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Launching the New Republic
1789-1800
In what ways is the New Republic
a tenuous society?
In what ways does America’s role
in the world community impact its
domestic society?
Was Jefferson’s election a
“Revolution”?
Constitutional Government Takes Place
Defining the Presidency
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Where was the nation’s capital from
1790-1800?
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What are the components of the
executive cabinet and who
establishes this cabinet?
Constitutional Government Takes Shape
Washington’s Presidency
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In general terms, how did
Washington conduct himself
during his presidency?
Constitutional Government Takes Shape
National Justice
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In what ways was the Judiciary Act of 1789
a compromise between nationalist and
states’ rights advocates?
Constitutional Government Takes Shape
Bill of Rights
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What motivated the movement
for a bill of rights and who was
the individual credited for
creating the initial
amendments?
Constitutional Government Takes Shape
Bill of Rights
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What are some of these rights?
1st- freedoms of expression (religion, speech, press and political
activity)
2nd- well regulated militia to preserve security, the right to bear arms
3rd- protect citizens from providing housing for soldiers
4th-8th- limited police powers of the state by guaranteeing individuals’
fair treatment in legal proceedings
– 4th- probable cause needed for search and seizure
– 5th- no double jeopardy; private property cannot be taken for public use;
cannot be forced to testify against self
– 6th- right to speedy and public trial with jury of his/her peers
– 7th- right to common pleas court
– 8th- no cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail fines
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9th & 10th- reserved to the people or the states powers not allocated to
the federal government
Constitutional Government Takes Shape
Chisholm v Georgia
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What is the significance of
Chisholm v Georgia?
Hamilton and the Formulation of Federalist Policies
Hamilton and Federalist Policies
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How did Hamilton’s background influence his
political ideology?
Hamilton’s Role in the New
Republic
• Describe the significance
of Hamilton’s Report on
Public Credit
Hamilton and the Formulation of Federalist Policies
Reaction to Hamilton’s Financial Policy
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What was the reaction to Hamilton’s
policy?
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Was Hamilton’s Plan successful?
Hamilton and the Formulation of Federalist Policies
Creating a National Bank, 1790-1791
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What were Hamilton’s reasons
for establishing a National
Bank?
Hamilton and the Formulation of Federalist Policies
Critics of National Bank
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Why were critics opposed to the National
Bank?
Hamilton and the Formulation of Federalist Policies
Hamilton’s Legacy
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Who was attracted to Hamilton’s plans?
Why?
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Where did Hamilton receive little support?
Why?
Hamilton and the Formulation of Federalist Policies
Manufacturing vs Farming
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In what ways did the question of
manufacturing vs farming become
an ideological or moral issue?
Hamilton and the Formulation of Federalist Policies
Whiskey Rebellion, 1794
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What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?
Why is this significant?
United States on the World Stage
Spanish Power in Western North America
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What challenges did the Spanish face
in North America?
United States on the World Stage
Challenging American Expansion
• How did Spain attempt to gain the
allegiance of the new settlers in
Southeast?
• What was Washington’s response?
United States on the World Stage
Challenging American Expansion
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In what ways were the Native
policies of America initially similar
to that of the British (1763)?
United States on the World Stage
Challenging American Expansion
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What was Knox’s ‘civilization’ policy?
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What was the reaction to this policy?
United States on the World Stage
France and Factional Politics, 1793
• How did various sections of the
country respond to the French
Revolution?
United States on the World Stage
France and Factional Politics, 1793
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What role did Citizen Edmond Genet
play throughout the French Revolution?
United States on the World Stage
Avoiding War, 1793-1796
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How did the British react to
Genet’s involvement with the US?
United States on the World Stage
Avoiding War, 1793-1796
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How did Washington utilize
General Wayne against the
Natives and British?
United States on the World Stage
Avoiding War, 1793-1796
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How did Americans respond to Jay’s
Treaty?
United States on the World Stage
Avoiding War, 1793-1796
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What did Thomas Pinckney
accomplish with the Treaty of San
Lorenzo (The Pinckney Treaty)?
The Emergence of Party Politics
Ideological Confrontation, 1793-1794
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How did the framers of the
Constitution feel about political
parties?
The Emergence of Party Politics
Ideological Confrontation
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What led to ideological tensions in
1793?
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How did the ideologies of Federalists
and Democratic-Republicans differ?
The Emergence of Party Politics
The Republican Party, 1794-1796
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How did Republicans shift from a
coalition of officeholders to a broad
based party?
The Emergence of Party Politics
Washington and Party Politics
• How did Washington use his
Farewell Address (1796) to
comment on the current political
situation?
The Emergence of Party Politics
The Election of 1796
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How did the Republicans mobilize
ordinary citizens to vote?
The Emergence of Party Politics
The French-Crisis, 1798-1799
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What caused the XYZ Affair? How
did American gov’t respond?
The Emergence of Party Politics
The French-Crisis, 1798-1799
• What was the Quasi – War?
• Why did Adams and the
Federalists build up a strong
standing army?
The Emergence of Party Politics
Alien and Sedition Acts
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What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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How did the passage of these acts
affect the country?
The Emergence of Party Politics
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 1798
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How did the Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions reflect states’ rights?
The Emergence of Party Politics
The Fries Rebellion
• What was the
significance of the
Fries Rebellion?
The Emergence of Party Politics
Election of 1800
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What issues were at stake
during the election of 1800?
Economic and Social Change
Households and Market Production
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In what ways did household
production change in the late 18th
century?
Economic and Social Change
White Women and the Republic
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In what ways were white women’s
roles being challenged in the
Republic?
Constitution did not affect legal
position of women
NJ did not explicitly state gender
requirements of voting, so women
were voting initially
Republican ideology challenged
traditional attitudes towards women’s
rights
Right to choose husband
Northeastern women used
pregnancy as a way to gain father’s
marriage approval
Women had fewer children (declining
farm size and urbanization)
Women objected to sexual double
standard condemned male seducers
rather than women
Economic and Social Change
White Women in Republic
• In what ways was Judith
Sargent Murray a significant
figure during the new republic?
Economic and Social Change
Native Americans in the New Republic
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In what ways did the situation change for
Natives during the new republic?
Economic and Social Change
African Americans and the Republic
• In what ways did the social
status of African Americans
change during the new
republic?
Economic and Social Change
African Americans and the Republic
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In what ways did slavery become
more entrenched in the 1790s?
Economic and Social Change
African Americans and the Republic
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In what ways did the slave revolution
within Haiti (formerly Saint Domingue)
impact Americans’ race ideology?
Economic and Social Change
African Americans and the Republic
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Evaluate the impact of the cotton gin on
the institution of slavery