1. Washington’s Administration
Competing Visions for a New Nation
Washington’s Administration

2. Setting up Government Washington Elected Adams is Vice President
Jefferson is Secretary of State
Hamilton is Secretary of Treasury
Knox is Secretary of War
Randolph is Attorney General

3. United
States
Territory
1790

4. United
States
Territory
1800

5. 2 alternatives

6. The whiskey rebellion
Settlers on frontier refuse to pay excise tax on whiskey
Mobs tar and feather tax collectors
Washington sends militia to quash rebellion
Jefferson sees the action as a suppression of legitimate opposition to government policies

7. Key Controversies
Desire to increase manufacturing through government investment and regulation
Creation of a federal Bank
Diplomatic tension
French Revolution
Jay’s Treaty
Pinckney’s Treaty

8. Washington’s Farewell Address
“In contemplating the causes which may disturb our Union, it occurs as matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characterizing parties by geographical discriminations, Northern and Southern, Atlantic and Western; whence designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views”
“It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill­-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which finds a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions.”
"...cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible...avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt....it is essential that you...bear in mind, that towards the payments of debts there must be Revenue, that to have Revenue there must be taxes; that no taxes can be devised, which are not...inconvenient and unpleasant..."
"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world..."