CHAPTER 10 READING GUIDE LAUNCHING THE NEW SHIP OF STATE Terms: Judiciary Act of 1789, Whiskey Tax & Rebellion, Funding at Par, Assumption, Strict Construction, Loose Construction, Elastic Clause, 10thAmendment, Bank of the U.S., Neutrality Proclamation, Citizen Genet, Battle of Fallen Timbers, Treaty of Greenville 1795, Jay’s Treaty, Pinckney’s Treaty, Washington’s Farewell Address, XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Laws, I. New Government, New Nation a. Growing pains 1. Describe the economic situation for the new government. 2. Population 1790? Largest cities?? b. Washington for president 1. How was he chosen for president? 2. Who belonged to the 1st cabinet? Their positions?

c. The Bill of Rights 1. Why did James Madison draft the bill of rights rather than . the call for new conventions? 2. What freedoms are guaranteed by the bill of rights? 3. What did the judiciary act of 1789 accomplish? 4. Who was the 1t chief justice?

II. Hamilton’s economic plan a. Hamilton reviews the corpse of public credit 1. Why did Hamilton’s policies favor the wealthy? 2. Why did Hamilton fund at par, federal debts, & assume the state debts? 3. What compromise (capital compromise) allowed the assumption of state debts?

b. Custom duties & Excise taxes 1. How much was the national debt? 2. How did Hamilton use the debt? Why did he thik it was a blessing? 3. How did Hamilton raise revenue to maintain the permanent debt? 4. Did Hamilton get the protective tariff that he wanted? Elaborate.

c. Hamilton Battles Jefferson for a bank 1. Describe the bank of the U.S. 2. What were it’s purposes? 3. Why did Jefferson oppose the Bank of the U.S.? 4. What different interpretations of the constitution did Hamilton & Jefferson have? What did they respectively base their interpretations on?

d. Mutinous Moonshiners in Pennsylvania 1. Why did the Whiskey Rebellion occur? 2. How did Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion? What resulted?

III. The Development of Political Parties a. The Emergence of Political Parties 1. Why and how did opposition to Hamilton’s policies develop? 2. How did the feud between Jefferson and Hamilton lead to the development of political parties?

b. The Impact of the French Revolution 1. How did the French Revolution affect politics in the U.S.? c. Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation 1. What did our treaty with France bind us to do? 2. Who favored fulfilling the treaty? Why did Hamilton oppose fulfilling the treaty? 3. Why did Washington issue the Neutrality Proclamation? 4. How did Genet try to nullify America’s neutrality? What resulted? 5. Why did the French never officially call on the U.S. to fulfill the treaty?

d. Embroilments with Britain 1. Why had the British failed to give up their forts on U.S. soil? 2. Explain U.S. conflict with Britain in the Northwest and the West Indies. 3. How would have war or embargo with Britain have affected Hamilton’s economic system?

e. Jay’s Treaty and Washington’s Farewell 1. What were the terms of Jay’s Treaty? 2. How did American’s react to the Treaty? 3. Why did Jay’s treaty lead to Pinckney’s treaty? What were its terms? 4. Why did Washington advise against Permanent Alliances?

IV. John Adams Presidency a. John Adams Becomes President. 1. Why didn’t the Federalists choose Hamilton as the successor to George Washington? 2. What constitutional flaw was revealed by the election of 1796? 3. Who were the “High Federalists”?

b. Unofficial Fighting with France 1. What was the French reaction to Jay’s Treaty? 2. How did America end up in a Quasi War with France in the 1790s?

c. Adams Puts Patriotism Above Party 1. How did the Quasi war end? 2. What political consequence did Adams suffer for his actions? 3. What were the terms of the Convention of 1800?

d. The Federalist Witch Hunt 1. Why did the Federalists pass the Alien and Sedition laws? 2. What did these laws do? 3. Why was there popular support for these laws? (Context)

e. The Virginia (Madison) and Kentucky (Jefferson) Resolutions 1. Why did Jefferson and Madison issue the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions? 2. What did they argue? 3. What was their purpose according to the author?

f. Federalist Versus Democratic-Republicans 1. What were the difference between the Federalists and the Democratic- Republicans? Be complete