Transcript Starter 8/27/2010: Practice EOC ?s

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1. What was a major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that
was corrected by the Constitution?
A. Congress had too much power in regulating interstate commerce.
B. The President had sole authority to declare war.
C. States had no freedoms to set their own trade policies.
D. Congress had no power to levy taxes and raise money.
2. Why did farmers in Massachusetts take part in Shays' Rebellion?
A. To try to stop the courts from foreclosing on their properties.
B. To force the Spanish to reopen the port of New Orleans.
C. To protest against new tariffs imposed by Congress.
D. To protest against livestock transporting between states.
3. What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and gave
greater powers to the new United States government?
A. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
B. The Bill of Rights
C. The US Constitution
D. The Declaration of Independence
Goal 1: The New Nation
George Washington's Presidency
George Washington's Farewell Address
The Rise of Political Parties
Alexander Hamilton v. Thomas
Jefferson
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Working with a PARTNER, create a table to show the conflicts between these two cabinet
members during the presidency of G. Washington.
Be see to address the following:
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Who did they want to have the most power? (National/State/Local)
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Who did they want to be leading the country?
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How did they interpret the Constitution? (Loose/Strict and define the difference)
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What did they wish to base the economy upon?
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How did they wish to repay debts?
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Who were their main supporters?
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Time: 10 Minutes!
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Use your resource!
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Chapter 2 Sections 1 and 3 textbook.
Be ready to share your results with the class
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Hamilton's Plan
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Wanted an excise tax (tax on whiskey) to raise money for the
government to repay the national debt of $52+ million.
Tariff: tax on imports
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To protect domestic manufacturing and American
business interests from foreign competition
National Bank with the power to print bank notes and take care
of the nation's financial resources.
Help government regulate economy and commerce;
generate income through loans
Pay off the national debt.
Hamilton's Strategy
Three Benefits from his system:
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It would establish the nation’s financial credibility, making it
easier to borrow money
It would by political support from the wealthiest Americans
It would enrich investors, who could build new ships,
storehouses, and factors
His plan would promote the accumulation of capital needed for
commercial and industrial growth
Program was intended to redistribute wealth in two ways:
from farmers to merchants and from the South to the North
Opposition to Hamilton's Plan
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Southerners felt that it was unfair.
Heavy agricultural
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Had done a better job paying their own debts
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Question why they pay federal taxes to bail out the
northern states and their tax dollars flow into the
pockets of their creditors
Compromise:
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Congress approved full funding of the federal debt, implementation of
new excise taxes, and created a national bank
National capital would move southward: Washington, D.C.
Whiskey tax angered farmers in western Pennsylvania,
because they depended on whiskey for barter (trade without
using money).
Whiskey Rebellion
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Western Pennsylvania farmers refuse to pay the excise tax.
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Protests lead to violence.
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President Washington, under the advice of Hamilton, formed
a military force to halt the resistance.
Washington asked the farmers to vote to determine if they
would follow the law.
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Offered amnesty if they would stop rebelling and pay
the tax.
Established the idea that the national government could
support itself, and national law was supreme.
First Political Parties
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Authors of the Constitution wanted to avoid
organized political parties.
Formed even though they were seen as
factions—groups that threaten the unity of a
republic.
First political parties in the United States were
the Federalists and the Democratic
Republicans.
Federalists
Democratic
Republicans
Key Leaders
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Typical Supporters
Northerners, especially
merchants
Southerners, especially
farmers
Favored this type of
government
Strong central government
Weak central government;
more power to the states
**States' rights
Wanted an economy based
upon...
Industry and trade
farming
Foreign affairs (pertaining to Pro-British
French Rev.)
Pro-French
Interpretation of the
Constitution
Loose Construction – broad Strict Construction – limiting
interpretation of the
the powers of the federal
Constitution
government
Who did they want to rule
the government?
Wealthy, educated elite
The “common man”
Washington's Farewell Address
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After two terms, Washington decided to leave
office.
Warned against political parties (factions).
Warned against entangling alliances with other
countries (neutrality).
Promoted the idea of that good government is
based on religion and morality.
Washington's Accomplishments
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The reluctant first president
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“Mr. President”
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First cabinet
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Sets 2-term tradition
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Judiciary Act of 1789 – established a system of
courts
Any remaining class time is to be
spent on Goal 1 Vocabulary and
Study Guide Questions.