the views of our founding fathers were laid out. Limited power given to the Federal Government‚ equal rights granted to the people‚ and the ability for states to govern themselves were the ideas accepted among the majority of the populous. Over time however‚ the accepted ideas and goals for running our government changed. Power and greed were incorporated into our system. Thus changing how we are governed today. Two of the most famous political stances in our history had very different views on how
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Thomas Jefferson: “Men‚ today we choose if America will have liberty or allow private banks to control our money and country.” Alexander Hamilton: “No‚ we must have a national bank in order to collect debt from each state during the war and pay it off in an orderly fashion” Thomas Jefferson: “Hamilton‚ you have failed to realize the purpose of our revolution which was to rid ourselves from heavy regulations and control of a central government. The introduction of of a bank will cause an abuse of
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Jefferson and Hamilton were both fundamental in the creation of the Constitution and the present government. They both agreed that the government needed some changes‚ but that is where the similarities ended. Hamilton was the creator of the Federalist Party which represented favor in strong central government‚ a Federal Bank‚ and a stable financial system. Jefferson was the creator of the Anti-Federalist Party who did not favor strong central government‚ and believed in an agrarian economy. Both
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At the beginning of Thomas Jefferson’s political career‚ he made great changes in the Great Britain’s American States. At the end of the French and Indian War Great Britain raised and put more taxes in place. The most famous ones were the tea tax and the paper act passed in 1765. This led and many things to the led to the American Reveloutionary War which lasted for seven years. Thomas Jefferson was one of the earliest and most loyal supporter of American independence from Great Britain. Later
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Throughout this year‚ many great leaders have been taught‚ but there were three men who stood out most‚ for good and for bad. One was Alexander Hamilton‚ a well known congressmen who displays many great traits‚ but also had a few times when he wasn’t his best self. Another leader was Andrew Jackson and as he started in poverty‚ he worked his way up to becoming the president. The people of his time thought he was a superior leader‚ but he had moments when he could have been more empathetic. The last
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Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration in 1800 lead to the defeat of the Federalists and the resurrection of republican control. The Judiciary Act of 1801 expanded and packed the Judicial branch with Federalists. The case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) led to the creation of judicial review‚ which allowed the Supreme Court to rule previous decisions unconstitutional and go against them. Jefferson strengthened forces in the Mississippi through Lewis and Clark’s expedition during his first term. Napoleon also
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England‚ Prussia‚ Austria‚ and Spain against the new French Republic. In the cabinet Thomas Jefferson opposed any expression of neutrality while Alexander Hamilton supported it. Washington eventually sided with the latter and issued a proclamation of neutrality that barred American ships from supplying war matériel to either side. The proclamation stated that the United States would not offer protection to Americans who violated neutrality laws‚ and that the United States would actively prosecute anyone
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aroused such passionate opposition. • Alexander Hamilton was brought in by Thomas Jefferson to lead the Treasury Department. Hamilton’s instant goal was to initiate our nation’s financial stability. Also‚ to revitalize economic development and bring the country’s most financial interest to government support. He believed that the aim of national greatness could happen if the government suffered from the same defects under the Articles of Confederation. Alexander Hamilton’s agenda had 5 parts to his
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After creating a Bill of Rights‚ the new United States congress turned its focus to the issue of financing the new government. Alexander Hamilton was hired to be the Treasury Secretary by president George Washington. Hamilton made it his duty to develop an economic structure for the United States that would ensure public confidence in the government’s financial affairs. Hamilton didn’t want to implement the constitution verbatim rather using the loose interpretation of it. He believed that a solid central
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million dollars debt that they owed to those who took part in the American Revolution. In order to pay back this debt Alexander Hamilton created a financial program. However‚ some Republicans such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison thought that his plan was unconstitutional because one would need to use the necessary and proper clause which most people feared because it gave the government too much power. This‚ however‚ is not so Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan however was mostly constitutional
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