George Washington

GW financial plans

get America out of debt

GW domestic affairs

whiskey rebellion, ratification of the Bill of Rights, National Bank of the United States, & farewell address

tariff of 1789

tax on imports

Hamilton’s bond plan

pay off old debts & create new ones by assuming all national & stae debts, establish domestic & foreign credit

what compromise was made to enforce Hamilton’s bond plan?

move capital from NYC to DC

National Bank of the US served what purpose:

first form of state currency instead of each state printing out their own currency, manage debts & interest payments, issue paper notes, promote trade, make loans, taxes, etc.

Washinton re-elected

Jefferson & other officials encouraged Washington to rerun or else the US would split apart

What did Washinton do during his 2nd presidency?

Washington wanted to set a precedent for future presidents

Washinton’s cabinet:

treasury - Hamilton, state - Jefferson, war - Knox, attorney general - randoph

What does the cabinet do?

advise the president on any subject he may require more information/opinions on

GW foreign affairs

French Revolution, Native Americans, Jay’s treaty, Pinckney’s Treaty, & Treaty of Greenville

What did Washington do about the French Revolution?

American people pushed for American involvement as the French aided them during the American Revolution, Ambassador Genet urged citizens to attack the British, told Hamilton to issue the Proclamation of Neutrality 1793

Proclamation of Neutrality 1793

no aid to any nation

GW Native Americans

Washington wanted to assimilate Native Americans into American society, Congress makes treaties with several tribes, Northern tribes in the Great Lake region & surrounding used force to prevent settlers from invading

Jay’s Treaty of 1794

England saw trading as a threat & started impressment. Britain was aiding & encouraging the Natives to attack the US settlers. Washington sends John Jay to negotiate:

• Britain can still stop ships going to France

• No compensation for merchants

• Britain must leave forts

• US most favored their trade status with Britian

  • Many Americans felt as though Washington was betraying them by the unfair/unequal terms of the treaty

Treaty of Greenville of 1795

ends the alliance between the Natives & the British, after the Battle of Fallen Timbers, Natives get annual payment for the land & Americans get to settle in said land

What clause did Hamilton use to justify his bond plan?

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 - “Necessary & proper Clause”

Whiskey Tax/Rebellion of 1791-94

the government passed a direct tax on whiskey that was made/sold in the US. Making liquor was cheap, so many farmers relied on it & were very upset as smaller cooperations were more impacted by the tax than larger ones. This prompted a rebellion in western Pennsylvania when angry farmers attacked tax collectors because they didn’t want to pay the Whiskey Tax. Washington sent the military to suppress the revellion.

Ambassador Genet

Ambassador of France sent to quell American support during the French Rev. who violated the Proclamation of Neutrality by recruiting US citizens

Pinckney’s Treaty

made with Spain after Spain was concerned about the US’s treaty with Britian & feared their territory was endangered. Spain gave up land & gave the US access to New Orleans & unrestricted, non-taxed usage of the Missisipi River.

why was their native resistance in the northwest?

western settlers were moving west as more states were being added, causing the natives to protect their lands

who was the leader of the Miami Confederacy?

little turtle

what happened at the Battle of Fallen Timbers?

Washington sent general Wayne to defeat the Natives & Little Turtle. Wayne defeated the Natives at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, which broke the natives apart.

What did Washington forwarn in his Farewell Address?

sectionalism, foreign alliances, & political parties

What did Hamilton do?

federalist, Secretary of Treasury on Washington’s cabinet, pushed for the National Bank, wrote Washinton’s Farewell address, wrote Proclaimation of Neutrality 1793,  headed the Bond plan

Who sanctioned the Tariff of 1789?

James Madison

What did the Proclamation of 1793 state?

no aid to any nation

What did John Jay do?

1st Chief Justice, created Jay’s Treaty