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Washington:
Political parties• did no like them at all. that they would be the downfall of our country. It could lead to
fighting between parties. If the fighting was not controlled, it could tear the young
nation apart. He wanted to run for president again so he could keep the nation from
pulling apart. But he decided not to run by the end of his second term and he created
a farewell address to tell americans what bounded them all as people. He also
warned people about the political parties and foreign events.
Foreign affairs• When washington was president, he sent the army home for two reasons. It costed
money, and the army could take away the americans liberty. The new nation was
surrounded by unfriendly powers. Britain controlled canada. They also had forts in the
ohio valley. Spain controlled florida and louisiana. Events in europe threatened the
new nation. Washington had the united states sign a treaty of alliance with france. It
had a promise for americans to aid france in time of war. He announced a policy of
neutrality. Isolatism would be the foundation of american foreign policy for the next
century.
John adams:
Provision of alien-sedition act• Federalists passed four controversial laws know as the alien and sedition acts. These
were needed to protect the country from troublemakers like citizen genet. But it was
really to make it difficult for the republicans. Since most people voted for republicans
jefferson saw the law as an attack to his party. Even though the alien acts were never
enforced, they did frighten a lot of french spies and rabble-rousers into leaving the
country.
• To protect the country from troublemakers like citizen genet.
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• The alien act is similar to when people get arrested for harassing someone or
breaking the laws.
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• Thomas Jefferson:
• He purchased the territory because of he did not, it would start a war with america,
france, and spain. Also it made the united states one of the largest nations in the
world.
• He justified the purchase by using the president to make treaties. He also argued land
purchases that were similar to the constitution.
• Others argue about this purchase by
• The U.S. states would have more power then the other central government.
James Madison:
• Madison offered france and britain a deal that if they stop attacking american
ships, U.S. will stop trading with their enemy. Napoleon agreed to the deal but
also told his troops to keep attacking american ships. The british were
continuing to attack the ships so madison decided to settle this. He decided to
have war with britain. Many people from the south and west favored this idea
but many new englanders and federalist did not. Some southern and western
people accused britain of making trouble with the naive americans in the
northern side. Trouble with the indians grew as settlers moved to the ohio and
Mississippi valleys, pushing indians off their land. On november 7th, 1811,
tecumseh and his warriors fought wi a militia force led by william henry to keep
settlers from taking their land. After the war, they found british guns and had a
meeting to try to get Britain to leave canada so it could be added to the U.S.
War hawks, many congressmen from the south, were very happy when the war
was declared. They thought that conquering canada was "a mare matter of
marching". They were wrong because each time, the americans came back. On
september 10th, 1813, an american navel oliver hazard perry defeated the
british. But the british sent in 15,000 troops to canada and the americans
hopes were gone. But later in august, britain went to washington d.c. And
burned down many historical buildings.
James Monroe:
Monroe doctrine• The Monroe Doctrine is a policy of the United States introduced on December
2, 1823
• The Doctrine noted that the United States would neither interfere with existing
European colonies nor meddle in the internal concerns of European countries.
• The full document of the Monroe Doctrine is long and couched in diplomatic
language, but its essence is expressed in two key passages; the first is the
introductory statement.
• The second key passage, a fuller statement of the Doctrine, is addressed to the
"allied powers" of Europe (that is, the Holy Alliance); it clarifies that the United
States remains neutral on existing European colonies in the Americas but is
opposed to "interpositions" that would create new colonies among the newly
independent Spanish American republics.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_George_Washington_feel_about_political_parties
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/loupurch.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine