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Enduring Vision 8E Chapter 8 outline

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Chapter Eight: America at War and Peace, 1801-1824, pg 223-249 Chapter Lead-in, pg 223 After winning the 1800 election, Jefferson tried to ease tensions in America, putting the French Revolution behind them and recognized they agreed that all Americans were either federalists or republicans. But foreign affairs were to continue as Tripoli (one of 4 islamic states in North Africa) declared war on US. US merchant ships in Mediterranean Sea were being seized by ?Barbary pirates?. To stop this, in 1796 the US paid Algiers nearly $1 million.

America: a Narrative History by Tindall and Shi notes Chapter 8

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Tindall Ch 8 Outline The Federalist Era A New Nation Population in 1790 was around 4 million. South was agricultural, still had slaves and exported tobacco and cotton. First National census in 1790 showed 750,000 African Americans, with over 90 percent in the South. Indians continued to provide trouble and refuse to acknowledge American authority. Many people would start migrating west because of population growth, cheap land, and new opportunities. White population doubled every 22 years. George Washington was elected president 69-34 in 1789. Created the cabinet, the president?s advisors. John Jay was the first Supreme Court justice, who stayed there until 1795. Created a Bill of Rights to go along with the Constitution in 1789.

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Federalist Party vs. Democrat-Republicans Issue Federalists Demorat-Republicans Notes National vs. state governments Favored a strong central government with the power to control commerce, tax, declare war, and make treaties Sought to limit the role of the national government, favoring local control ? This issue, never finally settled until the Civil War, was the basic philosophical point of contention between the two parties. French Revolution Opposed the Revolution and opposed American support for the anti- monarchy group Supported the popular forces in the French Revolution and favored American assistance ? The debt of America to France for its assistance during the American Revolution is seen as due and unpaid by the D-Rs

Chapter 7 Focus Questions

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Chapter 7 Focus Questions Which points in Hamilton?s economic program were most controversial and why? Hamilton?s first reports to the public credit provoke immediate controversy. The problem with plan is that the least deserving of the reward would gain the most. The original owners of three-fifths of the debt certificates issued by the Continental Congress were Revolutionary patriots, most of whom sold their certificates for a fraction of its worth. Wealthy speculators purchased these certificates and stood to reap huge gains at the expense of the original owners. Hamilton?s report on a national bank was also controversial. Hamilton?s critics feared it was a dangerous scheme that would give a small, elite group special power to influence the government.
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