HIST 1311 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture The Federalist Reign Outline of Current Lecture Washington s Second Term The Federalist Reign Jefferson s Revolution Current Lecture Washington s second term 1793 1797 Jay treaty 1794 still trade especially in the Caribbean Jay s Treaty officially titled Treaty of Amity Commerce and Navigation between His Britannic Majesty and The United States of America was negotiated by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay and signed between the United States and Great Britain on November 19 1794 opens up the Mississippi river Foreign issues with the French and British Upset about tariff cutting into their profits tax on whiskey now Shays rebellion no centralized force Shays Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787 which some historians argue fundamentally altered the course of United States history 1 Fueled by perceived economic terrorism and growing disaffection with State and Federal governments Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led a group of rebels called Shaysites in rising up first against Massachusetts courts and later in marching on the United States Federal Armory at Springfield in an unsuccessful attempt to seize its weaponry and overthrow the government two parties who take a different position on this issue 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 the Whiskey rebellion The Whiskey Rebellion or Whiskey Insurrection was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington The so called whiskey tax was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government It became law in 1791 and was intended to generate revenue to help reduce the national debt Although the tax applied to all distilled spirits whiskey was by far the most popular distilled beverage in 18th century America Because of this the excise became widely known as a whiskey tax The new excise was a part of treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton s program to fund war debt incurred during the Revolutionary War The rebellion did not last very long Hamilton accused the two leaders as traders and convicted to be executed The Federalist Reign Adams presidency election of 1796 Adams is representing the federalist Jefferson also participated in this Adams to independent of a person French are beginning to cease the US to try a negotiate a treaty XYZ Affair military spending Alien and sedition acts 1798 alien enemies law alien law naturalization law sedition act makes it illegal to make remarks about government policy Republican response 1 VA and KY resolutions 2 nullification 3 compact theory Lame Ducks federalist congress and Adams States can act in the interest of the people Adams allowed Hamilton power by military spending Jefferson s Revolution Election of 1800 Inaugural address Hamilton wants control over the executive Judiciary act of 1801 Marbury V Madison bloodless revolution 1776 constitution of revolution Federalists are going to try to take over the judiciary midnight appointments serving for life Reduce from 6 5 Adams will be madly signing the appointments Marbury one of Adams appointee it never comes to him so he is going to petition the supreme court to sew the secretary of state Marbury does not have original jurisdiction this case had to be initiated at a lower court system Marshall creates the power of judicial review Expansion of the military Jefferson wanted to reduce the size of the military repeal all of the federalist legislation sedition act still happens today like the Obama care Jefferson is going to try and stay away from foreign affairs wants to reduce the size of the national debt Hamilton is mad about it debt is a good thing because of investment Whites is black ideas will rise with the plan of wanting to be like all others Napoleon decides to sell Louisiana to the U S Jefferson sees this opportunity and he decides that he wants to buy new Orleans for 5 million