America in Puberty The Early National Period, 17891824

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America in PubertyThe Early National Period,
1789-1824
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Extra-Credit Question, Worth Seventy-Six Points

• Who was the first President of the United States?

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Ha!! Youre all WRONG!
First President of the United States, under the
Articles of Confederation(1777-1787)
               
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I. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, MAY 1787
Roger Shy Boy Sherman, Sort of Great Compromiser
Washington, in charge and mostly clueless

• A. meant to revise Articles, instead create new
  govt.
• B. 3-branch govt.
• 1. executive (Pres)
• 2. legislative (Congress)
• a. Senate
• b. House of Representatives
• 3. Judicial (Supreme Court)

And of course, Sneaky Pete McGee
Franklin Zzzzz
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The Federal City is born!
Blueprint of Washington DC Washington DC today
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NYC Remember, D.C. didnt exist yet
II. First Pres George Washington 1789-1796 A.
highlights 1. Proclamation of Neutrality,
1793 (after French Revolution) We stays outta
youse business, youse stay outta ours 3. custom
of 2 terms as President (until FDR) 4. Farewell
Address avoid permanent alliances and foreign
entanglements
U.S. currency almost worthless
The Washington bible
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III. The Big Battle Alexander Hamilton v.
Jefferson 1. Hamilton create a national
bank we can do it, b/c the Constitution allows
us to make up new laws (loose constructionist)
2. Jefferson No, you cant (strict
constructionist Constitution says nothing about
national bank, so its wrong)
THIS is what you get for advocating a robust,
nationalistic economyPOW!!!
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Golden Ticket!!

• What would Jefferson think about
• a national draft?
• warrantless searches of a car?
• Using the military to crush slave-owning states?

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T.J.- WE SHOULD BE A NATION OF SMALL FARMERS
WITH LITTLE FEDERAL CONTROL! LIKE THE FRENCH WILL
BE, AFTER 1789!!
A.H. SHADDUP! WE SHOULD BE A MODERN NATION
WITH A DYNAMIC, STRONG GOVTLIKE THE BRITISH!
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II. John Adams 1796-1800
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Bloods!
Jets!

• F. Adams Big Moments
• 1. Development of political parties
• a. Federalists (Washingtons originals
  pro-business, Pro-British, active fed. govt.)
• b. Democratic-Republicans (Jeffersonpro-agricul
  ture, small govt., pro-France)
• 2. Adams is defeated by Jefferson in 1800,
  first really competitive and mean presidential
  campaign

Crips!
Sharks!
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Golden Ticket!!

• Whats good about political parties? Whats bad
  about them?

The political cartoons by Thomas Nast that
inspired the donkey/elephant imagerydont ask,
its too complicated
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III. Thomas Jefferson (1800-1808)
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A. Jeffersons Bright Moments 1. Reduce size
of fed. Govt. (to Republicans, the original
goal of Revolution) 2. Louisiana Purchase,
1801 a. Jeffersons quibble Im a strict
constructionist can we even buy new
territory? b. uses treaty-making power to
do it c. Lewis and Clark expedition,
1802-1805 size of U.S. roughly doubled
TJs grave TJs house, Monticello
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Meriwether Lewis (Jeffersons secretary
Capt. William Clark
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Lewis and Clark's Outbound Route Shown in Red,
Inbound in Blue
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But WaitTheres Already People OUT here! What
the?
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Lewis and Clark at work Do You Mind If We Look
Over Your Land, Maybe Grab a Little?
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d. Lewis and Clark prove 1) America is big, and
fertile, and ripe to expand 2) there are a lot
of Native Americans, with great
diversity 3) There is (at long last) no
Northwest Passage (which was Jeffersons
dream)
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IV. War of 1812
EVERYONE SKEDADDLING, AS THE BRITISH BURN
WASHINGTON!
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MULTIPLE CHOICE!Who won the War of 1812?

• A. Great Britain, since they burned the U.S.
  capital and forced us to make peace.
• (If you believe THIS, move to the front right
  corner of the room!)
• B. The U.S., since they forced Great Britain to
  cease the practice of impressment and stopped
  them from arming Native Americans.
• (If you believe THIS, move to the front left
  corner of the room!)
• C. France, since they jumped in the war and
  helped the U.S. win, and were able to claim land
  in Canada theyd lost in the Revolutionary War.
• (If you believe THIS, move to the back right
  corner of the room!)
• D. Nobody.
• (If you believe THIS, move to the back left
  corner of the room!)

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A. Just a Messthe less said, the better. 1.
Pres. James Madison--egged on by War Hawks in
Congress to fight Britain 2. Brought on by
British practice of impressment 3. Some iffy
fighting D.C. burned, a few naval battles 4.
Battle of New Orleans, 1815 Makes Andrew
Jackson a celebrity (even though battle was
fought after treaty)
Jean Lafitte, pirateARRGH!
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AND WE BURNED IT TO THE GROUND!
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V. The Era of Good Feelings, 1815-1830
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A. James Monroe 1816-1824 1. Federalists had
opposed War of 1812, so theyre mostly gone
2. Republicans rule without opposition
Jimmy M, Our
Fourth Prez.
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JMs big moment The Monroe Doctrine, 1823

• Referred to as Americas Self Defense
  Doctrine.
• neutral, just like Washington wanted
• The US declares the Americas off-limits to
  Europe.

US will protect the Americas---new countries
which formed in Central and South America No
European Colonization in the Americas
US will recognize existing European Colonies US
will not meddle in European affairs
Monroe Doctrine
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VI. The National Problem Slavery
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A. Missouri about to enter the Union 1. Will
it be a slave state or free? 2. Opposition 2
arguments a. slavery is bad, immoral
(minority) b. slave states mean more political
power for the South
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MULTIPLE CHOICE!What should be done about
Missouri?

• A. Do a deal let them come in as a slave state,
  and then find some other state to bring in the
  Union as a free state.
• (If you believe THIS, move to the front right
  corner of the room!)
• B. Dont let them in the Union. The South will
  back off they dont want a war.
• (If you believe THIS, move to the front left
  corner of the room!)
• C. Let them come in as a slave state, and leave
  it at that. If you push the South now, they might
  split from the Union.
• (If you believe THIS, move to the back right
  corner of the room!)
• D. Make them come in as a free state. Slavery is
  dying anyway.
• (If you believe THIS, move to the back left
  corner of the room!)

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• B. The Answer The Missouri Compromise
• Missouri comes in as slave state
• Maine comes in as a free state
• Line drawn at 3630 latitude slavery can
  exist south of line, not north of it

Free Slave
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Good M.C. stalls debate on slavery Bad Solut
ion is temporary, and everyone knows it
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C. Era of Good Feelings ends with election of
1824 1. John Quincy Adams over Andrew
Jackson, three others 2. Adams wins in spite
of larger electoral vote for Jackson 3.
Jackson accuses Adams of corrupt bargain
w/other candidate, Henry Clay 4. For 4 years,
Jacksons supporters shut down Adams
The "Corrupt Bargain"
Allegedly did a deal with
To keep the presidency from
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay