1. Journal #24
Monarchy – government in which all power belongs to a single person (monarch or king/queen)
Corrupt– bad or evil
Neutrality – not favoring a position or side
Anticipate – to expect something
Astray – off the right path

2. Troubles Abroad and at Home

3. The French Revolution
In 1789, the citizens of Paris, France challenged their corrupt government
They attacked the Bastille – a prison that held the enemies of the French Crown
During the French Revolution the French citizens overthrew their monarchy and created a republican government

4. The French Revolution
The Declaration of the Rights of Man stated the principles of the French Revolution
“liberty, equality, and fraternity (brotherhood)”
The French Revolution was inspired by the U.S. Revolution – many Americans celebrated France’s Independence
Thomas Jefferson said he was fortunate “to see in the course of fourteen years two such revolutions as were never before seen.”
Other Americans were not as happy about the violent riots of the French Revolution and the fact that King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette were beheaded

5. U.S. Neutrality
A few months after the French Revolution started, France and Great Britain went to war
People in the U.S. were divided on who to support – Washington’s cabinet is even divided
The Neutrality Proclamation stated that the U.S. would not take sides with countries at war in Europe
Not everyone agreed with Washington – James Madison and other members of Congress question him

6. Citizen Genet
Edmund Genet (zhuh-ne) arrived as a French diplomat to the U.S. seeking support for France
He recruited U.S. privateers to attack Britain
Washington warned Genet that he was hurting U.S. neutrality
Genet threatens to have Congress overrule Washington – Genet is thrown out of the U.S.
The main point: our government is working!!!

7. Thomas Jefferson Resigns
Secretary of State Jefferson is pro-France and he felt that pro-British Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton was influencing Washington’s foreign policy
Jefferson felt that he was not able to fulfill his duties and resigns in 1793
Washington was disappointed

8. Jay’s Treaty
The British began seizing all ships carrying food to French’s West Indies – capturing many American ships
The British were also thought to be provoking Indian uprisings on the western frontier
John Jay is sent to London to work out a peaceful resolution – both sides sign Jay’s Treaty
The treaty kept the peace with Britain - even though it wasn’t a great treaty
The main point: our government is working!!!

9. Pinckney’s Treaty
Along the frontier with Spanish Florida there was a border dispute
Because of this dispute, the Spanish closed the port of New Orleans to U.S. trade in 1784
Washington asked U.S. ambassador Thomas Pinckney to help
Pinkney’s treaty – re-opens New Orleans and ends the border dispute
The main point: The government is working!!

10. 9.4
Challenges at home

11. Conflict in the Northwest Territory
American Indians’ land was being taken by settlers in the Ohio Valley
Mohawk leader Joseph Brant united the tribes against the settlers and asked for a new treaty
Talks with the U.S. did little and eventually the Indians went to war, supplied by British traders

12. The Battle of Fallen Timbers
In 1794, American Indians fought the U.S. Army
The U.S. Army, led by “Mad” Anthony Wayne (Ft. Wayne, IN) won and burned the Indians villages and fields
In 1795, Indian leaders signed the Treaty of Grenville
Gave the U.S. access to all Indian land in the NW territory
The main point: The government is working (and U.S. history is awful for Native Americans)

13. The Whiskey Rebellion
Congress passed a tax on American made whiskey in 1791
Farmers who produced a small amount of whiskey for trade argued that they couldn’t afford the tax
A rebellion started in 1794, protesters refused to pay the tax and tarred and feathered tax collectors
President Washington sends in 13,000 troops and the rebels flee, ending the Whiskey Rebellion
How was this outcome different from Shays Rebellion?

14. Washington’s Farewell Address
Washington decided not to run for a 3rd term in 1796
With the help of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison he writes his Farewell Address

15. Washington’s Farewell Address
Washington warned the country about dangers facing the country
Foreign ties, political divisions, public debt
Washington wanted the country to avoid debt, be free from outside influences, and avoid diplomatic problems
He said that disagreements between political groups weaken government
Political unity and independence is the key to national success