the u.s. constitution and the new republic
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The U.S. Constitution and the New Republic . Themes. The first Constitution’s achievements and problems The Constitutional Convention (1787) Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances Washington’s Administration John Adams and war with France. Articles of Confederation . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The U.S. Constitution and the New Republic
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Themes
• The first Constitution’s achievements and problems
• The Constitutional Convention (1787)• Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances• Washington’s Administration • John Adams and war with France
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Articles of Confederation
• From 1775-1781 the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to discuss a government without a monarch.
• Delegates agreed upon the Articles of Confederation1. Created a national legislature 2. Unanimous support was required to pass major
pieces of legislation 3. National government had no power to levy taxes*Power belonged to the states*
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Slavery post-American Revolution
• 1780 – Pennsylvania's legislature enacted a gradual emancipation law. Slaves born by a slave mother would be free at the age of 28.
• Rhode Island and Connecticut adopted gradual emancipation laws in 1784.
• States such as Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia rejected the emancipation laws.
• In the deep South- Carolinas and Georgia believed that emancipation was unthinkable
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Ordinance of 1785(AoC)
• Dealt with land in Northwest Territory 1. Public land was divided into townships 2. Each township was divided into 36 sections3. Each sections could be purchased for $1 per
acre Goal: Raise money for the new found
government
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Ordinance of 1785(AoC)
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Ordinance of 1785(Result)
• Didn’t help raise as much money as the government hoped for, but:
1. Established precedent for surveying and selling public land
2. Impacted landscape by “checkerboard” pattern
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Northwest Ordinance (1787)
• Provided process by which new states could join the Union
1. Territories received one Representative in Congress when population reached 5,000 voters (white males)
2. Territories could apply for statehood when total population reached 60,000
3. Freedom of religion and trial by jury were protected; slavery was prohibited in Northwest Territory
*Most important accomplishment of the Articles*
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Land Ordinances (Interesting Side Note)
• Thomas Jefferson originally proposed creating 14 new states out of western lands
• One state named-- Metropotamia
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Problems with Articles of Confederation
1. Each state had one vote (regardless of its population); unanimous support was needed for major pieces of legislation
• Why should Virginia (pop.750,000) have an equal amount of votes as Delaware (pop.60,000)?
2. Each state had the power to negotiate treaties, coin their own money and declare war
*Problems led to Shay’s Rebellion*
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Problems with Articles of Confederation
• Military payrolls were not being paid to soldiers during the war and after the war
• With congress having no way to pay back the soldiers, members saw this as an opportunity to plead for the government to have the right to tax
• Robert Morris, a Philadelphia merchant, pleaded from 1781 – 1786 for the states to give the government to power to tax
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Shay’s Rebellion(1786-87)
• Farmers in Massachusetts faced economic hardships after American Revolution
• Taxes were too high; ONLY states have control over taxes
• Daniel Shays led an army of 2,000 men marched on the tax courts to prevent more foreclosures of land
• General led a massive force to stop the rebellion• Impact: Demonstrated the weakness of the
national government
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Shay’s Rebellion(1786-87)
• Shay’s Rebellion provoked fear and hope that the government would do away with the Articles of Confederation
• Knowing the problem would not stop with Shay, delegates agreed to meet in Philadelphia in 1786 to discuss what their next course of action would be
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Constitutional Convention (Philadelphia, 1787)
• Included 55 delegates from all states EXCEPT Rhode Island
• Attendance:- George Washington (Chair)- Benjamin Franklin (Diplomat)- James Madison (Father of the Constitution)- Alexander Hamilton (New York)
• Not in Attendance:- Thomas Jefferson (Ambassador to France)
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Virginia Plan (Madison)
• Eliminate the Articles of Confederation• Separate the government into 3 branches:In order to protect the individual liberties of citizens, the
government power must be divided:Legislative (most powerful)Executive Judicial
• Representation in the legislative branch would be determined entirely by a state’s population
• Small states vs. Large States
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The New Jersey Plan
• Delegates from New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and New Hampshire proposed the New Jersey Plan
