Presidency Chart – Washington (1789-1797)

Significant members of Cabinet

/ Judiciary Act of 1789
Sec. of Treasury =
Sec. of State =
Sec. of War =
Attorney General = / What did this do?
Why is part of it found unconstitutional in 1803?

Supreme Court:

Who does GW appoint Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1789?
How many members were on the court?

Hamilton’s Eco. Plan = B.E. F.A.T.!

/ Whiskey Rebellion
Congress passes all of Hamilton’s plan except for the: ______
Explain each part of the plan.
B = 1st Bank of the U.S.
  • What is this?
  • How did Hamilton justify it?
E= Excise Tax
  • What is an excise tax?
  • What was this an excise tax on? ______
  • What is the effect of this tax?
F= Funding at Par
  • What is this?
  • Why was it necessary?
A= Assumption of State debts
  • Why did Ham. want a huge national debt?
  • What states hated this plan? Why?
  • What is the compromise to get this passed?
T= Tariff
  • What is a tariff?
  • What kind of tariff was this?
/ When was it? ______
Where did it occur? ______
What happened?
Why did it happen?
How is it stopped?
Why is this event significant?
Rise of Political Parties
What are the 1st two political parties? ______
What caused them to develop?
Contrast the two parties:
Federalists: / Democratic-Republicans (D-Rs):
1. / 1.
2. / 2.
3. / 3.
4. / 4.
5. / 5.
6. / 6.
7. / 7.
8. / 8.
9. / 9.
10. / 10.
Foreign Problems: / Foreign Problem Treaties:
French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802):
What is the French revolution?
How did the French Revolution affect Britain?
  • How did this affect the U.S.?
What problems did the U.S. have with France because of the French Revolution?

Citizen Genet

Who was he?
How did Genet almost cause the U.S. to join the French Revolution?
How does Washington deal with this affair?

Neutrality Proclamation (1793)

/ Jay’s Treaty (signed in 1794 BUT not effective until 1796):
Pinckney’s Treaty (1795)
Treaty of Greenville (1795)
Farewell Address
Who wrote it?
Why was it written?
What does Washington say in his farewell address?

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