...The United States of America was founded on a Constitution that was supposed to preserve our freedoms and certain liberties. All Americans at that time wanted to keep America a free an independent nation with rights for its people. However there was two different groups, the Federalists lead by Alexander Hamilton and the Democratic-Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson, which thought this could be achieved in very different ways. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were very different in their methods to try and develop America as a nation. The two were very much alike because they both were avid Americans, and wanted to see the nation succeed. Both men were very involved in the U.S. Government and tried to voice their opinions on the best method for success. Neither of them would give any ground on their ideas, which created great conflict in the first years of the U.S. Government. Alexander Hamilton was a member of the Federalist Party. He supported a larger central government where the states had less power than the Federal government. Hamilton believed that bigger central government would provide assistance to programs and business to help them succeed. “Not only the wealth but the independence and security of a country appear to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufacturers” (Document C).Hamilton thought that the U.S. should lean more towards a manufacturing economy opposed to an agricultural one. Along with that idea Hamilton thought that...
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...________________________ John Jay ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Marquis de Lafayette ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Articles of Confederation ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ balance of powers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ federalism ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Federalist Papers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ popular sovereignty ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ republican motherhood ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ republicanism ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ separation of powers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shays’ Rebellion...
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...In the 1800’s, America faced an issue: what was going to become of America? They were newly independent, free of tyranny England. America knew that everyone as citizens had equal rights, and that the central government should not have too much power. What they did not know, however, is how much power the central government should have. The founding fathers each had two different ideas: federalism and democracy/republic. The Hamiltonian federalists believed much different things than Jeffersonian democrat/republicans, and each idea has shaped America into what it is today. The Federalist Party formed during the redrafting of the Articles of Confederation. The Federalist Party was started predominantly by Alexander Hamilton, and represented...
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...For example, he began the four-year term limit, the farewell address, as well as the Presidential Cabinet. One of the challenges he faced as President, was dealing with the war that broke out while he was in office. The war was between the French government and the French citizens, and Washington struggled with choosing a side to ally with. He was pressured by the two sides, the federalists, and the anti-federalists. The federalists wanted George Washington to send military aid to the French government, while the anti-federalists wanted him to help the citizens. Because of the pressure from both sides, Washington decided to remain neutral and completely stay out of the war. George Washington also achieved many great accomplishments as President. Thought to be his greatest victory was the signing of the National Bank Charter in 1791. Despite there being quite a bit of protest against the charter, mostly by the anti-federalists, Washington went ahead and approved the national bank as he thought it would be beneficial for the nation. By doing so, he paved the way for commerce and the industry that would financially rebuild...
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...of the oldest French Family’s, Lafayette grew up with a taste for blood which his long line of warrior ancestors passed down to him proceeding him to join the United States revolution. However before that Lafayette grew up mostly with his grandmother as his Father was killed by British in the battle of Minden and his mother not well enough to support him. At age 17 he joined the Freemasons leading into his interest in helping to gain the French and United States independence. Then at 19 Lafayette joined the American revolution quickly forming a father son bond with General George Washington leading him to fight alongside at many battles. Lafayette returned to France after being in the colonies and...
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...We, the Federalists, under the leadership of George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton, believe in a strong central government to run this nation. We believe in a nationalistic view of our nation and in the cooperation and support of the citizens living in on this land. The laws, rules, and acts that are enacted under this government are made to benefit the nation, not to oppress the people. We hope to establish a nation that is well off, one that is stable in all aspects. As Federalists, we understand the importance of certain acts that are being passed, such as the Alien and Sedition Acts. We understand the need for Hamilton’s Financial Plan, a plan that will overall help this nation prosper, and we understand the need for...
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...The Impact of the Franco- Britain Conflict on Subsequent Events “The global struggle between the French and British Empire influenced certain key events in history from 1750 to 1805. These events including the French and Indian war, by the seven year war, the American Revolution, the French Revolution and it's impact on American domestic and foreign policies, and the Louisiana purchase and it's consequences.” Colonial era diplomacy focused on the European balance of power. The competition between the French and the British often influenced the course of events in the North American colonies. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775 For almost three centuries, the European colonial powers of France and Great Britain, maintained...
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...was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? Because the Constitution did not guarantee the protection of the rights of individuals, James Madison proposed a number of amendments to be included in this legal document, ten of which were ratified by a majority of the states fairly quickly. These ten amendments, commonly known as the Bill of Rights, ensured civil liberties such as freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, freedom of speech, the right to be tried by a jury, freedom of the press, the right to property, freedom of assembly, and humane treatment when being punished. c) How did Alexander Hamilton attempt to improve the nation’s financial status?...
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...US constitution, Fulfillment or Betrayal of the ideal of the American Revolution The American Revolution is often portrayed as something that it is not. For example it did little to almost nothing when it came to social matters, like the topic of slavery or women’s rights. What the colonist wanted in the beginning of this revolution was simple, they asked for the restoration of English liberty, equal representation, and equal English values that English men had in Great Britain. The idea of breaking away from the crown started to emerge in the 1770’s. After the French and Indian war, Great Britain started to tax the colonist heavily, and in 1772 Samuel Adams wrote The Rights of the Colonist which move the colonist towards a more Lockean way...