• Legislature: Maintained the existing single-house congress in which each state had ONE vote
• Executive: Called for a plural presidency to be shared by three men elected by congress
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Great Compromise
• Benjamin Franklin – “Great Compromiser”- Separate the Legislative Branch into two sections: the House of Representatives and the Senate
House of Rep – each state was given at least one Representative; representation was then based on population
Senate – Two for each state
*Both the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan were used*
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3 Branches of Government (Checks and Balances)
• Executive Branch – President and his administrative staff• Job: Enforces Laws• Checks: Nominates Supreme Court Justices and Federal Justices • Checks: Can propose legislation• Legislative Branch – House of Representatives and Senate (Congress)• Job: Writes Laws • Checks: Senate confirms or rejects judicial nominations• Checks: Passes legislation• Can declare war • Judicial Branch – Supreme Court and Federal Courts• Job: Interprets Laws• Checks: Can declare Presidential actions to be unconstitutional• Checks: can declare legislation unconstitutional
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Impeachment and Removal
1. Impeachment: to bring official charges against an individual (majority vote in HoR)
2. Trial/Removal: The individual stands trial (Senate acts as jury; 2/3 majority vote needed for removal
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Constitutional Convention and Slavery
• Should slaves be counted when determining a state’s population??
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Constitutional Convention and Slavery
• States with a large number of slaves argued yes (Southern states)
• States with a small population of slaves opposed (Northern states)
*After the American Revolution states such as Massachusetts and Pennsylvania began to slowly abolish slavery*
Agreement: 3/5 Compromise by Roger Sherman (Conn.)- One slave is equal to 3/5 of a person when determining a state’s population
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Constitutional Convention and Slavery
• Fugitive Slave Law allowed for return of runaway slaves
• Congress could not outlaw African Slave Trade until 1808
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Fight for Ratification
• Federalists: Supporters of the new Constitution (pro-strong central government)
• Anti-federalist: Remained opposed due to concerns over civil liberties
• New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratify in June 1788
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Constitutional Convention Ends (September 1787)
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Judiciary Act of 1789
• This act, passed by Congress, organizes the Judicial Branch
• Supreme Court: six members - John Jay became first Chief Justice
• Established federal courts in each state• Authorized Supreme Court to review state
court decisions
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Constitution Ratified in 1791• The Bill of Rights were added to appease Anti-Federalists • Author – James Madison who did not deem it necessary to
add it but was persuaded by Thomas Jefferson while in France • First Amendment:
-Free speech, press, religion, assembly, petition• Second Amendment:
- No large standing army; people had the right to bear arms• Prohibited unreasonable searches• Protected the rights of the accused: Jury trials, cruel and
unusual punishment
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Signers of the Constitution
• Known Masons (9): Gunning Bedford, Jr., John Blair, David Brearly, Jacob Broom, Daniel Carrol, John Dickson, Benjamin Franklin, King Rufus, George Washington
• Evidence of Membership/Affiliations (9): Abraham Baldwin, William Blount, Nicholas Gilman, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, George Read, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman
• Those who later became Masons (6): Jonathan Dayton, Dr. James McHenry, William Paterson, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
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The First President
• George Washington did not seek the Presidency • The colonists wanted him to become King George
I but he declined the title • Electoral College unanimously chose him to be
President in 1789• John Adams became Vice President• Each step George Washington took during his
presidency would be a model for future presidents
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Washington’s Cabinet
• Henry Knox (MA)- Secretary of War
• Edmund Randolph (VA)-Attorney General
• Thomas Jefferson (VA)- Secretary of State
• Alexander Hamilton (NY)- Secretary of Treasury
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Alexander Hamilton (Secretary of Treasury)
• Served under Washington during Revolutionary War• Hoped to concentrate debt in the national
government; not the states - large investors were the key to fixing the debt• US debt: $54 million• Hamilton hoped to pay off foreign debt first. Then
have national government assume state debt• Many states in the south (ex. Virginia) were against
this plan because they had already paid their debts off
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National Debt: Compromise
• Representative from the South agreed to comply by Hamilton’s plan
• In return, U.S. capital would be located in the South (Washington D.C.)
