1. Do Now
Get in your groups from last week and review/finish your summaries from your question.
Be prepared to share when we get it in class!

2. How would you judge President Washington’s decision to put two such opposed thinkers as Hamilton and Jefferson on his cabinet?
Department of State
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republicans)
Limited national govt.
Fear of absolute power/ruler
Democracy of virtuous farmers and tradespeople
Strict interpretation of Constitution
No National Bank
Economy based on farming
Supporters: the “plain people”
Department of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton (Federalists)
Concentrating power on national govt.
Fear of mob rule
Republic led by educated elite
Loose interpretation of Constitution
YES to the National Bank
Economy based on manufacturing
Supporters: merchants, manufacturers, lawyers, etc.

3. How was the Whiskey Rebellion an opportunity for the federal government to demonstrate is authority?
Congress passed a protective tariff to encourage American production
Hamilton wanted more $$$, so pushed an excise tax to pay off more US debt
Tax on domestically distilled spirits = tax on American whiskey
Whiskey producers (small farmers) resented the tax and fought to pay it. Federal troops scattered farmers.
The new national govt. had willingness and ability to suppress violent resistance to its laws
The whiskey tax was repealed after Jefferson's Republican Party came to power in 1800.

4. Do you agree with the Democratic-Republicans that the Alien and Sedition Acts were a violation of the First Amendment?
One of the defining characteristics in John Adams’ Presidency
Alien Acts – 3 measures raised residency to 14 to become citizens AND President could deport/jail any alien
Sedition Act – 4th measure set fines and jail to anyone hindering the government or expressing comments against it
Lots of Democratic-Republicans jailed under it
Jefferson and Madison strongly opposed it; misuse of power

5. Should the United States have officially supported the French revolutionaries against the British?
Federalists
Hamilton; wanted to support British
Democratic- Republicans
Jefferson/Madison; wanted to support French
Neutrality (Washington)
Even affected fashion (pg. 191 of textbook)

6. How did the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition affect the expansion of the United States?
French presence in that territory force alliance with Britain?
Constitutional to buy land?

7. Why was the Battle of New Orleans an important victory for the Americans?
War of 1812
War Hawks wanted war because . . .
British seizure of American ships
Impressment of American citizens
British Canadian supply of arms to Native Americans
Chesapeake incident
American unprepared for war, but Navy does well
British burn the White House & DC
Jackson defeated Native Americans on the frontier

8. What was the most important achievement of the U.S. in this period?