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George Washingtion Elected President.
VP - John Adams
Secretary of State - Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of Treasury - Alexander Hamilton -
Tariff of 1789
Was the first major legislation passed by the new congress. There was a 5% tax placed on imported goods so that it would help protect U.S. Manufacturing so that the country would be less independent on imported goods. -
The first cabinet
The Positions are:
Secretary of State:Thomas Jefferson
(March 22, 1790 - December 31, 1793)
Secretary of State:Alexander Hamilton
(September 11, 1789 - January 31, 1795)
Secretary of War:Henry Knox
(September 12, 1789 - December 31, 1794)
Attoney General:Edmund Randolph
(February 2, 1790 - January 2, 1794) -
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
This was the response to the alien and seditious acts. It put a stop to the alien and sedition acts and recognized that states had the power to chose if they wanted to follow federal laws -
Philadelphia as the nation’s capital
George Washington lived in the mansion from November 1790 untill March 1997 when John Adams occupied the mansion. -
First Bank of United States
The first bank was an idea of Alexander Hamilton he thought it was a critical componeint of the US ecconomy. He saw the bank as an institution that would safeguard all pecuniary transactions. The Bank would not only stimulate the economy but also enhance the shaky credit of the government. -
The Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison, they established everyones individual rights. This was written to satify the antifederalists. -
Fugitive Slave law
This law stated that all states had to return slaves to those from which they had escaped from, including thise states who had already abolished slavery. -
French Revolution - Citizen Genet
This threatened the American neutrality during the French Revolutionary Wars -
Eli Whitney granted patent for the cotton gin
Whitney knew that if he could invent such a machine, he could apply to the federal government for a patent. If granted, he would have exclusive rights to his invention for 14 years (today it is 20 years), and he could hope to reap a handsome profit from it. -
Whiskey Rebellion
a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers and threatened to spread to other states. Hamilton knew that the large and potentially hostile force in Pennsylvania could not be tolerated. If the government were to survive, it would have to show itself capable of keeping control.
George Washington then sent in troops to stop the rebellion but when they got there it had already stopped. -
Jay’s Treaty with England
This maintained the friendship with England during the war England was in with France that we also had an alliance with so that we were becoming neutral in the war. -
Pinckney’s Treaty with Spain
This established the intentions of friendship between the U.S. And Spain. -
Farewell Address
In his farewell address Washington urged Americans to avoid excessive political party spirit and geographical distinctions. In foreign affairs, he warned against long-term alliances with other nations. -
John Adams Elected
Federalist
VP - Thomas Jefferson -
XYZ Affair
Diplomatic crisis between the U.S. And French diplomats -
Naturalization Act
first of four laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. The act required immigrants to reside in the United States for 14 years before becoming eligible for citizenship, tacking an additional nine years to the prior residence requirement. It also declared neutralism when France and Britain were both at war and we did not want to chose a side. -
Alien Act, Sedition Act
These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. Previously a new immigrant would have to reside in the United States for five years before becoming eligible to vote, but a new law raised this to 14 years. -
Judiciary Act
The Judiciary Act was a compromise of the people who wanted the federal courts to have the majority power anf those who wanted federal courts to have most of the power. the compromise between the two was to establish Judiacail Courts. -
"Midnight Appointments"/Judiciary Act
This reduced the size of supremacy courts
