unit 3&4 review chapters 8-11. washington’s presidency takes the oath of office in 1789 who...
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Hamilton’s Economic Plan 3 Parts
Create a national bank Pay of state Debts Institute a tariff
Why did the South oppose this plan? Why did they end up approving of it?
Causes Congress puts a tax on all whiskey to
raise treasury funds
Meanwhile, backcountry farmers are using their surplus of corn to make whiskey.
American Revolution anyone?
Washington’s Reaction and Impact
The only president to ever ride into battle during his term in office! Pardons the leaders of the rebellion
Armed rebellion is UNACCEPTABLE!
Political PartiesFederalists Alexander Hamilton Federal Gov’t Loose interpretation Pro-British Industrial Power to the elite
Republicans Thomas Jefferson State Gov’t Strict Interpretation Pro-French Agricultural Power to the people
Thomas Jefferson Shift from Federalist ideology to
Republican Wants a more united America Continues to pay state debts Reduces military Cuts government jobs Allows federalists to keep their jobs Laissez-faire
Louisiana Purchase France needs money to fight the war vs.
Britain
Livingston and Monroe buy the land at 4 cents/acre
Enter Lewis and Clark 3 Goals
Report back on the geography, plants, animals, and other natural resources.
Make contact with Native Americans. Find out if a waterway existed
between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean (a Northwest Passage)
The War of 1812 Impressment of sailors
France had stopped, but Britain had not Remember back to the Jay treaty
Federalist in the North want to secede!
Treaty of Ghent Second War for Independence. A new pride in ourselves
Latin American Independence Mexico Brazil Peru Chile Argentina Haiti And many more
Monroe Doctrine France and Russia want to help Spain regain
its colonies
Britain and the US want to protect trade with Latin America
1823 President James Monroe issues the Monroe Doctrine The US would not allow European nations to
create colonies in Latin America, or interfere with those free nations.
Age of Jackson Ideology
Believed that ordinary people should participate in American political life.
Believed in creating a more democratic nation.
Change to a more democratic nation
Suffrage – the right to vote
Voting requirements extended to non-property owners
Still no suffrage for women and African Americans
DiscriminationImmigrants
African Americans
German Irish
Nativists
Slavery ends mostly by 1800
Not treated as equals
Cotton Gin Used a spike cylinder to remove seeds
from cotton fibers
Increased cotton production 50x
Contextualize – Industrial revolution