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American Government

Page history last edited by Mr. Hengsterman 3 years, 10 months ago

 

May 14th 2020

8:00 pm via Google Meet

 


 

 

Test Day Resources:  Be sure to get acquainted with the reference resources available for you on test day.  You can find this collection on this landing page

 

 

Aftermath of the Revolution - The Critical Period 1783 -1789The Articles of Confederation satisfy our Revolutionary leaders desire to have popular majority to lead without obstacle, but this new government contributes to a wide array of foreign and domestic problems in the years following the war.

 

New definition of liberty

Passing the torch (Sam Adams vs. Alexander Hamilton)
Thinking continentally
Rewriting State Constitutions

Desire to revise Articles of Confederation

 

America's First Constitution  – “A Rope of Sand”
The Articles of Confederation, reflecting republican fears of both centralized power and excessive popular influence, leads to conflicts among the states that threaten the existence of the young nation. 

 

No executive leadership

No national court system

One State, One Vote

No power to TAX
Northwest Ordinance (1787)
Shays’ Rebellion (1787)

         

 

A Brilliant Solution - Compromises at the Constitutional Convention [1787]

A series of compromises helps create the world's most enduring constitution.   

 

James Madison

Great Compromise
Three-Fifth's Compromise
Slave Trade Compromise
Electoral College

 

 

Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution [1787-1788]

The ratification debate, waged in the newspapers, through pamphlets, and on the floor of the state conventions, leads to heated arguments about our new government's structure and function.

 

New Hampshire

Federalists

The Federalists Papers

Anti-Federalists

Bill of Rights

 

Launching the New Ship of State – The Washington Presidency [1789]

A series of key polices and precedents under George Washington provides a legacy of leadership for the young nation.

 

Washington's Cabinet

Hamilton's Financial Plan [B.E.F.A.T]

Loose vs. Strict Interpretation

Compromise of 1790
Whiskey Rebellion (1794)

 

 

The Birth of Political Parities [1789-1793]
Disputes over in general and Hamilton's  Financial plan and Washington's Neutrality Proclamation fuel the intellectual debates responsible the first political parties.

 

Federalists (Hamilton) 

Democratic Republican (Jefferson)

Strong Federal Government

Manufacturing interests
Aligned with Britain in foreign policy 

State's Rights
Agrarian Interests
Aligned with  France in foreign policy 

 

 

 

 

 

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