1. Washington Leads a New Nation
These are the teeth of the America’s father
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2. Washington Gets Elected
Serves two terms:

3. How was he elected? the electoral college
elected unanimously (only president ever)
John Adams comes in 2nd Vice President

4. Election of Washington
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Election of Washington

5. 1st Cabinet Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State
Previous experience: served as ambassador to France

6. 1st Cabinet Alexander Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury
Previous experience: economic planner

7. 1st Cabinet Henry Knox Secretary of War
Previous experience: helped Washington run the Continental Army

8. 1791-1794 Western Pennsylvania
Whiskey Rebellion
Western Pennsylvania

9. Whiskey Rebellion
Alexander Hamilton pushed a whiskey tax through Congress to help pay the national debt.

10. Whiskey Rebellion farmers were hit the hardest.
used the whiskey to trade for goods they needed.

11. Whiskey Rebellion Farmers oppose the tax because: No protection
No opportunities to trade
They should be able to keep the money from things they make themselves

12. Whiskey Rebellion To show they were unhappy farmers
Refused to pay taxes
Violence breaks out

15. Whiskey Rebellion
Washington leads 13,000 troops into Pennsylvania to stop the rebellion.

16. Shays v. Whiskey Shays Whiskey Over taxes Government unable to stop
Shows weakness in Articles of Confederation
Over taxes
Washington and 13,000 troops sent in to stop it
Shows strength of the Constitution

17. Neutrality Proclamation
1793

19. Neutrality Proclamation
“The duty and interest of the United States require that they should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue a conduct of friendly and impartial towards the belligerent powers.”
George Washington

20. Cabinet Battle #2 from Hamilton
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Cabinet Battle #2 from Hamilton

21. Neutrality Proclamation
Answer in your notes.
Which two European countries do you think are the subject of this quote?
According to this quote, how does Washington want the United States to respond to the European conflict?

22. Jay’s Treaty
November 1794

23. Jay’s Treaty England is. . .
seizing ships carrying food to the French West Indies
helping Native Americans fight American settlers

24. Jay’s Treaty The British must. . .
Pay damages on seized American ships
Abandon their forts in the west.
The Americans must. . .
Pay debts it owed Britain

25. Jay’s Treaty Treaty is signed in November 1794
Very unpopular because it doesn’t solve the problem of impressment
England would kidnap American sailors and force them to join the English Navy

26. Pickney’s Treaty
1795

27. Charles Pickney is sent to negotiate with Spain.
Pickney’s Treaty
Charles Pickney is sent to negotiate with Spain.

28. 2 ways Spain is hurting American business:
Pickney’s Treaty
2 ways Spain is hurting American business:
Disputed the border between the U.S. and Florida
2. Closed the port of New Orleans

29. Pickney’s Treaty Pickney demands: Reopen New Orleans to trade
2. Right of deposit in New Orleans
Allows boats to transfer goods without paying cargo fees

30. Pickney’s Treaty Spain agrees to:
Recognize the Florida/U.S. border at 31 degrees N latitude
Reopen the port of New Orleans with the right of deposit