1. AIM: How did George Washington’s
Presidency shape the American
government?

2. Washington’s Presidency Saw…
• Growth of the Supreme Court
• Judiciary Act of 1789 created the federal court
system
• Creation of a Presidential Cabinet
• Secretaries would serve as department heads
and advisors to the President
• Rise of political parties
• Development of the Federalist and
Republican parties

3. Washington’s Presidency Saw…
• Establishment of a National Bank
• D.C. become the capital
• Adoption of “Mr. President”

4. GEORGE WASHINGTON
• Foreign Issues and Policies
– Neutrality – declared when
French Revolution broke out.
– Democratic Republicans wanted
to support Jacobins
– Federalists wanted to support
Brits

5. GEORGE WASHINGTON
• Domestic Issues and Policies:
Government
– Increased the power of Federal
Courts (especially Supreme Court –
Judiciary Act of 1785
– Whiskey Rebellion

6. GEORGE WASHINGTON
• Domestic Issues and Policies: Economy
– National Bank
– 1789 Protective tariff = import tax on European
products – meant to encourage U.S.
production
– Excise tax = tax on products produced for sale
or distribution (i.e. Whiskey)
– Whiskey Rebellion – federal government sent
in troops
• Showed off power of the federal
government

7. GEORGE WASHINGTON
• Domestic Issues and Policies: Society
– Land
• Signed treaty of San Lorenzo (Pinckney’s
Treaty) with Spain – established 31st parallel
and Mississippi River
• Treaty of Grenville – acquired most of Ohio
from Native Americans
• Jay’s Treaty (1794)s – got the British out of
forts in US (fixed some problems of the
Treaty of Paris)

8. GEORGE WASHINGTON
Party Federalists Democrat-Republics
Leaders Hamilton/Adams Jefferson/Madison
Supporters Elite, Educated, Merchants, Farmers, trades people
Landowners, investors,
manufacturers
Political Platforms Power with Federal Republic Power with states
Should be run by well educated Limited national
elite government
Democracy w/virtuous
farmers
Economy Industrial: based on shipping and Agrarian/Agriculture:
manufacturing (North) Based on farming
National Bank =loose Unconstitutional=strict
constitutional interpretation
Foreign Policy Supported Brits Supported French and
Republic = ideals of
Revolutions