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    Taylor LaFrancis APUSH period 2 Chapter 6 IDs 23 August 2013 Term/Name | Identify | Significance (if underlined) | Alexander Hamilton’s political beliefs | Hamilton called for a national convention to overhaul the entire Articles of Confederation. | *Hamilton suggested Congress consider ways to “render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the experiences of the union” | Founding Fathers to the Constitution Convention | Fifty five men representing all states‚ except

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    Founding Brothers

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    and suggested that the stories be understood the way they actually occurred‚ and how they were understood over the years. Ellis chose to focus the outline of Founding Brothers around key members of the Revolutionary generation‚ including Washington‚ Adams‚ Jefferson‚ Madison‚ Franklin‚ and Hamilton‚ and others. In the first chapter of the text‚ The Duel‚ are details of the most famous duel in American history. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton face off according to the customs of the code duello

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    Benjamin Franklin

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    Jefferson * George Washington * John Adams * Samuel Adams Five Wall Comments I Made Light: D (Y) 1 like ~ Thomas Jefferson I’m Sorry for Disowning My Son #Thatswhatyougetforbeingaloyalist (Y) 3 Likes ~ Thomas Jeff‚ George W‚ John Adams #Single Comments~ Thomas Jefferson: Oh Oh What Happened Now “playa”?? Were Free Americans :DDD Off To the Pub with ~ @Thomas Jeff‚ @George Washington‚ And @John Adams ;) Betsy Ross Is So Attractive

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    He joined 1st and 2nd Continental Congress and he wrote the Declaration of Independence with John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. After Alexader Hamilton made and became the Federalist party which believed in strong center government‚ he made Democratic-Republican party which believed in individual states power and became the leader of Democratic-Republican. On 1800‚ he won the election against John Adams‚ which is known as peaceful transferring of power. Everybody knows that he is a Democratic-Republican

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    Washington‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ James Madison‚ John Adams‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The six sections outline the events Ellis sees as main points in the time period after the founding of the U.S. Out of the many events he could’ve chosen to write about‚ he chose to use a section to explain The Duel‚

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    The Declaration of Independence is the foundation of America. It contains “the words that made America‚” (Fink‚ 9). Five of the founding fathers got together and penned this important document. As they penned this document‚ they were inspired by a number of European philosophers and writers. One of these philosophers was Jean-Jacques Rousseau. “Jean-Jacques Rousseau played a significant role in three different revolutions: in politics‚ his work inspired and shaped revolutionary sentiment in

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    the book 1776

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    1776 David McCullough Simon and Shuster May 2005 In the book 1776‚ David McCullough covers numerous series of events. In the beginning he starts with the war against the American Colonies by King George III up until the great American victory at Trenton. Washington led an army of Americans‚ from many areas‚ which had no experience and were not well trained. Henry Knox‚ a bookseller‚ and Nathaniel Green‚ a Quaker‚ were both inexperienced generals in General Washington’s army. Another army‚

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    Federal Government

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    Section II - Part A (Document-Based Questions) To what extent did the Federalist administrations of George Washington and John Adams promote national unity and advance the authority of the federal government? George Washington and John Adams were the first two presidents of the United States. As they had just fought a civil war against their oppressive mother country‚ it was only fitting that they were federalists. Federalists believed in national unity and a strong central government. They knew

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    Dr. Benjamin Rush

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    “All will end well.” (The Signers‚ page 43) This was Dr. Benjamin Rush’s favorite saying which summed up his life of vast accomplishments‚ as evidenced in a letter to Thomas Jefferson from John Adams that he knew “of no Character living or dead‚ who has done more real good in America” (Benjamin Rush‚ Patriot and Physician‚ page ix). He was a great doctor at the time he lived and worked diligently to heal countless people. However‚ his methods of curing people were dangerous and he probably hurt

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    motivational literature and part of financial needs for the revolution. Who contributed politically to support the Revolution? John Adams‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ and Thomas Jefferson were major political motivational leaders in the Revolution. John Adams realized that the must have Virginia’s support. He understood that Virginia led the South. This is one of the many reasons John Adams nominated Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson penmanship was notably elegant. The

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