well-known saying amongst U.S. citizens especially Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democrats (Johnson‚ 163). Sam Patch was many things in his lifetime from a famous falls jumper to a destitute mill worker to also the first American-born boss spinner. He however was viewed different amongst social groups in America. The common folk and Jeffersonian democrats viewed Patch as a good man and somewhat of a folk hero‚ while the middle class and Hamiltonians viewed him as a drunkard and a sign of the decay of
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1. eIntroduction 1. Within twelve troubled years‚ the American people had risen up and thrown overboard both the British yoke and the Articles of Confederation (not best training for government) 2. Finances of the infant government were likewise precarious; the revenue had declined to a trickle‚ whereas the public debt‚ with interest heavily in arrears‚ was mountainous 3. Worthless paper money‚ state and national‚ was plentiful as metallic money was scarce 4. Nonetheless‚ the Americans were brashly
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motives and effectiveness of those who opposed the growing power of the national government in TWO of the following: Whiskey Rebellion‚ 1794 Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions‚ 1798-1799 Hartford Convention‚ 1814-1815 2. To what extent did the Jeffersonian Republican’s of economic boycott in the years 1807 – 1812 affect the new nation? 3. To what extent was the early United States foreign policy a primarily defensive reaction to actual or perceived threats from Europe? Evaluate with regard to United
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Queneshia Allen OD_20141117M_HIS220_2 Due by Saturday‚ 11:59 MT Instructor Andrea Lee 1. Whose views make more sense to you? Hamilton or Jefferson’s? Why 2. Whose vision do you think has survived to the present day? Do we have a Hamiltonian balance of power or Jeffersonian one? 3. Give an example in the news or in your experience that supports your answer in question number 2. Answers: 1. Which both sides being flawed in his visions for the future of the nation in some way there wasn’t truly a winner
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JEFFERSON PRESIDENCY 1801-1809 Democratic-Republic Principles of democratic capitalism and promise of equal opportunity for al “all men are created equal‚" His election ‘the revolution of 1800’ The two major achievements of Jefferson’s presidency were the Louisiana Purchase and the abolition of the slave trade‚" according to historian John Chester Miller. For now Jefferson had to go beyond rhetoric; he had to transfer ideals into action by turning his social and political philosophy
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conciliatory Jay’s Treaty and why the treaty provoked Jeffersonian outrage. [ 6 ]. Describe the causes of the undeclared war with France‚ and explain Adams’s decision to seek peace rather than declare war. [ 7 ]. Describe the poisonous political atmosphere that produced the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions. [ 8 ]. Describe the contrasting membership and principles of the Hamiltonian Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans‚ and how they laid the foundations of
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qualifications should be high meaning that he did not want any dumbasses voting. 4. Hamiltonians were mostly merchants‚ bankers‚ manufacturers‚ or wealthy farmers. Jefferson 1. Believed that the "Common" people were capable of running the government 2. Believed that voting qualifications should be lower because common people had a say too. 3. Jefferson supported the lower and middle classes mostly. 4. Jeffersonians were mostly‚ artisans‚ shopkeepers‚ frontier settlers‚ or owners of small farms
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However‚ Hamilton supported the upper class. Hamilton believed that only the wealthy should be qualified to vote because they were smarter than the lower and middle classes. Merchants‚ bankers‚ manufactures‚ and wealthy farmers were considered Hamiltonians. Jefferson once more‚ opposed Hamilton’s suggestions. Jefferson supported the lower and middle classes. He believed that the "common" people (lower and middle classes) were capable of running the government. He believed that the lower and middle
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Jeffersonian Republicanism (1801-1809): The Dominant and rival political party after the decline of Hamilton Federalism. They believed in a limited government‚ accountability of public officials‚ dispersal of power‚ and LIBERTY and EDUCATION for the individual
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central government. This takes away from states total democracy and gives them less freedom which in turn gives the people less freedoms and rights. Soon after another conflict emerged about the United States future which was the Jeffersonian Vision versus the Hamiltonian vision. Also known as the anti-federalist vies and the
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