Chapter 6 A Strong Start for a Nation

Section One: A Federal Government Is Established

I. The First PresidentA. George Washington

1. April 6, 1789 the unanimous choice for president2. Popular after Continental Army’s victory at Yorktown

B. Challenges of the first Congress1. Each step would set a precedent2. Protect individual liberties

a. Ten amendments known as __________________b. What are they?

3. Federal court systema. Judiciary Act of 1789- established a federal district court for each stateb. Specified number of Supreme Court justices (6) and defined courts powers

4. Three departmentsa. State Department, War Department, Treasury Department

II. Restoring the Nation’s Credit

A. Serious financial problems1. Secretary of the treasury

a. Alexander Hamilton- belief in federalism, influenced by Adam Smith

2. Hamilton’s proposalsa. Pay off the national debt ($77 million)b. Take over state debtsc. Move the capital to Washington D.C.

III. Hamilton’s Bank Proposal

A. Bank of the United States1. Braches in major U.S. cities

a. Opposition- strict constructionist vs. loose constructionist

2. Chartered in 1791

IV. Domestic Difficulties

A. The Whiskey Rebellion1. Tax on certain domestically produced items2. News of the tax infuriated the farmers3. Rebellion began is western PA 500 men attacked federal

officials4. Challenged federal authority and Washington assembled a

force of 13,000 men the “Whiskey Boys” quickly disbandedB. Conflict on the frontier

1. Northwest Territory settlers conflict with American Indians2. Battle of Fallen Timbers- Treaty of Greenville

a. U.S. titled to lands - much of present day Ohio and part of Indiana

Assignment

• Read Chapter 6 Section one pgs. 190-196• Complete section one vocabulary and review

questions 3 and 4