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Washington Takes Office
Read Chpater 8 Section 1 in your textbook, keep this question
in mind: How did President Washington set the course for the new nation?
Washington Takes Office
The first job of the President and Congress:
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
• Congress passed laws to set up
three executive departments:
• The President appointed a secretary
to head each department. He also
appointed an
to
advise him on legal matters.
• The Constitution called for a judiciary,
or a court system.
• The
provided for a Supreme Court of
6 justices,
circuit courts,
and 13
courts.
• Main job of federal courts:
• This group of people became known as
the
.
Hamilton’s Financial Plan
The American Revolution had left the national government and states deeply in debt,
which was mainly in the form of
.
Part 1: Paying the Debt
Part 2:
Part 3: High Tariff
• Hamilton wanted the
United States to
honor its
.
• The debate over the
bank focused on the
powers of the
under
the
.
• Hamilton wanted a
high tariff to
for the federal
government and to
protect U.S.
manufacturers from
• Many southerners
opposed the plan to
repay
debts.
• The agreement:
• Some had a
interpretation of the
Constitution. Others
had a
interpretation.
• The bank was
.
.
• Southerners argued
the tariff would help
the
but
the South.
• Congress
it.
The Whiskey Rebellion
• To raise money, Congress
• It led to a
• Washington sent the
all whiskey made and sold in the United States.
that tested the
of the new government.
as a sign that armed revolt was unacceptable.
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