Challenges to the New Government

Chap 9 Sec 2 Notes

Challenges to the New Government Securing the Northwest Territory • ______West between the Appalachians, Mississippi River • Spain, ______, U.S., Native Americans all claim parts of land • Spain threatens to close ______port to American trade • Stirs up trouble between white settlers, Native Americans • Britain violates ______, holds forts in Northwest Territory • Supports Native Americans who clash with American settlers Battle of Fallen Timbers • President Washington sends troops into ______• Native American tribes defeat U.S. troops twice • Washington sends more troops led by ______• Defeat Native Americans at ______(1794) • 12 tribes sign ______with United States (1795) - surrender much of present-day ______, ______to the U.S. The Whiskey Rebellion • Farmers resist U.S. tax on ______• More economical for farmers to sell ______than bushels of rye • Use whiskey as money to get supplies • In Pennsylvania, farmers stage ______against tax (1794) • Troops subdue rebellion, show government has power to enforce laws The French Revolution • ______—French people rebel against their government • France ______on Britain, Holland, Spain • Some Americans want U.S. to support revolution and the cause of _____ • Others do not want war with Britain • U.S. remains ______, not siding with one country or other (1793) Remaining Neutral • British seize ______of American ships from the French West Indies • Seizures make it difficult for the U.S. to remain neutral • U.S. Chief Justice John Jay convinces British to sign ______(1794) • British pay for ______to U.S. vessels, leave Ohio Valley by 1796 • Jay fails to open profitable British West Indies trade to Americans Continued Remaining Neutral • ______convinces Spain to sign ______(1795): - allows Americans to travel ______on the Mississippi River - store goods at ______without custom duties • Spain accepts ______as boundary between Florida, U.S.