
► Bank of the United States p.242
Hamilton and the National Finances
► Discovery
Learning Video
 Use information from video to construct chart
listing our nation’s economic problems and
Hamilton’s solutions.
Hamilton’s Economic Plan
I.
II.
III.
Deal With the Debt
Gain Revenue
Stabilize the Banking System
I. Deal With the Debt
► Take
on the foreign and domestic debt by
replacing creditors’ old low value bonds
with new interest bearing bonds.
 Would build investor confidence in the stability
of the new nation.
► Take
over most of the states’ 25 million
Revolutionary War debts
 Would free up state money for business and
trade.
II. Gain Revenue
► Pass
a tariff to both bring in money and
help the American manufacturers
III. Stabilize the Banking System
► Create
a national bank
► Create a national mint
Summary
► National
debt: $11.7 million to foreign
governments and $40.4 million to U.S.
citizens
 Why were the nation’s finances a controversial
issue?
Essential Question
► What
foreign and domestic challenges did
the new nation face?
Challenges for the New Nation
► Five
Groups-Summarize the Following
► G1-French Revolution pp. 243-244
► G1-Neutrality Proclamation p. 244
► G1-Privateers p. 244
► G2-Jay’s Treaty p. 245
► G2-Pickney’s Treaty p. 245
► G3-Conflict in the Northwest Territory p. 246-247
► G4-The Whiskey Rebellion p.247
► G5-Washington’s Farewell Address pp. 248-249
Summary
► What
foreign and domestic challenges did
the new nation face?
EQ:
► Was
Washington’s farewell the end of
national unity?
Big Idea
► The
development of political parties in the
United States contributed to differing ideas
about the role of the federal government.
 Competition in the election of 1796
 The XYZ Affair caused problems for President
Adams
 Controversy broke out over the Alien and
Sedition Acts
John Adam’s Presidency
► Define
Key Terms:
► Political parties p. 250
► Federalist Party p. 250
► Democratic-Republican Party p. 250
► XYZ Affair p. 252
► Alien and Sedition Acts p. 253
► Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions p. 253
Summary
► Was
Washington’s farewell the end of
national unity?
The Jefferson Era
► Essential
► How
Question
was Thomas Jefferson’s presidency
significant for the country?
Big Idea
► Thomas
Jefferson’s election began a new
era in American government.
 The election 0f 1800 marked the first peaceful
transition in power from one political party to
another.
 President Jefferson’s beliefs about the federal
government were reflected in his policies.
 Marbury v. Madison increased the power of the
judicial branch of government.
Pair Assignments-Summarize
► G1-The
election of 1800
pp. 266-267
► G2-Jefferson’s policies p. 268
► G3-Marbury v. Madison
p. 269
► G4- Thomas Jefferson p.271
Summary
► How
was Thomas Jefferson’s presidency
significant for the country?
► Test Monday
► Written current event Monday
Test
► 20
questions-Launching a New Nation
Essential Question
► Why
were relationships between the United
States and Britain tense?
The Coming of War
► Identify:
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USS Constitution p. 278
Impressment p. 279
Embargo p. 279
Embargo Act p. 279
Non-Intercourse Act p. 280
Tecumseh p. 280
Battle of Tippecanoe p. 282
War Hawks p. 282
James Madison p. 283
The Coming of War
► Challenges
at home and abroad led the
United States to declare war on Great
Britain.
 Violations of U.S. neutrality led congress to
enact a ban on trade.
 Native Americans, Great Britain, and the United
States came into conflict in the West.
 The War Hawks led a growing call for war with
Great Britain.
Conclusion
► Why
were relationships between the United
States and Britain tense?
The War of 1812
► EQ:
How did the War of 1812 boost the
spirit of the nation?
The War of 1812
► Great
Britain and the United States went to
battle in the War 0f 1812.
 American forces held their own against the
British in the early battles of the war
 U.S. forces stopped British offensives in the East
and South.
 The effects of the war included prosperity and
national pride.
Student Activity
► Create
a graphic organizer listed the
sequence of events in the War of 1812,
from beginning to the end. pp. 284-287.
► Complete
287.
the section 4 assessment on page
Summary
► How
did the War of 1812 boost the spirit of
the nation?
Lewis and Clark
See picture on page 260
► Define
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pp. 275 and 276:
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Corps of Discovery
Sacagawea
Video
► Answer
Questions
Summary
► What
did you learn?