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2/19:Who will be the first

President of the United States?

2/20: What would a challenge


about being the first president?

 Grab a computer!
GOVERNMENT POWER
Headed by Henry Knox.

To oversee the nation’s To handle relations with


finances, headed by other countries, headed by
Alexander Hamilton. Thomas Jefferson.
On back… take notes!
 Anything with a star on the page and is
underlined!
Washington takes the oath of office
At this time in the US
 4 million citizens
 Most still live on small farms
 US still faces problems from debt! (From
what???)
– Revolutionary War
Washington Becomes 1st
President
Received all electoral votes
Adams (Fed.) becomes VP
Washington Remained “neutral” in
politics (actually, supported
Federalists)
1792 Election Results
(16 states in the Union)
George Washington Virginia Federalist 132 97.8%

John Adams Massachusetts Federalist 77 57.0%

George Clinton New York Democratic- 50 37.0%


Republican
Thomas Jefferson Virginia Democratic- 4 3.0%
Republican
Aaron Burr New York Federalist 1 0.7%
Electoral Votes Not --- ----- 6 4.4%
Cast

Total Number of Electors 132


Total Electoral Votes Cast 264
Number of Votes for a
67
Majority
1792 Election Results
Washington set PRECEDENTS
 An action or decision that later serves as an
example
– Being called Mr. President
– Serving only 2 terms
Forming the First Cabinet
Alexander HamiltonTried to
–Sec. of Treasury balance regions
and viewpoints
Henry Knox
–Sec. of War Problems
develops
Thomas Jefferson
between
–Sec. of State
Hamilton and
Jefferson
Judiciary Act
 Created 3 levels of federal courts and
defined their powers and relationship to the
state courts
What issues faced the Country
after the Revolutionary War?

 DEBT
Debt…
What are most people doing at this
time?

What do they need the government


for?
Each of the 13 States owe money
following the war…

 How and Who should pay this?


Debt Compromise
 Federal government pay for debt
 Move Capital closer to the south

Now each state had an interest in


the success of the US

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