First 3 Presidents
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Bank of the US
French/British and French Rev
Established first cabinet
Washington approves charter of band for 20 years
Established 2 terms
Washington picks neutrality
Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson
Midnight appointments
Struggled with pleasing the Federalist and Jeffersonian Republicans
XYZ Affair
Reacted with the Alien/ Sedition Acts
Adams appointed 16 Federalist to the Supreme Court to strengthen the Federalist party in government.
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Barbary Pirates
Embargo Act 1807
Louisiana Purchase
America gained Louisiana Territory and New Orleans. This strengthened Jefferson's popularity.
Pirates that seized American ships and wanted ransom money and Jefferson refused. This lead to the First Barbary War.
This stopped foreign trading with Great Britain in hopes to stop the British impressment on Americans. This backfired and hurt America's economy.