Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 13, Lesson 1: Launching a New Government (pp. 316-319)
I. Setting Goals at Home
B. Thomas Jefferson did not want the bank. Instead, he saw the United States as a country of farms and small towns.
C. President Washington agreed with Hamilton.
II. Shaping Foreign Policy
B. Alexander Hamilton thought the United States could lose its rich trade with Great Britain if it helped France.
C. President Washington decided to stay out of foreign wars in Europe.
B. Jefferson ran for President in the Republican party.
C. Adams won the 1796 election.
D. Congress passed the Sedition Act which punished people who spoke against the government.
E. In 1800 Jefferson won the presidential election.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Alexander Hamilton wanted a strong national government and a national bank to lend businesses money.
A. Thomas Jefferson wanted to help the French in their revolution.
III. Forming Political Parties
A. Hamilton's friends formed the Federalist Party and helped John Adams run for President.
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