Chapter+9+-+Launching+of+the+new+Government

="The Launching of the New Government"= Chapter 9 - pages 276-299

Section 1 "Washington Takes Office" (pages 278-282)
__key terms:__ inaguration precedent Cabinet Judiciary Act national debt bond speculator Bank of the United States of America tariff Whiskey Rebellion

__Key Questions:__ What steps did Washington take to make the new government work?

What was Hamilton's plan to reduce the national debt and build the economy?

What were the causes and results of the Whiskey Rebellion?

Section 2 "Creating a Foreign Policy" (pages 284-286)
__key terms:__ French Revolution foreign policy neutral Neutrality Proclamation Jay's Treaty Farewell Address

__Key Questions:__ How was American opinion divided over the French Revolution?

Why did Washington want the nation to remain neutral in foreign affairs?

Why was it difficult for the United States to remain neutral?

Section 3 "Political Parties Emerge" (pages 287-290)
__key terms:__ faction unconstitutional Democratic Republican Federalist

__Key Questions:__ Why did many Americans distrust the idea of political parties?

How did the views of Hamilton and Jefferson differ?

Why did political parties develop?

How did the election of 1796 increase political tensions?

Section 4 "The Second President" (pages 291-294)
__key terms:__ XYZ Affair frigate Alien and Sedition Acts sedition nullify Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions states' rights

__Key Questions:__ How did John Adams handle the conflict with France?

Why did the Federalist Party split up?

How did the Alien and Sedition acts raise the issue of the rights of the states?

What role did Congress play in the election of 1800?