1. The Early Republic, 1780’s-1815

2. The Effects of the Revolution: A Republican Society
The idea of rebirth & social mobility
End of deference & self-made men
Growth of knowledge, charity &
religion
Indians, slaves, & women
Political & economic challenges

3. Foreign & Internal Threats to American Security

4. The Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, 1787

5. The Founding Fathers

7. The Federalist Period: 1789-1799
Washington’s Presidency
Model for the presidency
Established fundamental
powers of the federal
government
Vision of the nation’s
future & foreign policy
“First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts
of his countrymen”

8. The Birth of Political Parties: the Federalists & the Republicans
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
The Birth of Political Parties: the Federalists & the Republicans

9. Adam’s Presidency
The Quasi-War
The XYZ Affair
The Alien & Sedition Acts
The Virginia & Kentucky
Resolves
“Here lies John Adams, who took it upon himself the responsibility of peace with France in the year 1800.”

10. Jefferson’s election: “the revolution of 1800”

11. Jefferson’s Presidency
The judiciary
The Louisiana Purchase
The Lewis & Clark
Expedition
The Burr-Hamilton duel
& the Burr conspiracy
The Napoleonic Wars
Jefferson’s “empire of liberty”

12. The Battle of New Orleans 1815
Madison’s Presidency
The Virginia dynasty
Tecumseh & the Prophet
The Warhawks
The War of 1812
The Battle of New Orleans 1815

13. Summary 1. 2. 3. 4.