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...Conway’s father was a rich tobacco worker, and that’s how James Madison Sr. obtained his wealth. Some of Madison’s most vivid memories were his fears of being attacked by Indians, during the French and Indian war (1754-1763) and he remembered the day when his family and he moved to a big house in Montpelier. Madison also suffered from psychosomatic, or stress induced, seizures or fits, that taunted him throughout his life. Madison was the oldest of twelve children, who loved and respected him; James Madison loved to read and write, and enjoyed studying classical languages. Madison was raised on the family plantation in Orange County Virginia. When Madison turned fifteen, he left Montpelier to attend the college of New Jersey, which later became Princeton; Madison had mastered two languages while attending the university: Latin and Greek. He completed his years of college in two years, but stayed at Princeton another...
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...“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.”(Madison, 1787) The Federalists, writing under the pseudonym Publius, advocated a strong central government in the new nation. They argued against the Anti-Federalist writers like Brutus, whose ideas of an effective government resided with stronger state governments. Both views of the Federalists and the Anti-federalists were justified in unifying the newly emancipated American colonies. While there is much debate on who theoretically won the political battle that resulted in the ratification of the constitution in 1789, it is clear that the modern American government no longer represents James Madison ideals of a balanced federal...
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...Enduring Symbols of Revolution: The Emotional Connection to French Republican Art History 2: Revolutions December 15, 2011 Towards the end of the 18th century, Immanuel Kant and many other influential philosophers during the Enlightenment stated that people should be rational in their approach to life, including politics, economics, and society. Rationalism was one of the main themes of the Enlightenment, and it played an important role in the French Revolution. One aspect of rationalism that was important in the French Revolution were rational symbols of power. However, these rational symbols of power ultimately were disfavored in revolutionary France in favor of more enduring artistic symbols of the Revolution. Although the revolutionaries also sought to regenerate French society through rational symbols of power, their use of Roman, Greek and republican art, were the most enduring symbols of a new French society because of their stronger portrayal of liberty, fraternity and equality. The rational symbols of power that the revolutionaries sought to introduce into French society included the revolutionary French Republican calendar, the revolutionary French Republican clock, and the metric system. For the reasons noted below, each of these symbols ultimately were not accepted in French society. Even though the revolutionary French Republican calendar, one of the important rational symbols, did have a strong basis in reason, it lacked public support and was not enduring...
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... Compare and contrast religious, social and cultural differences among the major European settlers. SLO3. Describe the events that helped create American nationalism and lead to the American Revolution. SLO4. Explain the Constitutional Convention, the Articles of Confederation, and the emergence of a democratic nation. SLO5. Explain the U.S. Constitution as it related to the separation of powers, checks and balances, the Bill of Rights, and the major principles of democracy. SLO6. Evaluate the Jeffersonian dream of expansion and its effect on Native Americans SLO7. Describe Jacksonian democracy and the creation of a two party system SLO8. Explain slavery and associated issues that led to the Civil War and its aftermath. Module Titles Module 1—Early American exploration and colonization (SLO1) Module 2—British colonies (SLO2) Module 3—Road to the Revolution and the American Revolution (SLO3) Module 4—Early Republic (SLO4 and SLO5) Module 5—Jacksonian America (SLO 6 and SLO7) Module 6—Road to the Civil War (SLO8) Module 7—Civil War (SLO8) Module 8—Shaping American history: Signature Assignment (all SLOs) Module 1 Early Exploration and Contact with Native Americans Welcome to HIS 120: U.S. History and the Constitution How to be Successful in the Course Each module has a lecture homepage, reading assignments, required videos, and two threaded discussions. You should can find your required reading articles through the...
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...locate an all-water route to Lilliputia. l. reestablish trade routes interrupted by the bubonic plague. 4. Traders sought new trading opportunities primarily to have access to m. better medicines to help Europeans conquer the Black Death. n. expanded power and influence in case of the need for additional crusades. o. luxuries such as sugar and spices demanded by the elite. p. staple foods to sustain Europe’s large peasant population. 5. At the time of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage, most Europeans q. acknowledged that the world was round but did not understand its dimensions. r. believed the Earth was flat and that those who ventured too far to sea would fall off its edge. s. doubted that the vast amount of money the voyage cost would ever be returned. t. knew enough geography to support Columbus’s belief that he could reach the West by sailing eastward. 6....
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...government was weak. Taking advantage of the weak government, Shays’s Rebellion broke out in 1786 when farmers’ land was being taken away due to mortgage foreclosures. This rebellion terrified the colonists, who were afraid this unbridled democracy would lead to a mobocracy. Washington recognized the need for a stronger central government so situations like Shay’s Rebellion would not get out of hand. Washington was a Federalist, a political group that agreed a stronger government was needed. During the summer of 1787, fifty-five delegates gathered in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. However, they ignored the Articles and started to draft the Constitution. Washington was elected as president of the convention and approved of the content. The Constitution was not easily ratified, mostly because it strengthened the power of the central government. But the Federalists had influence over many colonists because “they enjoyed the support of such commanding figures as George Washington” (Kennedy and Cohen 173). People’s devotion to Washington after the Revolution helped to sway them to approve of the Constitution since Washington supported it. With Washington’s urging for a stronger central government and his approval of the Constitution, the Constitution became the backbone of the American government and the most important document in the history of the United...
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