1. Washington, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Adams

2. • Did not run
• Elected
unanimously by
Electoral College
– Twice!
• VP was the
question
•John Adams

5. • Guide for later
action
• Examples
•Cabinet
•Attorney
General
•2 term limit

6. •War
•Gen. Henry Knox
•State
•Thomas Jefferson
•Treasury
•Alexander Hamilton

8. Jefferson Hamilton
Vs.

9. • Background
•Aide to Washington during
War
•At Constitutional Convention
• Wanted a strong central
government
• President for life
• Outvoted - little influence
•Urged NY to ratify Const.

10. • Background
•Architect, Lawyer
•Diplomat to France
•Author of Dec. of Ind.
•Separation of Church and State
• Founded the University of
Virginia
• Favored a small central

11. •Main Issue -
France
•Revolution
•War with England
•They ask us for Help
•Washington’s
Response:

12. •National Debt
•State Debts
•Bank of the US
•Necessary and Proper Clause
•Economic Troubles
•Regulate Trade - Protective
Tariffs

13. •Loose vs. Strict
Constructionists
•Hamilton?
•Loose
•Necessary & Proper Clause –
“Elastic Clause”
•Jefferson & Madison?
•Strict

14. •Who does Pres. Washington
agree with most often?
•Hamilton
•Arguments lead to the first
political parties

17. • Hamilton and
Supporters?
•Federalists
• Jefferson and
Supporters?
•Democratic-
Republicans

18. • Federalists?
•Lawyers, Merchants, ship owners
and Industrialists
•Mostly in Northeast
• Democratic-Republicans?
•Small farmers
•Mostly in the South and West

19. • Another Precedent
•His most important one?
•Steps down after 2 terms
• Jefferson and Adams run for the
Presidency in 1796
•Winner?
•Adams 71 to 68

21. • How was the Vice
President chosen?
•2nd Place winner
•Jefferson becomes
VP

22. • Washington gives some
final advice to the country
before his second term is
over
• Two “themes”

24. • Neutrality Abroad
•No permanent
Alliances
•Temporary ones?
• Ok if necessary
•Trade agreements
are great

25. • Neutrality Abroad
• How long did we
listen?
• 150 years
• Unity at Home
• Limit political
disagreements
• How long did we
listen?
• About 4 seconds

26. • Main Issues
•Internal Federalist
struggles
• Alexander
Hamilton
•XYZ Affair
•Alien and Sedition
Acts
•Midnight Judges

27. • Adams wanted to
negotiate with France
• Talleyrand wanted a
bribe
• Foreign Minister
• Wanted a bribe to talk
• Sent 3 agents “X, Y, & Z”
• We refused
• Talk of War

28. • Hamilton wants war
against France
•Hurt the Dem-Rep’s
• They wanted close ties with
France
• Adams does not
• We’re still too weak
• Splits the Federalist Party

29. • Alien Act
•Raises citizenship requirements
• 5 to 14 years
•Pres. can expel aliens
•How does this affect the Dem-Rep
party?

30. • Sedition Act
•Can’t “publishing false,
scandalous, or malicious writings
against the President, Congress,
or the Government of the US”
•Constitutional?
• How does this affect Dem-
Rep’s?

31. • Adams has
support cut by
Hamilton
• Jefferson AND
Burr win!
•Tie in Electoral
College with
Aaron Burr
•House votes for
Jefferson

32. • Adams is Pres. until
Jefferson takes oath
• Lots of Federal courts
without judges
• Stays up late filling them
with Federalists
• Extends life of Federalist
Party