Transcript Washington`s Presidency 9-1

Washington’s
Presidency
The president and the congress began
to set up the new government
Key Terms
Inaugurate
Federal Judiciary Act
Cabinet
Tariff
A Presidential Precedent
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George Washington and John Adams Take the
Executive Office in New York after their
inauguration
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George Washington would create every
precedent as president
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George Washington would be called Mr.
President as a show of respect
Order In the Court….I will take a
TUNA SANDWICH
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President Washington would have to set up the courts
and divide power with the states
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The Supreme Court was set up with Six members, later
nine, including one chief justice
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Lower Federal Courts would also be established
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John Jay Would be the First Chief Justice of the
United States
Taxi Cabinet
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The Congress had to help set up the president’s
Cabinet
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Washington would choose Henry Knox to be his
Secretary of War to oversee the Nation’s Defense
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Thomas Jefferson would be Washington’s Secretary of
State, overseeing international relations
A real Ham in the Cabinet
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George Washington Choose Alexander Hamilton as his
Secretary of the Treasury to oversee the Nation’s
Economy
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George Washington Choose Edmund Randolph as his
Attorney General to oversee US legal Matters
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All Four men made up Washington's Cabinet and
advised him in his presidency
Dis…Dat…and Debt
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Alexander Hamilton had to Find a way to repay the
debts owed to Private individuals and foreign nations
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The US had to repay the debts to gain respect and
trade partners in other countries
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Hamilton's New plan needed the help of the wealthy
in the United States, so he paid them back first
National Moving Day
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Hamilton's Plan had three Steps:
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Pay off all war debts
Raise Government Revenues
Create a National bank
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States that had Paid back their War Debts did not
want to pay back the debts of the North
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To Gain the Support of the South the Capital of the
United States was moved to the south
Money in the Bank
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Hamilton also Placed a Tariff on Foreign goods to
raise money for the US and promote US Business
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Hamilton also founded the National Bank to Establish
financial stability
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The Bank Would give the US a place to keep its
money and a way to issue, and loan, money in the
United States
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Tree??
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Hamilton’s National Bank brought the meaning of the
Constitution into question
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Madison and Jefferson believed the Constitution meant what it
said and therefore did not Call for a National Bank
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Hamilton called a National Bank necessary and Proper and
instituted the Elastic Clause
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Washington Decided a National Bank was Necessary and sided
with Hamilton
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Power Points
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