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North Carolina in the
New Nation
Chapter 11
The First Party System
► Alexander
Hamilton (NY): secretary of
treasury
► Thomas Jefferson (VA): secretary of state
► Hamilton wished to set up a national bank,
the Bank of the United States; this bank
would lend $ to the federal government and
issue paper currency
Political Parties
► Federalists:
led by Washington and
Hamilton; believed in a strong national
government.
► Republicans: led by Thomas Jefferson and
James Madison; believed in individual rights
and a weak central government
NC in Politics
► Chisholm
v. Georgia: James Iredell argued
that individual citizens could not sue a state
in a federal court. This principle became
the 11th Amendment of the Constitution
Whiskey Rebellion
1791, a tax called an excise was passed
by Congress.
► This tax was placed on whiskey made in the
United States; Hamilton hoped to raise $
with this tax
► Whiskey Rebellion: a protest among
farmers who refused to pay the excise tax
► In
From Federalist to Republican
► The
U.S. and France signed the Convention
of 1800, which ended the alliance held with
France since 1778.
► Nathaniel Macon: Republican
 Believed in a debt-free nation
 Favored a weak federal government with few
powers
War of 1812
► Causes
of the War
 Britain and France took American ships
 Americans believed that Britain was stirring up
Indians in the West
 War Hawks wanted the U.S. to take Canada
from Britain
 An embargo was issued in hopes that Britain &
France would stop taking U.S. ships
NC in the War
► Col.
Forsyth: took part in battles along the
Canadian border
► Johnston Blakely: commanded the
Enterprise and Wasp; he was lost at sea
► Otway Burns: brought back valuable
supplies for the war
► Dolley Madison: saved valuable items from
the president’s residence
Effects of the War
► Treaty
of Ghent: signed in Belgium; ended
the War of 1812
Rip Van Winkle State
► N.C.
was known as the Rip Van Winkle state
because:
 Fell behind the rest of the nation in agriculture,
transportation, manufacturing and education
 State government was controlled by easterners
who resisted change
 Few internal improvements were made
Moving to Greener Pastures
► North
Carolinians moved to the West for:
 A more democratic government
 Economic opportunities
The Great Revival
► Great
Revival: highly personal and
emotional religious activity; brought to N.C.
in the 1750’s by Baptists.
The Murphey Program
► This
program of Archibald Murphey called for:
 Internal Improvements: needed a system of land &
water transportation to bring domestic and foreign trade
to NC
 Public education: each county would have 2 or more
primary schools
 Constitutional Reform: state constitution had to be
revised
 Drainage of Swamplands: to provide rich farmlands