Washington’s Presidency- unanimously voted first president‚ took office April 30‚ 1789‚ Constitution and system of Checks and Balances in effect‚ congress head of legislative branch‚ president head of executive and Supreme Court top of judicial branch Hamilton’s Financial Problem- government unstable finances‚ Alexander Hamilton (secretary of treasury) proposed 1) pay off national debt and have federal govern. assume war debts of states 2) protect new industries and higher taxes on imports 3)
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Federalism was born in 1787‚ when Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ and James Madison wrote 85 essays known as the Federalist Papers. These political documents encouraged Americans to adopt the newly-written Constitution and its stronger central government. Hamilton along with his friends believed in ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They wanted a stronger national government‚ a national bank‚ no Bill of Rights‚ no state governments‚ and a strong executive branch. Alex grew up in South Carolina
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considered questionable. The references that I have researched include the storming of the Bastille‚ the guillotine and the aristocracy. The Bastille was a fortress and state prison in Paris until its demolition which started in 1789. On July 14th‚ 1789‚ between eight and nine hundred Parisians‚ (mostly women) gathered in front of a medieval fortress‚ the Bastille. They were looking for weapons and gunpowder. They stormed the prison; 98 were killed‚ and 73 wounded. This was a Jacquerie.
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The idea of improvement is inherent in all people‚ and has been thoroughly discussed and realized in various ways within different cultures. In American literature the ideal of self improvement is exemplified in the writings of John Smith‚ Anne Bradstreet‚ William Bradford‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The works presented “A Description of New England” by John Smith‚ “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford‚ “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet‚ and “The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson”
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From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation did not provide the U.S. with an effective government because of the weakness of the Articles. The Constitution is stronger and much more effective than the Articles. Under the Articles congress could not collect money‚ we couldn’t pay our bills‚ and the government had no good way to stop rebellion. The constitution improved on this in many ways. I don’t think the Articles would be so bad if we did not have to compare them to the much greater Constitution
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The Articles of Confederation proved to be not to strong for bringing together a nation that needed both to wage war and to accomplish the economy. Supporters of a tougher central government‚ like James Madison‚ bewailed the incapability of the government under the Articles to control the excesses of economic populism that were troubling the states‚ such as Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts. This is where farmers shut down the courts demanding debt relief. As a result‚ Madison and others gathered
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particularly with the development of large scale energy and metallurgy production. Geographers view it as the extensive organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing (Hiller‚ 2010). Industrialisation started in North America around 1840’s with the migration of industrial technology. People adapted use of machines. Agriculture revolution took place and farmers produced more crops for more people. Lot of rural to urban and international migration took place. There was competition amongst
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Andrew Jackson’s policies and actions frequently went against the majority’s thought. Such dissimilarities stimulated the reemergence of a two political parties in the period of 1820 - 1840. In 1824‚ there were four candidates for the President of the United States. At this time only a singular party existed‚ the Democratic-Republicans. This would soon change. The parties were soon to divide into the Whig Party and Jacksonian-Democratic Party‚ or Democratic Party. Northern industrialists and merchants
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APUSH Essay Analyze the extent to which TWO of the following influenced the development of democracy between 1820 and 1840: Jacksonian economic policy‚ Changes in electoral politics‚ Second Great Awakening‚ Westward movement. A democracy is based off of the majority rule over the minorities. The development of democracy between 1820 and 1840 was contributed by many factors‚ but two main factors such as the Jacksonian economic policy and changes in the electoral politics influenced the development
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Revolution. There were many social‚ political and economic conditions that led up to revolution. Although‚ the success American Revolution combined with the ideas of the Enlightenment is what sparked the beginning of the French Revolution. By the year 1789‚ many people of the third estate were outraged with the current system of government. France was ruled by an absolute monarchy under King Louis XIV. Often referring himself as the Sun King‚ he abused his power frequently. Seen in excerpts from cahiers
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