1. Aim: What precedents did George Washington set?
Do Now: How can a government win peoples trust?

2. George Washington was elected President
There are no precedents (prior examples, traditions) so what should he do?
Aim: What precedents did George Washington set?

3. Judiciary Act of 1789
Creates the Supreme Court with a chief justice and 5 associate justices
John Jay
First Chief Justice of Supreme Court

4. Cabinet-- The President’s Closest Advisors
Washington created the first ever President’s Cabinet
Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of War
Attorney General
Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
The Cabinet
Aim: What precedents did George Washington set?

5. Washington’s Farewell Address
Complex Text Reading
Aim: What precedents did George Washington set?

6. In his Farewell Address to the Nation when he left the Presidency he warned the Nation that political parties would be damaging and to stay away from foreign affairs.
Aim: What precedents did George Washington set?

7. Whiskey Rebellion
Hamilton pushed an excise tax (tax on the manufacturing and sale of whiskey.) This angered many because whiskey was the main source of cash for frontier farmers.
They rebelled, it was squashed

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11. What were the Differences within President Washington’s Cabinet?
We will read the “Biographical Briefing” on both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
Day One (Hamilton): in pairs you will visit each station and answer the question.
Day Two (Jefferson): in pairs you will visit each station and answer the question.

12. Hamilton vs. Jefferson Strong central government
Favored the wealthy elite
federalist
Strong state government
Favored the farmers
Democratic republican
What were the Differences within President Washington’s Cabinet?

13. Hamilton’s Economic Plan
Create a National Banking System and pay off foreign debt.
Disliked by many because they did not like the government having a relationship with the wealthy
Many believed the constitution did not allow for the creation of a National Bank.
What were the Differences within President Washington’s Cabinet?

14. Interpretation of the Constitution
Strict vs. Loose interpretation of the Constitution.
Hamilton believed in the loose interpretation of the Constitution.
Jefferson believes in a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
What were the Differences within President Washington’s Cabinet?

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