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President’s
Men
Political
Parties
Challenges
The 2nd
President
Places on a
Map
Hamilton’s
Plan
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A group of department leaders
who advise the President on
domestic and foreign issues
Cabinet
Washington’s Secretary
of State
Thomas Jefferson
Washington’s Secretary of
the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Why could Alexander
Hamilton never be
president?
He was born in the
Caribbean
(You must be born in the
US to be President)
He was chosen to help
construct the plans for
Washington D.C.
He also had
correspondence with
Jefferson challenging
Jefferson’s racism
Benjamin Banneker
the 2 Political Parties
that developed in the 1790s
the Federalists
and
the Democratic Republicans
Political Parties developed
due to different opinions
about the meaning of this
document
The US Constitution
Loose interpretation
(extends power) –
Federalists
vs.
Strict interpretation
(limits power) Republicans
They wanted political
power to remain with the
States or people
Democratic Republicans
The party that declines
following Hamilton’s death
The Federalists
Name 1 political leader
from each party
Democratic Republicans
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Federalists
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
This was close to
80 million dollars in 1790
The National Debt
In one word or less,
describe Washington’s
Foreign Policy
Neutrality
(stay out of Europe’s
problems)
Which countries in Europe
went to war that impacted
American neutrality?
Britain and France
This is the country the US
was trying to negotiate with
when the XYZ Affair
happened
Why did the event anger so
many Americans?
France
The French agents asked
for $$$ to engage in talks
(Bribery!!)
How did Washington
respond to the Whiskey
Rebellion?
With force!
Approximately 13,000
troops were sent, leaders
arrested, but Washington
pardons them
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2
Who was the
President of the United
States?
What political party was
he from?
John Adams
Federalist
How did Adams deal with
the threat from France?
Diplomacy and
strengthening the Navy
He came in 2nd place
running against Adams
for President
What position did he have
in the Adams
administration?
Thomas Jefferson
VP
The 2nd President and his
wife Abigail were the first
to live here
The Executive Mansion
(The White House)
These were the 2 groups
of people targeted by the
Alien and Sedition Acts
Immigrants (mostly
French)
and
Republicans
George Washington
was inaugurated
here
New York City
The Whiskey Rebels were
from what state?
Pennsylvania
This was the nation’s
capital from 1790 - 1800
Philadelphia
What is our capital city
and where is it located?
What compromise led to
this location?
Washington DC
Northerners got their way in
paying off state and federal
debts and issuing new bonds,
So the capital was located in
the South
(between Maryland and
Virginia)
Federalist support was mostly
concentrated in this region
North
This was the greatest
challenge facing the first
Secretary of the Treasury
The National Debt
This would issue loans,
sell bonds, print paper money
and collect taxes in 1791?
The Bank of the United States
or
The National Bank
This is a tax on a
foreign import
A tariff
This is money you give to
the government, who will
pay you back plus interest
A Bond
This is what the first Sec.
of the Treasury wanted to
do with all the money
owed by States and the
national government
He wanted the National
Government to “assume”
all the debts
(He wanted to combine them
together and pay them off)