Years of the Early Republic

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Years of the Early Republic
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United States 1787
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Film Clip The Compromise of 1790

• What was the idea of assumption proposed by
  Hamilton?
• Why does Madisons view of Hamilton change?
• What is the compromise that is struck?

(Hamilton mpg)
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Hamilton vs. Jefferson

• Remember
• Hamilton believes in a strong central
  government
• Jefferson believes in state power (states
  rights)
• Hamilton loose interpretation, Jeffferson
  strict construction of the C.

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Film clip The first political parties

• Why were the Federalists afraid of Jefferson?
• What was the Alien and Sedition Acts?
• What is ironic about the swearing in of Jefferson?

(Next slide)
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Fed/Anti Fed 1787-1804
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Who were Lewis and Clark?
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How does the U.S. acquire more territory?
Is this really Jeffersonian behavior?
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Election of 1828
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Jacksonian Era

• Expanding the Frontier brings Greater Democracy
• The Turner Thesis-The Frontier Shaped
• American Society and Democracy
• Universal White Male Suffrage-Beginning
• with the Western States
• Nominating Conventions Replace
• Congressional Caucuses
• Jackson the Changes the Name of the
• (Democratic) Republican Party to the
• Democratic Party
• Minimal Government is Best
• Pro States Rights
• Anti-Eastern Elite
• Against the Bank of the U.S.

The Hunters of Kentucky By the Chestnut Brass Co.
Battle of New Orleans By Johnny Horton
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Federal vs. State Authority(Historically in US)

• 1798- The Alien and Sedition Acts (Federalists)
• Democratic Republicans fight back with The
  Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (nullify)
• Jeffersonian Republicanism (1800) state p.
• Marbury v. Madison (1803) victory for
  Federalists through John Marshall
• Nullification Crisis (1828) Tariff law (on
  cotton) considered null and void by states
• Jacksons Bank War He tries to kill the Bank of
  the U.S. (He was a Democrat)

(Bank War)
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Nullification Crisis

• Jackson raised an army to compel obedience.
• A compromise was reached
• The tariff was reduced
• South Carolina withdrew nullification.

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Trail of Tears
Justice Marshall made his ruling, now let him
enforce it!
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The Trail of Tears