HIST 105 6 17 13 Federalists v Anti Feds o Federalists supported new constitution o Anti Feds suspicious of central government Pushed for bill of rights In 1792 known as Democratic Republicans o This system vanished by the war of 1812 o Original Federalists George Washington Alexander Hamilton John Adams James Madison switches sides later o Original Anti Feds Thomas Jefferson First election 1788 o Washington believed in no debates but serving peoples will o VP was John Adams o Secretary of Treasury was Alexander Hamilton Autarky o 1775 1814 uncertainty o Self sufficiency refers to economic security o Hamilton Born in Caribbean Father abandoned family he is a self made man Hamilton suggested growth of manufacturing to become self sufficient o Jefferson Ideological leader opposite Hamilton Inherited wealth and preached simplicity Held slaves and spoke against it Promoted Agricultural growth o Support American growth through tariffs o US followed Hamilton s ideas Empress of China o 14 month trip to New York to China and back o Sent alcohol herbs and ginseng o Brought tea cotton and silk o Earned 2000 30 return to ship owners War Bonds o After Revolutionary War several war bonds had been given to other countries o Decision had to be made whether to pay full bonds or partial value o Hamilton suggested pay in full and US did cuz that s how markets work o Also federal government should take on states debts o Establish uniform currency bank of US 80 funded and controlled by private investors Questionable that wealthy decide creation of currency Usury rate interest rate Madison Objected because constitution had no bank Washington Opened bank anyway 3 Capitals o Philadelphia During Articles of Confed o New York o D C cuz Virginia asked for it due to low debt from war French Revolution 1789 o Storming of Bastille 1789 o Era of Terror o Strong support from US for revolution o Later the federalists began to disagree with unorganized revolution o Left and Right in politics came from French with royal loyalist on right against on left o When king executed in 1792 Federalists began to fear social uprising Napoleon o Head of state in 1798 o Later grew in rank and became emperor in 1800s o Federalists saw this and increased fears o European monarchs became scared Jay Treaty o Overall unsuccessful halted trade with France o England promised to remove troops in 2 years o England saw this as still able to disrespect former colonies Whiskey Rebellion o Washing led 15 000 militia into Ohio o Rebellion leaders quickly arrested o This and other events hurt viability of US 2 Terms o Washington stepped down after 2 terms which became tradition o John Adams was next President o Cut off trade in 1790s with France when they required bribe to stop raiding ships Adams o Supported 2 acts that lost public opinion o Alien Act made it harder for new arrivals to become citizens and deport anyone o Sedition Act Became illegal to speak ill of government Jefferson o Outgoing president Adams tried to stack court in favor of Federalists Madison v Marbury o Appointed by Adams but never got letter o Marbury s selection got removed by Congress so he sued James Madison o First case of Judicial Review said Marbury shouldn t have been selected Haitian Revolution 1791 1804 o French ideals Liberty Quality Fraternity o High Black Population after French revolution thought they should be free o 2nd independent nation in western hemisphere o Napoleon sent 50 000 troops to defeat rebellion and failed o The rebellion scared American slave owners Era of Good Feelings o After war of 1812 o Little political opposition economic tension Cotton Gin 1793 o Cotton was not engine of economy o Became profitable in 1814 o Very simple so Eli Whitney made little money o Recipe for disaster for enslaved in America o In 1800 first organized slave rebellion with 1800 men but heavy rains slowed them down and 2 men betrayed party from getting to armory
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