Challenges at Home The Whiskey Rebellion 1. Tax on American-made whiskey a. Farmers angry – cannot afford tax

Challenges at Home

The Whiskey Rebellion

1. Tax on American-made whiskey

a. Farmers angry – cannot afford tax

Challenges at Home2. Protestors refused to pay tax and

tarred and feathered tax collectors

3. Washington puts army together

and Whisky Rebellion ends

Challenges at Home

Washington leads army into western Pa to end Whisky Rebellion

Challenges at HomeWashington’s Farewell Address

1.Washington decides not to run for

3rd term

“tired of public life and devoutly (strongly) wishes for retirement.”

~Washington

Challenges at Homea. reminds Americans he is only

president, not king…citizens are true leaders

Challenges at Home2. Writes farewell speech

a. discusses dangers to Americans:

1. Political divisions will weaken

government….unity is key to

success

Challenges at Home

2. Government should not borrow money

(prevent debt)

3. Be careful of relationships

with other countries

Challenges at Home

“I anticipate….the sweet enjoyment …. of good laws under a free government, the ever favorite object of my heart.”

~Washington

John Adam’s PresidencyXYZ Affair

1. Adams’s first goal as pres. was to improve relations between US and France

John Adam’s Presidency

a. France attacking American ships

b. Adams sends diplomats to France but French foreign

minister will not meet with them


c. French agents secretly meet with US diplomats:

1. French will discuss treaty only for $250,000 bribe and

$12 million loan


2. US refuses demand and Congress calls for war with France

d. Called XYZ affair – X, Y and Z substitute for names of French agents


e. Adams fears war – asks for peacetime army and to expand navy

1. But American + French ships attack each other in Caribbean


f. Adams refuses to go to war and

eventually treaty signed between

French and US


Alien and Sedition Acts

1. Alien Act – President can remove

foreign residents from the country

“Any treasonable or secret plots against the government”


2. Sedition Act – US can’t join any

plots against the government’s policies

Illegal to “write, print, utter or publish” any false or hostile words

against the government or its policies.


3. These acts applied mostly to

Republicans who were unhappy

with current government policies

a. Some arrested and jailed


4. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions –

said Alien and Sedition Acts were

unconstitutional

a. Written by Madison + Hamilton


b. Said state governments could

ignore unconstitutional, federal

laws

c. Impacted idea of states’ rights

and their right to challenge federal govern.


Election of 1800

1. Jefferson and Burr (Republicans) vs. Adams and Pickney


4. Jefferson actively campaigns while

Adams believes he will be judged on

his public record

a. Hamilton works against Adams and further divides Federalist party


Narrow Republican Victory1. Jefferson and Burr each win 73 electoral

votes, 65 for Adams and 64 for Pickney

2. Both Jefferson and Burr eligible for

President


a. House of Representatives decides

1. Federalists vote for Burr

2. Republicans for Jefferson

b. Another tie – repeated 30 times


3. Jefferson finally wins (thanks to

Hamilton)

a. Federalist party weakened because of loss


b. Jefferson believes transfer of power

between the 2 parties shows strength of US government


4. 12th Amendment – separate ballot

Documents

Challenges at Home The Whiskey Rebellion 1. Tax on American-made whiskey a. Farmers angry – cannot afford tax