HIST 1311 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture American Revolution Outline of Current Lecture Washington s First Term Divided Republicanism Washington s Second Term Current Lecture Who wanted the Bill of Rights The Anti Federalist Washington s First Term 1789 1792 I Election of 1789 A Executive Departments Henry Knox War He served as general and held the Department of War Thomas Jefferson State He held the Department of State Alexander Hamilton Treasury His focus was always been monetary issues B Judiciary Act 1789 These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute set up the Supreme Court which originally had 5 judges and then expanded to 6 Main purpose of the Supreme Court is to settle issues between states and interpret the constitution of law C Tariff 1789 no way to fund the federal government 5 tariff across the board D Hamilton and Jefferson Hamilton fatherless a Loose Construction If the constitution does not explicitly state in any subject that the government cannot do something it s in the rights for the government to be able to do it b Commerce Traders and merchants keep the economy running by profits Promote industry c Pro British Looks at the British system as a model for the US d Intellectual Urban Intellectuals as well as merchants should run the government e Property Preserve and protect property Note He believed in a centralized form of government while Jefferson believed in a strong government but it should rely on the states Jefferson a Strict Construction If it is not in the constitution the government cannot do it b Yeoman Farmer and Small Entrepreneur c Pro French Against the idea of a centralized British government d Liberty believed in civil liberty Both men are federals because they want strong governments Divided Republicanism First US Census 1790 Jefferson Hamilton s Reports to Congress a Report on Public Credit 1790 b Report on Banking 1791 c Report on Manufactures 1791 Washington s Second Term 1793 1797 Elections of 1792 2 Elections of 1792 a Background b Jay Treaty 1794 c Pinckney s Treaty Treaty of San Lorenzo 1795 d Domestic Unrest The Whiskey Rebellion 1794
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