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Bank of United States
• Hamilton supported creation of a national Bank of the United States:
1. Provide a safe place to deposit the government’s money
2. Help regulate state banks• Jefferson – Bank is unconstitutional; This right is
reserved to the states• Hamilton – Bank is constitutional; Washington
signed the bill into law
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Whiskey Rebellion (1794)
• In order to raise revenue in America, Alexander Hamilton raised the taxes on whiskey
• Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested • Washington was allowed to send a massive
force of militia to stop the rebellion *The U.S. Constitution in action works*
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Jay’s Treaty 1794
• Treaty with Great Britain - The withdrawal of British soldiers from posts in the American West - A commission to be established to settle outstanding border issues between the U.S. and Canada - Opened peaceful trade between Britain and the
United States for ten years• Angered the French
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Treaty of Grenville (1795)
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Treaty of Grenville (1795)
• A peace treaty between the United States and Indian Tribes of the Ohio River Valley
• Indian Tribes: Delawares, Shawnees, Ottawas, Miamis, Weas, Kickapoos, etc.
• Ended the warfare in the area; All prisoners on both sides returned
• Established a definite boundary between Indian lands and lands open to white settlement
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Land West of Appalachian Mountains
• With the land now open in the Northwest Territory, Americans are now looking for a safe passage into New Orleans
• With the defeat of the French during the French and Indian War, the Louisiana Territory now belongs to the Spanish
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Spain
• Americans wanted to gain access to port of New Orleans
• Thomas Pinckney was sent to Spain to negotiate a treaty to allow access to disputed territories
• Pinckney’s Treaty (1796)- Granted Americans free access to Mississippi River and New Orleans
• Pinckney’s Treaty was a great accomplishment for United States
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Disputed land in the Southwest
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End of George Washington’s Presidency (1797)
• Two political parties emerged • Federalists – Led by Hamilton, Washington, Adams
- Location: Northeast- Interests: Strong Central Government, Pro-business, Pro-British in foreign policy
• Democratic-Republicans – Led by Jefferson and Madison- Location: South and West- Issues: States Rights and Small Farmers, Pro-French in foreign policy
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Farewell Address
• Condemned political parties • Warned of entangling alliances• Established two term limit for future
presidents
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John Adams(1797 – 1801)
• 2nd President of the United States• Washington’s Vice President and a Federalist• Jefferson ran against Adams for Presidency • Adams won the Presidency but Jefferson
became Vice President because he finished 2nd *Wont be fixed until the 12 Amendment in 1804*
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XYZ Affair(1797)
• France was angered by the American treaty with England (Jay’s Treaty, which called for neutrality)
• France began seizing American trade ships • Adams sent diplomats to France but were turned away
by the French government • American diplomats met with XYZ; if U.S. paid
$250,000 then the French would ONLY meet with them to talk
• Americans refused and anti-French sentiment was very popular in America
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Quasi-War with France
• Americans fought French in Caribbean, yet no declaration of war
• Alien and Sedition Acts (1798):- President could expel any foreigner he deemed to be a threat- Foreigners could be deported or jailed by President during wartime- Residency for citizenship was increased from 5 to 14 years
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions(1798)
• Democratic-Republicans very angry about Alien and Sedition Acts; believe its unconstitutional
1. If national government overstepped its powers, states could nullify laws
• Resolutions written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Review
• Accomplishments and failures of Articles of Confederation
• Key provisions of U.S. Constitution • Difference between the Articles of Confederation and
the U.S. Constitution • System of separation of powers/checks and balances • Many events from the Presidencies of Washington
and Adams • Power of central government vs. states