You are responsible for knowing the following
Terms and Names:
Judiciary Act of 1789, Alexander Hamilton, Cabinet, Bank of the United States, Protective Tariff,
Excise Tax, Two Party System, Democratic-Republicans, Federalist, Neutrality, Edmond Genet,
Thomas Pinckney, John Jay
Terms and Names:
Judiciary Act of 1789, Alexander Hamilton, Cabinet, Bank of the United States, Protective Tariff,
Excise Tax, Two Party System, Democratic-Republicans, Federalist, Neutrality, Edmond Genet,
Thomas Pinckney, John Jay
Timeline of Washington's Presidency
George Washington inaugurated as the first President of the United States in New York City, the nation's capital.
April 30, 1789
Congress, led by Representative James Madison, enacts the first protective tariff. Madison consulted with President Washington about the need for the measure.
July 04, 1789
Congress passes the United States' first naturalization law, establishing terms of citizenship.
March 26, 1790
President Washington signs a bill into law that permanently places the nation's capital along the Potomac River, in an area to be called the District of Columbia.
July 16, 1790
President Washington signs a bill into law that directed the Federal government to assume the Revolutionary War debts of the states.
August 04, 1790
The United States Capital officially moves from New York to Philadelphia, where it remains until the completion of the District of Columbia in 1800.
December 06, 1790
Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, with President Washington's support, sends Congress a controversial message (The Report on a National Bank) calling for the creation of an official Bank of the United States. After a hard-won approval by Congress, Washington signs the bill on February 25, 1791.
December 13, 1790
Congress approves its first internal revenue law, creating fourteen revenue districts and placing a tax on all distilled spirits. aka the Whiskey Tax
March 03, 1791
The states officially ratify the first ten amendments to the Constitution, also known as the Bill of Rights. President Washington had called for their ratification in his first inaugural address.
December 15, 1791
President Washington appoints Thomas Pinckney as the first United States minister to England. Washington instructs him to convey a spirit of “sincere friendship” and to seek the liberation of American commerce from British regulations. January 12, 1792
George Washington is unanimously re-elected President of the United States by the Electoral College. John Adams is elected for a second term as Vice President.
December 1792
President Washington issues a "proclamation of neutrality", warning Americans to avoid aiding either side in the emerging conflict between Britain and revolutionary France.
April 22, 1793
President George Washington received the French minister to the United States, Edmond Charles Genet. Known as “Citizen Genet,” the minister had come to the United States to try to gain U.S. support for France.
MAY 18, 1793
American relations with Britain begin to deteriorate rapidly after the British government issues secret orders for the Royal Navy to confiscate any vessels trading with French possessions in the Caribbean. The Royal Navy seizes more than 200 American ships.
October 1793
Thomas Jefferson resigns as secretary of state. President Washington appoints Edmund Randolph as his successor. December 31, 1793
In the hopes of quelling mounting tensions between the United States and Britain, Washington selects Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Jay to serve as a special envoy to Britain, in the hope that he can broker a deal with the British government to improve relations and address American grievances.
April 16, 1794
Farmers in western Pennsylvania rebel over the strict enforcement of an excise tax on whiskey passed in 1791. President Washington issues a proclamation on August 7 ordering the insurgents to return home. When this fails, he calls up more than 12,000 militiamen and dispatches them to Pennsylvania, whereupon the insurrection dissolves.
July 1794
General Anthony Wayne defeats an Indian force numbering more than 1,000 at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The victory helps open the Ohio territory for American settlement and is a defeat for Britain, which had allied with the Native Americans in the region.
August 20, 1794
American statesman John Jay signed the Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty with Britain. The treaty, now known as Jay's Treaty, was designed to resolve issues between the United States and Britain.
NOVEMBER 19, 1794
The United States signs the Treaty of San Lorenzo with Spain, granting Americans the right to ship goods through the port of New Orleans without having to pay duties to the Spanish Government.
