George Washington

George Washington

1789-1797

Domestic Issues: Native Americans

• Settlers ignored treaties giving land to Native Americans 

• Fighting broke out between settlers and Native Americans over land between the Appalachian Mountains & Mississippi River 

• Treaty of Greenville (1795) - Native Americans give up most land in the Northwest Territory

Listen for the following:

• What is a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

• What is a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

• Which one do you agree with?

Strict vs Loose Interpretation

• Strict interpretation – government has only the power given to it by the Constitution. This gives the government less power

• Loose interpretation – Government has any power not forbidden by the Constitution. This gives the government more power.​

Multiple Choice

When did George Washington become president?

• 1776

• 1783

• 1789

• 1797

Multiple Choice

What treaty ended the war between the United States & Native Americans for control of the Northwest Territory?

• Treaty of Paris of 1763

• Jay's Treaty

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

• Treaty of Greenville

• Pickney's Treaty

Poll

Do you believe the federal government should operate under a strict or loose interpretation of the Constitution?

• strict interpretation

• loose interpretation

Economic Problems

• Debt from the Revolutionary War

• National Government owes 52 million; states owe an additional 25 million

• No source of income

Judiciary Act of 1789

• Created our federal court system

• Set up district courts, courts of appeal

• Established a Supreme Court consisting of a Chief Justice and 5 Associate judges

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​Hamilton's Economic Plan

• ​Combine state & national debts

• Issue bonds to help pay off debt

• Pay off new bonds with taxes collected by the government

• Create a national bank to help manage the nation’s economy

• Embraced Adam Smith's free enterprise system

​Free Enterprise

• Proposed by Adam Smith

  Private Enterprise - Businesses should be privately owned & operated.

• Profit Motive - Businesses operate to make money

• Competition - Multiple businesses are free to sell the same thing

​Free Enterprise Cont.

• Private property - People are free to own property

  Customer Sovereignty - Customers hold the power

  Supply & Demand - Consumers determine what is made & the cost

  Laissez-faire government gets involved only when necessary

​Southern Opposition

• ​Believed the North would get rich at the expense of the South.

  Some Southern states had paid off debts & didn‘t want to go into debt again 

  Believed a national bank would give the federal government too much power

Multiple Choice

True or False. One major economic problem facing the new nation was state and national debt.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the pillars of the free enterprise system?

• Private enterprise

• competition

• government regulation

• profit motive

Poll

Do you agree with Alexander Hamilton that a national debt can be a good thing?

• Yes

• No

• Undecided

• What's a national debt?

Whiskey Rebellion

• 1794 PA. farmers revolt against taxation of whiskey. 

• Washington sends army to end rebellion 

• Proves gov. has the power to maintain peace & enforce laws

Multiple Choice

True or False. The Whiskey Rebellion took place in Massachusetts.

• True

• False

Foreign Policy: War between Britain and France

• 1789 – French Revolution. Americans split on whether to support it.

• 1793 – Britain & France go to war

  Southerners support the French

  Others, such as merchants & manufacturers, support the British

• Both sides try to drag America into the war

Poll

Which side would you join in the war

• Britain

• France

• Remain neutral

Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)

• Washington says we won’t take sides

• Barred French & British warships from American Ports

• Britain responds by impressing American Sailors & attacking our ships

Poll

Do you think Washington was wise in choosing not to take sides in the war between Britain and France?

• Yes

• No

Jay's Treaty (1794)

• Britain stopped seizing American ships & helping Native Americans on the frontier

• Britain agrees to pay for damage to ships & get out of America

Pinckney's Treaty (1795)

• Signed by America & Spain

• Gave Americans the right to navigate the Mississippi River & to trade in New Orleans

Fill in the Blanks

Pickney's Treaty was an agreement between the U.S. and

giving the United States access to the Gulf of Mexico through the Port of New Orleans

Washington's Farewell Address

Gave the nation 3 pieces of advice

1. Avoid political parties

2. Avoid permanent foreign alliances

3. Avoid sectionalism

Multiple Choice

How many pieces of advice did Washington give in his farewell address?

• three

• four

• five

• six