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early republic WAJMaMo (Washington (1 st U.S. President (Established …

- - - - Hamilton’s Economic Plan
        
        Repay the states’ and national gov’t debts in order to establish the nation’s credit
        
        Create the U.S. National Bank to stabilize the U.S. economy
        
        Tax whiskey farmers on whiskey to raise money
        
        Rise of political parties: Disagreed on how the nation should develop economically
        
        o Federalists – led by Alexander Hamilton v Loose view of the Constitution v Favored a strong national/ federal government v Favored the National Bank
        
        o Democratic-Republicans – led by Thomas Jefferson v Strict view of the Constitution v Favored strong states’ rights v Opposed the National Bank
        
        Whiskey Rebellion – Uprising by western farmers who refused to pay the federal whiskey tax. This uprising was quickly put down and it showed how strong the federal gov’t was under the Constitution
        
        Proclamation of Neutrality – Due to the U.S. being a new country and having a weak military Washington issued this Proclamation, which stated that the U.S. would remain neutral, and avoid taking sides in any European conflict or get involved in any foreign war.
        
        Washington’s Farewell Address – Stated that the U.S. should “steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world”. Washington gave 3 warnings: 1) Avoid foreign alliances (neutrality) 2) Avoid political divisions (political parties) 3) Avoid more national debt
- - - - 3 rd U.S. President
        
        Louisiana Territory – Purchased for $million from France (Napoleon Bonaparte) o Doubled the size of the U.S. o Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase and traveled along the Missouri River.
- - - - to conceal the identity of the french who offered the bribe, adams changes their names to x,y,and z in official documents
      - Alien sedation act