Name An Early Republic George Washington What does the Executive Branch look like? Dept./Office Head Function State Department Thomas Jefferson Dept. of Treasury Alexander Hamilton Dept. of War Henry Knox Attorney General Edmund Randolph Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin President s cabinet is very important because. What did the Judicial Branch look like? Judiciary Act of 1789 - District courts at trial courts that handle issues within certain (i.e states or regions) Courts of appeals at when you want a look at the decision made in a district court Supreme Court at Make decisions on many issues The Judiciary Act helps maintain an effective way to judge laws and trial cases by. What did the new economy look like? The U.S. faced serious problems Nation was in from borrowing money from other countries, private citizens, and the states Alexander Hamilton believed the national government should pay back the money borrowed from the states to build the country s Why do you think this would help states have more faith in the Federal government? This plan became known as
Hamilton s Economic Plan 1. Repay Debt National government should pay off the debts because.. 3. Whiskey Tax This tax helped raise money from western farmers because... 2. National Bank Creating a national bank as a place to deposit taxes, provide currency, and to make loans to the nation helped the economy because. 4. Protective Tariff A tax on imported goods would protect American industries from foreign competition because... How did Political Parties begin? Leader Appealed to Federalists merchants, city-folk, wealthy and educated Democratic-Republicans Ideas of gov t States rights over federal government; Strict constitution Domestic Policy Supported Nat l Bank; tariffs should be high Against Nat l Bank; tariffs should be low Foreign Policy Do you support political parties? explain. Explain the Whiskey Rebellion. The Whiskey Rebellion was. What did Washington s major domestic policy include?
What was Washington s Domestic Policy? The duty and interest of the United States required that they should adopt a conduct friendly and impartial toward the warring powers. I have thought fit to declare the position of the United States to observe a conduct towards those powers respectfully; and warn our citizens to avoid all acts which may in any manner tend to go against this position. George Washington s foreign policy stated that the United States will. --Proclamation of Neutrality George Washington s Report Card Topics Letter Grade Justification Foriegn and Domestic Policies Debt Effort Keeping the nation together Thomas Jefferson Election of 1800 Read: The Election of 1800 How was the campaigning different in the election of 1800 different than today s campaigns? Similar? Read: The Vote is Tied What problems can occur when electing president and vice president is simply based on the 1st and 2nd highest number of votes? What was the significance of the Election of 1800?
Describe the event Marbury v. Madison? What were the 3 outcomes of the case? 1. 2. 3. Describe the Embargo Act. What is impressment? The Louisiana Purchase- Color and label territory Why is the Mississippi River so important during this time period? What is the significance of the Louisiana Purchase? Thomas Jefferson's Report Card Topics Letter Grade Justification Foreign Policies Domestic Policies
James Madison War of 1812 Causes : Effects : James Madison s Report Card Topics Letter Grade Justification Overall handling of the War of 1812 Define Nationalism James Monroe What makes you feel a sense of Nationalism towards the United States? What words/phrases would you use to describe an Era of Good Feelings? Read Era of Good Feelings summary below: The happy end of the War of 1812 led to the Era of Good Feelings. A period in which all Americans belonged to the same political party-the Democratic-Republicans. This was partly due to the collapse of the Federalist Party, the old party of Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase some years back, and by doubling the size of America, there was a bigger sense of needing to secure America's borders from foreign nations.it was a good thing during this time period America was at peace with European nations.this was a time in which American nationalism, or pride in one s country, surged. The economy was steady. New ideas were brought to the table, many including new transportation routes and means of travel. The Erie canal was built creating a faster and cheaper way to ship goods, and the building of the canal itself brought many jobs to America. While slavery still existed in the United States, there was at least an equal number of slave and free states, creating a balance among different social ideologies. Highlight or underline any ideas in the summary above that match your own list of reasons why a country s government and people would be happy and content.
Read Clay s American System summary below: In these years, Americans cooperated to improve their transportation routes by building roads and canals. Henry Clay sought to resolve differences between the North and the South while representing the nationalist outlook of the west. Clay proposed his American System to congress. His system consisted of high tariffs to protect American manufactured goods. He then proposed that the money collected from the tariffs go towards roads and canals in the west. In this way, Clay hoped his system would bind the industrial east and the agrarian west together. Despite his efforts, the American system never went into effect. Congress was never able to adequately fund the project. List all parts of Henry Clay s American system How did Clay s American System try and create a connection of the East and West together? How would this continue a time period of good feelings if it had worked out? John Marshall s Court Decisions Case Description Ruling Explanation Significance Marbury v. Madison non-delivered last minute judge appointments causes Marbury to sue Unconstitutional to force the delivery of papers 1.Constitution is supreme law 2.If law says one thing, but Constitution says something else, Constitution rules 3. Judicial Review
. Read The Missouri Compromise below: The American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention had failed to resolve the issue of slavery in America. Many early American leaders had imagined that slavery would just die out; however, the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 made it easier for unskilled slaves to remove the seeds from the cotton. The factories of England and the Northern U.S. kept up the demand for cotton. This made the production of cotton increase. Therefore, plantations needed more slaves. After the Louisiana Purchase, the question of slavery again came into sharp focus. Henry Clay engineered a compromise in which slavery was forbidden in the new territory north of (36 30 ) line, except Missouri. One free state (Maine) and one slave state (Missouri) were admitted to the Union at the same time to keep the balance between slave and free states in Senate. Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks In 1820, the Missouri Compromise was designed to slavery in the Louisiana Territory with the exception of admitting as a state, and to keep the balance, was admitted as a state. How did the Missouri Compromise aim to continue the Era of Good Feelings? Read summary #1 of The Monroe Doctrine below James Monroe fought in the American Revolution, helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase, and served as Secretary of State under James Madison. During the early to mid 1800s, America was not directly involved in any major foreign affairs; however, many European nations were dealing with problems among their colonies in Latin America. This sparked Monroe issuing a doctrine to those European nations: Our policy in regard to Europe is not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers; to cultivate friendly relations with it, and to preserve the just land claims of every power From the reading above, what was Monroe s policy toward U.S. foreign involvement in European Territories so far in the quote?. Read part 2 of The Monroe Doctrine below...but this continent's circumstances are different. It is impossible that the European powers should extend their political system to any portion of this continent without endangering our peace and happiness From the reading above, what does it mean to extend a political system to any portion of this continent? What was Monroe explaining to Spain and other European powers above?
Directions : Cut and paste each description of event in the first row of boxes.then, cut and paste the description of why each event fits with the Era of Good Feelings in the second row
Cut outs: Warning for all European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere Two states are admitted into the U.S. as a free and slave state Different parts of the U.S. should be connected via new transportation routes Growing sense of pride and positive feelings among a nation These are all definitions, that should be pasted in the first series of boxes Creating a door to other regions in the U.S. allows for a more connected country socially and economically Continuing a process of positive events and a growing sense people, living in the U.S. is good Without any foreign affair issues, the U.S. can exist peacefully and happily Keeping the balance of the regions allows for peacetime These are all effects and outcomes that should be pasted in the second series of boxes Cut outs: Warning for all European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere Two states are admitted into the U.S. as a free and slave state Different parts of the U.S. should be connected via new transportation routes Growing sense of pride and positive feelings among a nation These are all definitions, that should be pasted in the first series of boxes Creating a door to other regions in the U.S. allows for a more connected country socially and economically Continuing a process of positive events and a growing sense people, living in the U.S. is good Without any foreign affair issues, the U.S. can exist peacefully and happily Keeping the balance of the regions allows for peacetime These are all effects and outcomes that should be pasted in the second series of boxes Cut outs: Warning for all European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere Two states are admitted into the U.S. as a free and slave state Different parts of the U.S. should be connected via new transportation routes Growing sense of pride and positive feelings among a nation These are all definitions, that should be pasted in the first series of boxes Creating a door to other regions in the U.S. allows for a more connected country socially and economically Continuing a process of positive events and a growing sense people, living in the U.S. is good Without any foreign affair issues, the U.S. can exist peacefully and happily Keeping the balance of the regions allows for peacetime These are all effects and outcomes that should be pasted in the second series of boxes