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CHAPTER 9

2. CHAPTER 9 The New Nation Takes Form, 1789–1800
The American Promise
A History of the United States Fifth Edition
CHAPTER 9
The New Nation Takes Form,
1789–1800

3. I. The Search for Stability
A. Washington Inaugurates the Government 1. Washington’s election 2. Establishing the presidency 3. The first cabinet B. The Bill of Rights 1. A condition of ratifying the Constitution 2. Madison’s language 3. Ratifying the Bill of Rights 4. A key omission

4. I. The Search for Stability
C. The Republican Wife and Mother 1. Redefining virtue 2. Republican motherhood 3. Politicizing domesticity

5. II. Hamilton’s Economic Policies
A. Agriculture, Transportation, and Banking 1. Agriculture 2. Road building 3. Commercial banking B. The Public Debt and Taxes 1. The Report on Public Credit 2. Controversy 3. Compromise

8. II. Hamilton’s Economic Policies
C. The First Bank of the United States and the Report on Manufactures 1. A national bank 2. Hamilton’s report D. The Whiskey Rebellion 1. The whiskey tax 2. Criticism 3. Resistance in western Pennsylvania 4. The new government flexes its muscles

10. III. Conflict on America’s Borders and Beyond
A. Creeks in the Southwest 1. Negotiating with Georgia Creeks 2. The Treaty of New York 3. Continued conflict B. Ohio Indians in the Northwest 1. U.S. Army enters western Ohio 2. Military action 3. Treaty of Greenville

12. III. Conflict on America’s Borders and Beyond
C. France and Britain 1. The French Revolution and pro-French sentiment 2. War between France and Britain 3. Neutrality Proclamation 4. The Jay Treaty D. The Haitian Revolution 1. Race and power in Haiti 2. The revolution 3. American reactions

16. IV. Federalists and Republicans
A. The Election of Party politics 2. Federalists and Republicans 3. The results B. The XYZ Affair 1. Conflict with France 2. A bribery attempt 3. The Quasi-War

17. IV. Federalists and Republicans
C. The Alien and Sedition Acts 1. The Sedition Act 2. The Alien Acts 3. Republican opposition 4. The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions 5. One-term presidency