October 27, 1795
The American Government, represented by David Humphreys, agrees to pay a sum of nearly a million dollars to the Dey of Algiers for protection of American shipping in the Mediterranean and for the ransom of sailors.
November 1795
President Washington releases what has become known as his “Farwell Address,” in which he advises future American leaders to minimize “political connection” with foreign powers.
September 19, 1796
After reading Washington's Presidential timeline, choose 5
that you would like to know more about and research those
topics. We will use fishbowl to discuss the difficulties of a young nation and the Washington Administration's attempt to solve many pressing issues.
Consider the following questions:
1. why did some support an alliance with britain while others
preferred to align themselves with france? Which country
would you have chosen to ally yourself with? Explain.
2. what action did washington take toward the rebellion in
western pennsylvania and how did this create a precedent?
3. discuss the significance of New Orleans and westward
expansion for the young republic.... fallen timbers....
4. explain the animosity toward citizen genet, Jay's treaty,
and a national bank.
George Washington's Farewell Address
In September 1796, worn out by burdens of the presidency and attacks of political foes, George Washington announced his decision not to seek a third term. With the assistance of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, Washington composed in a “Farewell Address” his political testament to the nation. Designed to inspire and guide future generations, the address also set forth Washington’s defense of his administration’s record and embodied a classic statement of Federalist doctrine.
Washington’s principal concern was for the safety of the eight-year- old Constitution. He believed that the stability of the Republic was threatened by the forces of geographical sectionalism, political faction- alism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation’s domestic af- fairs. He urged Americans to subordinate sectional jealousies to com- mon national interests. Writing at a time before political parties had become accepted as vital extraconstitutional, opinion-focusing agen- cies, Washington feared that they carried the seeds of the nation’s de- struction through petty factionalism. Although Washington was in no sense the father of American isolationism, since he recognized the ne- cessity of temporary associations for “extraordinary emergencies,” he did counsel against the establishment of “permanent alliances with other countries,” connections that he warned would inevitably be sub- versive of America’s national interest.
Washington did not publicly deliver his Farewell Address. It first ap- peared on September 19, 1796, in the Philadelphia Daily American Advertiser and then in papers around the country.
Here's a copy of Washington's Farewell Address... Read and write down the key terms OR terms you don't understand.
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/Farewell%20Address%20%28Abridged%29.pdf
1. What did Washington warn future leaders and fellow American's about?
A.
B.
C.
2. In what ways did we listen to his advice and ignore it? Explain your answer.
In September 1796, worn out by burdens of the presidency and attacks of political foes, George Washington announced his decision not to seek a third term. With the assistance of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, Washington composed in a “Farewell Address” his political testament to the nation. Designed to inspire and guide future generations, the address also set forth Washington’s defense of his administration’s record and embodied a classic statement of Federalist doctrine.
Washington’s principal concern was for the safety of the eight-year- old Constitution. He believed that the stability of the Republic was threatened by the forces of geographical sectionalism, political faction- alism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation’s domestic af- fairs. He urged Americans to subordinate sectional jealousies to com- mon national interests. Writing at a time before political parties had become accepted as vital extraconstitutional, opinion-focusing agen- cies, Washington feared that they carried the seeds of the nation’s de- struction through petty factionalism. Although Washington was in no sense the father of American isolationism, since he recognized the ne- cessity of temporary associations for “extraordinary emergencies,” he did counsel against the establishment of “permanent alliances with other countries,” connections that he warned would inevitably be sub- versive of America’s national interest.
Washington did not publicly deliver his Farewell Address. It first ap- peared on September 19, 1796, in the Philadelphia Daily American Advertiser and then in papers around the country.
Here's a copy of Washington's Farewell Address... Read and write down the key terms OR terms you don't understand.
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/Farewell%20Address%20%28Abridged%29.pdf
1. What did Washington warn future leaders and fellow American's about?
A.
B.
C.
2. In what ways did we listen to his advice and ignore it? Explain your answer.