Launching+the+Nation+(Traceh)

= Chapter 7 Launching the Nation Thursday, February 17th =


 * Section 1
 * Washington leads a new nation 234


 * Section 2
 * Hamilton and National Finances 238


 * Section 3
 * Challenges for the New Nation

3 2- Goal: to learn the vocab. for the chapter-3 3 []

3 1-Goal: learn about George Washington's life before and after he became the first president- 4 3

Question 1- Do you have past experience leading something? Question 2- Were you a federalist from the beginning or were you an anti federalist first? Question 3- Do you have a family (wife or kids)?

Facts-
 * 1) George Washington was born in Virginia on February 22, 1732.
 * 2) George lived at Wakefield plantation until he was 3.
 * 3) George lived on a plantation that grew tobacco (Wakefield).
 * 4) Mt. Vernon became Washington's home when he was 16.
 * 5) George fought the French for his job in the army.
 * 6) George's house was visited a lot by people traveling either north or south.
 * 7) Most of the work on Mt. Vernon was done by slaves, but Washington made all of his slaves free.
 * 8) He was considered by most as the best rider around so he trained all his horses on his own.
 * 9) While in combat, Washington still directed his plantation through letters.
 * 10) 1783 Washington resigned from the army.
 * 11) Washington was able to create a strong central government that is still kind of used today when in office.
 * 12) Washington wanted to be at home rather than at office.
 * 13) He died unexpectedly from a throat infection.

Expectations- improved trade, government protection, stable economy, farmers didn't want taxes (they didn't want gov't to interfere with them), Merchants wanted gov't to help with their businesses, simpler trade laws, and they wanted to be protected from foreign competitors.

a. The electoral college elected George Washington as the 1st president. b. Martha Washington attended social events and entertained guests. She never had alone time either.

February 21st

(3) (1) Goal: Learn about national debt and Bank of America and Washington's problems in office (4) (3)

5 Words about economics- money, foreign countries, politics, my dad, banks

National Debt- Hamilton thought bonds should go up even though they were sold for lower prices while Jefferson opposed it, Hamilton won

States Debt- Hamilton wanted federal gov't to pay for 21.5 out of the 25 million dollars owed by states. The south opposed this because they didn't have much national debt.

Hamilton's Economic Plan- Hamilton said he would move the capital to Philadelphia so the southern states would trust him. Jefferson wanted individual rights and Hamilton wanted federal government to be in charge. Hamilton started a national government to store national money.

Agree/ Disagree on Banks

Strongly agreed- Hamilton strongly agreed with the idea of a national bank because it was his idea. He came up with it because he wanted a place where the government could safely deposit money and the bank could make loans to government and businesses. Hamilton knew some states would disagree with this so he said each state could have their own bank so the national bank wouldn't have a monopoly.

Slightly agreed- President George Washington and the Congress slightly agreed in the bank idea. They hoped the bank would give stability to the nations economy. Congress enacted the charter for the Bank of the United States in February 1791 to show they agreed with the banks.

Strongly disagreed- Both Jefferson and Madison disagreed with banks. It didn't say if they strongly disagreed or slightly disagreed but I made the assumption that they both strongly disagreed because they wanted individual rights. Both of them thought the Constitution didn't give the Congress the right to make a bank. Jefferson and Madison both thought with the banks, the national economy would be mostly controlled by the central government.

Slightly disagreed- I think if anyone slightly disagreed, it was Jefferson. I think this because he believed in changing the Constitution only only when necessary, not convenient. So he kind of believed in bending the constitution, but only if we really needed it. He still disagreed with the banks because he thought it would give too much power to the central government.

February 22
(3) (1) Goal- to learn the economic problems of Washington's Presidency, Whiskey Rebellion (4) (3)

Rebellion- Shay's rebellion was an important rebellion and I think a rebellion is where someone is unhappy so they revolt.

Whiskey Rebellion

 * Made on March 1791, was a tax on American made whiskey, Hamilton wanted to raise money.
 * Western farmers believed the tax was aimed just on them because it was easier to ship than corn and money was rare. They were already angry with the knew government because they didn't feel protected.
 * In 1792 protesting got so bad that Washington had to order a proclamation that the law must be followed.
 * In 1794 the protesting turned violent and some people refused to pay the tax as they tarred and feathered tax collectors.
 * Washington was going to take on the rebellion farmers but they fled when he threatened with his army.
 * Who- Hamilton, Washington, farmers
 * What- look above
 * Where- western Pennsylavania and other western states were affected the most
 * When- March 1791 was when the tax started, 1794 was when it got violent
 * Why- The law was passed because Hamilton wanted to raise money, poeple rebelled because whiskey was one of their onely ways to make money.
 * How- They were able to rebel and pass laws.

February 23rd

(3) (1) Goal: Learn about George Washington's political decisions. (3) (4)

Cabinet Positions-
 * State
 * Treasury
 * Defense
 * Justice
 * Interior
 * Agriculture
 * Commerce
 * Labor
 * Health and Human Services
 * Housing and Urban Development
 * Transportation
 * Energy
 * Veterans Affairs
 * Education
 * Homeland Security

Judiciary Act of 1789- An act that created three levels of courts and defined their powers and relationship to the state courts. Supreme, district, federal.

February 24th

E (3) U (1) Goal: to learn about the political events of Washington's presidency - neutrality E U

Neutrality notes
Political Issues- Foreign-

France- In 1789, they rebelled against the king in the French Revolution and a few years after the French Revolution started, the French attacked Britain. Some Americans were for the British, some for the French, and some were neutral. Edmond Genet wanted the U.S. to help beat Britain, but Washington thought that would be a bad idea to break the neutrillity.

Britain- Britain fought with French in the French Revolution but they started taking advantage of America. America sent Jay to make a treaty with Britain before another war broke out between them.

Spain- Spain shut off their trade route with America because they thought Britain and America were going to go against the. The Pinckney treaty was signed to restore this trade route in 1795.

Natives- The British helped the Natives fight the settlers. This led to Jay's Treaty.

February 28th

E (3) U (1) Goal: To learn Washington's farewells and study for test E (3) U (3) Political Parties- I think they are a good thing because it separates ideas and opinions and the country can vote for which one they think is better. 5 things Washington wanted for our country- Didn't want us to form permanent alliances with countries, didn't want growing political conflicts within the nation, wanted political unity so we didn't fight, didn't want political conflicts at home, and he didn't want the country to borrow too much money and go in debt.

Washington would be very upset because no one is even listening to any of his ideas that he said would help our country. He would be mad about all the alliances and all the debt.