During the Washington‚ Adams‚ and the Jefferson administrations‚ the United States was thrust into the decision of joining either Britain or France‚ the two most powerful European nations. In determining the effects of foreign policy on the developing nation‚ one must establish the overall direction of the United States took. As a budding nation‚ George Washington proposed the idea of neutrality in order for the country to have no involvement in European affairs. However‚ Federalists and Democratic
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John Adams- 2nd President. Served one term‚ From Mass. Federalist. His political views were very influenced by James Harrington’s Oceana that was published in 1656 and outlined a model republic with an elected executive chosen by property owners. Adams became the leading American advocate of the principal “balanced government‚” arguing that the upper houses of the American legislature were the natural home for people of wealth and status. Adams was fiercely independent. Hated political parties
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Ansel Adams was born February 20‚ 1902‚ in San Francisco‚ California. Ansel took an interest in music at an early age. He taught himself how to play the piano and enjoyed the surroundings of nature. In 1916‚ he and his parents went on a trip to Yosemite National Park where he received his first camera‚ the Kodak Box Brownie. His first photographs recorded their vacation. Ansel fell in love with Yosemite National Park and would return every summer. He worked four summers as the caretaker of the park’s
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FRQ: Contributions to a Stable Government (George Washington and Thomas Jefferson) George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were two important men who greatly affected our nation’s independence and the beginning years of our country. Each made their individual and unique contributions to an unwavering government following the adoption of the Constitution. After the war‚ the Articles of Confederation had begun to fail. The federal government couldn’t collect taxes to pay for the colossal debt that
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Concord 1775 Captain J. Parker Battle of Saratoga 1777 General Burgoyne Battle of Yorktown 1787 George Washington Invention of the Cotton Gin 1793 Eli Whitney Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty 1765-1776 Created in protest of the Stamp Act John Adams 1797-1801 2nd president of the United States of America Vice President of the United States of America Patrick Henry 1775 Elected to Continental Congress “Give me Liberty or Give
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“There is no Sex in soul” Essay on Carol Berkin’s Revolutionary Mothers Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence Jill Martinez HIST 516: American Revolution and Federalist Era November 7‚ 2014 Adams State University Carol Berkin clearly states her thesis in the introduction of Revolutionary Mothers. “Despite the absence of radical changes in gender ideology and gender roles for most women‚ the Revolution did lend legitimacy to new ideas about women’s capacities and their
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its principle author. Gates’ victory at Saratoga‚ New York brought France into the War against Britain. Spain soon followed. Benedict Arnold‚ hero at Ticonderoga‚ the Canadian campaign‚ and Saratoga‚ turned traitor at West Point‚ British Major John Andre was hung as a spy but Arnold escaped and joined the British army‚ leading attacks on New Haven and Richmond. Horatio Gates‚ commander at Saratoga‚ fled his defeat at Camden and was replaced as southern commander by Nathaniel Greene who defeated
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Jefferson’s Revolution The election of 1800 marked the beginning of a 28-year period during which Republicans dominated national politics. Jefferson’s party won easily‚ in part because of the public outrage over the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts; in many ways‚ the acts proved the undoing of the Federalist Party. The election was a protracted affair. All of the Republican electors had voted for both Jefferson and Burr‚ so that both candidates earned the same number of electoral votes for president
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loud‚ they were being heard. Women started asking for divorce‚ getting educated‚ they ran businesses and farms while the men were away at war‚ and property owners in New Jersey were even allowed to vote. Women with a voice were Abigail Adams‚ while her husband John Adams‚ was away at the Continental Congress‚ she told him to “…remember the ladies;” another woman was Lucy Knox‚ General Henry Knox’s wife. Upon his return from his military obligation‚ she warned him “I hope you will not consider yourself
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closest advisors. During this confusing time of a new government finally in power‚ political parties also came about. By the election of John Adams‚ two factions had arisen with very different political values. The Republicans were led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The Federalists were guided by Alexander Hamilton and counted President John Adams among their members. Hamilton‚ as a Federalist‚ believed primarily in a strong central government run mainly by upper-class citizens
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