Bellringer 1 What were the two major requirements

Bellringer 1. What were the two major requirements for a territory to become a state per the Northwest Ordinance? 2. How did the Natchez Trace effect the economy of Tennessee? 3. If George Washington hadn’t been elected the first president, who do you think would have been a good choice?

Goals for Today 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Who were the members of Washington’s cabinet? (This will be important later on) What caused the Whiskey Rebellion and how was it stopped? Why was Jay’s Treaty unpopular? How was Pickney’s Treaty a success? What was the Neutrality Proclamation?

Schedule for this Afternoon ● ● 6 th ends at 12: 33 ● 7 th: 12: 37 -1: 00 ● 8 th: 1: 04 -1: 27 Pep Rally: 1: 35 -2: 15

Washington Leads a New Nation These are the teeth of the America’s father Standard 8. 35

George Washington’s Presidency

Election of George Washington ★ Selected by the electoral college. ★ Washington was chosen unanimously (only President ever). ★ John Adams comes in 2 nd place → Vice President.

1 st Presidential Cabinet ★ Thomas Jefferson: ○ Secretary of State ○ Previous experience ambassador to France.

1 st Presidential Cabinet ★ Alexander Hamilton: ○ Secretary of the Treasury ○ Previous experience economic planner

1 st Presidential Cabinet ★ Henry Knox: ○ Secretary of War ○ Previous experience helped Washington run the Continental Army

Whiskey Rebellion 1791 -1794 Western Pennsylvania

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

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

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 ● ●

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

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

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

Jay’s Treaty ★ England is… ○ Seizing ships carrying food to the West ★ REALLY unpopular Indies ○ Doesn’t solve ○ Helping Native Americans fight the issue of impressment of American settlers sailors ★ The British must… ★ Impressment → ○ Pay damages on American ships England would ○ Abandon their forts in the west capture American sailors and force ★ The Americans must… them to join the ○ Pay their debts to Britain British navy.

Pinckney's Treaty ★ Charles Pinckney is sent to negotiate with Spain. ★ Spain is hurting American businesses in 2 ways: ○ Disputed the border between U. S. & Spanish FL. ○ Closed the port of New Orleans.

Pinckney's Treaty ★ Pinckney demands: ○ Reopen New Orleans to trade ○ Right of deposit in New Orleans. ■ Allows ships to transfer goods without cargo fee. ★ Spain agrees to: ○ Recognize the Spanish/U. S. border at 31 degrees N. latitude ○ Reopen the port of New Orleans w/ right of deposit

Neutrality Proclamation 1793

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

Time Out Cabinet Battle #2 from Hamilton