by these and many other affairs: Federalists and Republicans. The Federalists who supported Hamilton who wanted a strong centralized government‚ high taxes‚ and a national bank to find financial stability in the country. The Republicans were supporters of Jefferson who wanted to limit federal power‚ not create a national bank because of which they had a narrow interpretation of the Constitution. Hamilton‚ the Federalist‚ tried to repay the debt the U.S. had owed. This caused tension between the
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led to responses by both the people and the government. In the beginning of the book‚ Slaughter writes about how this Rebellion was over a federal tax on whiskey that was an idea from the Secretary of the Treasury‚ who at this time was Alexander Hamilton. Slaughter says that the tax was designed to retire the national debt and was approved by Congress and supported by President George Washington. In the book‚ Slaughter takes the time at the introduction to explain all the underlying causes of this
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on the way that things should be interpreted from the constitution. There were two different parties‚ the Federalist and the Democratic Republicans. Despite their different views of the government and the economy‚ Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were two great leaders in United States history. Throughout their political lives‚ they never stopped debating and representing what they believed in. People disagreeing with the government and the government’s different views on issues led to the
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nation was beginning to take structural form‚ the power of the national government increased greatly. Much of this is due to the Federalist ideas present by our first President George Washington‚ and other prominent founding fathers such as Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. The Federalist position‚ which supported a strong central government favoring power to the national or federal government‚ was very prominent in the early days‚ however it was not unopposed. With the growing power of the national
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Alexander Hamilton in a duel‚ but it is his ruthless personality that has him most remembered. Burr was most concerned in the title he wanted to win‚ rather than the good of the people. He took a dislike to Alexander Hamilton after meeting him in the Revolution and they soon became rival Politicians in New York. Burr had a seat in the Senate‚ but was defeated in reelection. Burr ran for governor of New York‚ but lost because of Alexander Hamilton’s opposition. When Burr killed Hamilton in their
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new nation. What was the second? ∙New York was the temporary capital. 6. 6. Name the members of Washington’s cabinet and the positions they held. ∙The secretary of state was Thomas Jefferson. ∙Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton. ∙The Secretary of War was Henry Knox. Attorney General Edmund Randolf 7. 7. Who wrote the bill of Rights? When were they adopted by the states? ∙The Bill of rights was adopted in 1791 and was drafted by James Madison. 8. 8. Read
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solutions enacted. The split between Hamilton‚ who believed in government by the wealthy and powerful‚ and Jefferson and Madison‚ who had faith in the common people‚ was the first crack in the ranks of those who had drafted the Constitution. The conflict was more than a clash of individual personalities. Hamilton’s support was chiefly northern and mercantile. To promote American manufacturing and make the United States independent of European goods‚ Hamilton suggested raising tariffs to protect American
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AP U.S. History Goal 1: DQs 1. What were the plans Alexander Hamilton had for organizing the new nation’s finances? What were the Jeffersonian Republicans’ major objections to those plans? - George Washington chose the talented Alexander Hamilton‚ who had served with him throughout the Revolutionary War‚ to take on the challenge of directing federal economic policy as the Secretary of Treasury. The first issue that Hamilton tackled as Washington’s Secretary of Treasury concerned the problem of
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Running Head: Disaster in Franklin County Disaster in Franklin County JM Western Governors University 1 Disaster in Franklin County 2 The Role of Health Personnel and the Public Health Nurse Public health personnel and public health nurses have many responsibilities in a disaster that are essential to a successful outcome for the community. Their primarily focus is on the safety and health of the public. The health personnel will assess the community’s available resources
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AP U. S. History Questions Chapter 6 1. Deficiencies in Confederation To weak Could not levy taxes‚ had economic problems causing social unrest Not strong enough to hold states together Regulations state to state hard to deal No uniform tax‚ different taxes in each state Rebellions with direct challenge towards congress for more national government or even a dictatorship‚ unable to deal with national problems 2. American Manufactures- replace state tariffs with uniformly high national
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