Critique of The Birth of the Republic. In his book‚ The Birth of the Republic‚ Edmund S. Morgan puts forth an account of the quarter century span‚ from 1763-1789‚ in which the American Republic was born. This work provides a detailed description of what historians call “The Revolutionary Era” in American history. Morgan seems to be making the argument that while the revolution may have begun for economic reasons‚ and that the founding fathers may have stood to gain financially from it‚ it eventually
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When Bismarck was appointed Prussian chancellor in 1862 by King Wilhelm IV‚ The democratic attempt of unifying Germany had failed and there was widespread sentiment among the Germans in favour of unification. There were a number of obstacles in Prussia’s way of unifying Germany. Among them were foreign powers’ interests in Germany‚ In other words‚ In order for Bismarck to unify Germany he had to eliminate all the other powers that posed a threat to German unification. Since the political approach
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achieved this using the Prussia‚ which was the economically and by army the strongest area part of the German Confederation. German unification was the immediate result of three short wars; against Denmark in 1864‚ against Austria in 1864 and France in 1870 – 1871. The Prussian army played a large role in these three wars which brought German unification. The power in the German Confederation lay in the middle classes and nobility‚ and a strong liberal idea was increasing between the middle class and
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When the U.S. constitution was made it there was a long debate over the ratification of the constitution. There were two sides in the debate‚ the Federalists‚ who were supporter of the new constitution‚ and were better‚ organized than their opponents‚ and the Federalists had the support of the most respected men in America‚ George Washington‚ and Benjamin Franklin. The other side of the debate was the Antifederalists‚ who opposed ratification; although they weren’t as organized as the Federalists
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Constitution to stand the test of time. Without the amendment process‚ it is unlikely that the Constitution would have lasted as long as it has. Under the Articles of Confederation it was much harder to pass any amendments; as a result of this the Constitution includes two separate ways in which amendments can be proposed. The Articles of Confederation required a unanimous vote before any amendments could be passed; this made it nearly impossible for any changes to the Articles to be approved. No matter what
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Federalists The Federalists were people who wanted and believed in the new Constitution. They had people who disagreed with them called the Anti-Federalists. The Federalist Party originated in opposition to the Democratic-Republican Party.Emphasized commercial and diplomatic harmony with Britain following the signing of the 1794 Jay Treaty. The party made a lasting impact by laying the foundations of a national economy‚ creating a national judicial system and formulating principles of foreign policy
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Continental Congress came together after the American Revolutionary War had already begun. In 1776‚ it took declaring America’s independence from Britain. Five years later‚ the Congress ratified the first national constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation‚ under which the country would be governed until when it was replaced by the current U.S. Constitution.
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Growth/Failure of German Nationalism 1815 – 1850 Timeline of Events 1815 – End of the Napoleonic Wars and creation of the Deutscher Bund (German Confederation) 1817 – Wartburg Festival 1818 – Formation of the Zollverein 1819 – Carlsbad Decrees 1848 – Revolutions in Europe (including Austria and Prussia) 1848/9 – Frankfurt Parliament 1849 – Erfurt Union (League of the Three Kings) 1850 – Treaty of Olmutz Essay Plans There are three basic types of essay question
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power given to the government by the Articles of Confederation caused a rebellion in Massachusetts during the year 1786. The attack of a federal arsenal by Shay’s rebellion caused public outcry for drastic changes for a stronger national government. The discussed ideas on a stronger national government were brought to the Constitutional Convention of 1787‚ eventually leading to the creation of a constitution much stronger than the Articles of Confederation. With the creation of a new constitution‚ Federalists
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DBQ: Ratifying the Constitution Directions- Read all the documents answer all the questions and the essay on loose-leaf. Historical Context: Today‚ over 200 years after it was written ad ratified (approved)‚ most Americans think of the US Constitution as something almost sacred. We assume that this great document has always been honored and looked up to. This is NOT true. When it was written in 1787 and submitted to the states for ratification‚ it set off months of fierce and often bitter debate
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