Post Constit/Westward Expansion Unit

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Post Constit/Westward Expansion Unit

• Mr. Coronado
• U.S. History

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U.S. Post Constit

• In deep debt.
• ? Was who should be responsible
• Hamilton felt Fed Govt is responsible
• Two Solutions (Hamilton)
• 1.)-Tariff (a tax on imported goods)
• -Import (Item/prod brought into cntry
• 2.) Interest (An extra sum of that borrowers
  pay creditors in return for loan.

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Hamiltons Plan

• Two Solutions (Hamilton)
• 1.)-Tariff (a tax on imported goods)
• -Import (Item/prod brought into cntry
• 2.) Interest (An extra sum of that borrowers
  pay creditors in return for loan.

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Hamiltons Opponents

• Thomas Jefferson (T.J.) did not want Fed govt
  involved in local state affairs
• Taxes were not liked. (Ex Tariffs)
• Hamilton Plan compared to G.B. taxes laws

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Different Political Parties Form

• Federalists (Hamilton)
• View of Constit
• Loose, favored strong govt, favored Nat bank
• Pro Business
• Strong Army Navy

• Jeffersonian Republicans (T.J.)
• View of Constit
• Strict, favored weak central govt, opposed Nat
  Bank
• Pro-Agric
• Against large Armies

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Characteristics of Pol Parties Supporters

• Federalists
• Felt pol power should be given to rich, educated
  men
• Ex Business men, artisans, profess,

• Jeffersonian Rep
• Felt common man should have pol power
• Ex Southern slaveholders, urban artisans, trades
  pep, commercial farmers.

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Rebellion of New Taxes

• Whiskey Rebellion
• Whiskey
• Was impt to frontier economy.
• Not only beverage, but could be made into corn
  that can be transported without spoiling
• Whiskey used as currency

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U.S. Govt Response to Rebellion

• Pres Wash Sec. Hamilton viewed as an
  opportunity to demonstrate power of U.S. govt
• Govt needs to be established by exerting
  military force
• Pres Wash sent 12,000 men and rebellion was
  dissolved

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Washington Farewell

• Election of 1796 Pres Wash decided not to run for
  3rd term.
• Set an example for future Pres to not run for
  more than 3 terms (Cause similar to a Monarchy)
• Most time Pres Wash did not favor Federalist or
  Jeffersonian Rep
• Pres Wash felt pol parties were bad for U.S.

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Manifest Destiny
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Questions of Manifest Destiny

• What does this image imply? Explain?
• Is there any symbolism in the image?

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Ex Manifest Destiny
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Manifest Destiny Clash of Cultures
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Expansion West

• XYZ Affair
• U.S. officials met by French officials.
• French wanted bribe before they met of 10 million

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Alien Sedition Acts

• President gained the right to imprison or deport
  citizens of other countries living in the U.S.
• Under the A S Act, persons who wrote,
  published, or said anything false or scandalous
  vs the U.S. govt officials could be fined or
  jailed

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Virginia Kentucky Resolutions

• Adopted by two states, argued states had right to
  judge whether fed laws agreed with the Constit
• If state decided that law was Unconstit that
  could declare it to be Null void

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Tensions Federalists vs. Republicans

• Members of Cong attacked each other (physically).
• Pres Adams would be taunted was forced to go
  thru back door.
• Jeffersonian Repub criticized for supporting
  France in XYZ Affair

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Election 1800

• Jefferson won popular vote but not electoral vote
• T.J. tied with Aaron Burr with 73 Electoral
  votes.
• Who decides if a tie?
• House of Reps

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T.J. now in Power (Jeffer Repub)

• T.J. had straight forward agenda (Clear)
• Goals
• -reduce impact of govt in pep lives
• Reduced amount of taxes paid by pep
• Cut size of Federal Bureaucracy
• Cut size of Army only 3,000 soldiers
• Bureaucracy- Depts workers that make up Federal
  Govt. (Ex. FBI, FEMA, Dept of Agri)

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T.J. Program in West

• T.J. used power of Nat govt to expand to west
• Jeff Repub encouraged movement west
• Land Act of 1800 Amer able to buy land on credit

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Louisiana Purchase

• U.S. farmers depended on Miss for trading goods
• Napoleon controlled Miss River, used control to
  charge U.S. traders
• Napoleon offered 15 million for Lousiana Purchase

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Lous Purchase Map
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Why Did Napoleon give up all land?

• Rebellion in France couldnt control
• Haiti became Indp from French
• Haiti
• -Historians claim first true Democracy because
  abolished slavery.