AP US History October 24‚ 2012 A Debate on Political Philosophy: Hamilton Versus Jefferson In the late 1700s to the early 1800s‚ the United States was in need of a political philosophy that interpreted the Constitution loosely‚ avoided possibly catastrophic wars‚ and built up the economy in the easiest and most efficient way possible‚ all which were found best in Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton believed that the time called for a loose interpretation‚ or construction‚ of the Constitution.
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Gianna Pizoli History 1 L1 P6 DBQ Thomas Jefferson DBQ Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States and in the 1790’s he was a major advocate of state rights and critical of federalist policies. Once elected president in 1801‚ Jefferson continued to advocate for state rights by exercising the power of the national government and the presidency. Thomas Jefferson was not a hypocrite because he continued to support states rights‚ criticize federalist policies and
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My focus question is how Thomas Jefferson’s views on slavery compare to those of his actions. Firstly Thomas Jefferson was America’s 3rd US president. Jefferson was born on April 13th 1743 in Shadwell‚ Virginia. Jefferson had a rough childhood spending most of his time juggerling being the man of the house after his father died and studying to become the great leader his known as today. There is much speculation on Thomas Jefferson and his views on slavery. He appeared to be an abolitionist yet
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‘preamble’ is literally defined as “an introduction”‚ which is exactly the purpose it serves in the Constitution. This opening statement illustrates how the collective United States put the Constitution into effect in order to secure the freedoms of Americans and ensure a democratic country. Articles 1-3 The first three articles describe the three branches of the federal government. The first branch is legislative‚ which consists of a Congress that is formed by a Senate and a House of Representatives
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Tomas Jefferson: Jefferson loved science‚ technology and innovation. One of his favourite devices was a rotating bookstand that could hold five books at once. He played a crucial role in defining the type of government the American colonies were given and was one of the key leaders of the democratic party. He had 12 grandchildren‚ and many of them lived with him at the same time. He also taught them how to play chess and a game called Goose‚ one of the first board games in the United States; it’s
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every other founding father gets to grow old yet Alexander Hamilton doesn’t get enough credit for all the credit he gave our nation. Alexander Hamilton deserves the legacy he always longed for.Hamilton had a difficult childhood in the Caribbean‚ his father left when he was only ten. This left Hamilton and his mother in destitution.Two years later Hamilton and his mother fell ill and tragically his mother passed away leaving him an orphan. Alexander knew he had to educate himself and rise up or else
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good start. In this essay‚ the contributions (good or bad) of each of the American Presidents that held office from the inception of the United States through the Van Buren Administration shall be discussed. The 1st U.S President was George Washington‚ who served from 1789-1797. Being the first president‚ he set the standard. Washington organized the first United States Cabinet and the Executive Branch. The Cabinet’s
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Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father When people think of the brave men who founded our country‚ the main people that come to mind are George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop‚ but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything‚ including people’s opinions of him. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on Alexander Hamilton which affected his lifetime achievements. First U.S secretary of treasury‚ Alexander
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Federalism was born in 1787‚ when Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ and James Madison wrote 85 essays known as the Federalist Papers. These political documents encouraged Americans to adopt the newly-written Constitution and its stronger central government. Hamilton along with his friends believed in ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They wanted a stronger national government‚ a national bank‚ no Bill of Rights‚ no state governments‚ and a strong executive branch. Alex grew up in South Carolina
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Alexander Hamilton and The National Bank Alexander Hamilton believed that since The United States was growing as a new nation‚ they could take advantage of it and use it as a source of energy and cohesion. Furthermore‚ his main goal was just to spark up the economy and revive it to the point where it was normally flowing. So‚ his first idea was to completely eradicate all national and stately debt. He wanted to look at the accumulated debt of the Revolutionary War at face value and completely do
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