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The New Nation
KEY CONCEPTS
• George Washington and the new federal government
• Hamilton’s economic plan promoted manufacturing and
enlarged the role of government.
• The Bank of the United States and the tariff were
opposed in rural areas and southern states.
Ch. 10 - 12
Ratification of the Constitution – hippo campus:
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=84E1F91FC65EEED11F2884E333B01B0D
The Federalist Era
• March 1789 - Electoral
College
• Bill of Rights (1791)
• Judiciary Act (1789)
– Supreme Court
– John Jay, Chief Justice
• Protective tariff
The New Executive
• Executive Cabinet
– Thomas Jefferson - secretary of state
– Alexander Hamilton - secretary of
the treasury
– Henry Knox - secretary of war
– Edmund Randolph – attorney general
The HAMILTONIAN Vision VERSUS The JEFFERSONIAN Vision
• Alexander Hamilton
– Commercial and
manufacturing
• Thomas Jefferson
– Agrarian future
Under Hamilton’s Guidance
• Economic growth and
expansion
– Mercantilist Plan
• Hamilton’s Program
Four Major Features of Hamilton’s Program:
1. Tariff of 1789
2. Report on Public
Credit
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Southern states oppose
compromise:
Assumption Bill
3. Report on
Manufacturing
4. National Bank – Bank
of the United States
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“Loose” vs “Strict” (Art. 1,
Sec VIII, para. 18)
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Congress approves it.
Political Theories:
Hamilton vs Jefferson
• ISSUE #1: Loose or strict construction. Should the
Constitution be interpreted loosely to grant
implied powers to the federal government?
• ISSUE #2: Manufacturing versus agriculture.
Should urban commerce and manufacturing be
promoted as much as agriculture?
• ISSUE #3: Should the common people be trusted
with government?
• ISSUE #4: The French Revolution. Should the
United States view the French Revolution with
sympathy and approval?
Ch. 10
Great Debate (1791–1801):
Whose political theories and programs are more conducive to
creating a strong, free Republic: Hamilton’s or Jefferson’s?
The Federalists (Hamilton Movement)
– Represented the interests of the
capitalist class.
– Favored the expansion of the federal
government’s power and a “loose”
interpretation of the Constitution.
– It maintained that the future of the
nation was dependent on developing
manufacturing and industry.
Alexander Hamilton on a national bank – youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Oy7IFSS-F0I
The Dem-Republicans
(Jefferson Movement)
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Represented the interests of the common
man, the farmer, and was therefore a movement that further
democratized the United States.
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It was anti-capitalistic (favoring the
subsistence farmer).
Favored limitations on the power of the
federal government and a “strict”
interpretation of the Constitution.
It maintained that the future of the nation
was dependent on maintaining an agrarian
society.
Classwork/Homework
• The Bill of Rights
• Use page A42-A43, to complete assignment