Unit 4: US Constitution
1776-1816
AP #6
VUS 11.5
Timeline
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1783- Treaty of Paris Signed
1785- Land Ordinance passed
1786-87- Shay’s Rebellion in MA
1786- Annapolis convention
1787- Northwest Ordinance passed
Details
• Parties:
– Federalists
• Strong central
government
• Supported constitution
• Checks and balances
– Anti-federalists
• Opposed constitution
• Fear of strong central
government
• State power
Details
• Land Ordinance of
1785
– Passed under Articles
to outline land
surveys and sales
– Divided western land
where Native
American land was
made into townships
and lots
Details
• Shay’s Rebellion
– Farmer revolt to
get:
• Flexible
monetary policy
• Laws for legalize
bartering
• Right to
postpone tax
payment
Details
• Northwest Ordinance
–Specified statehood
process
–Required waiting
period
–Prohibited Slavery
Timeline
• 1787-Constitutional Convention
• 1787-1790- Constitution Ratification by
states occurs
• 1789- Constitution goes into effect
• 1789- Election- George Washington
• 1791- Bill of Rights ratified
• 1792-National Bank established
• 1793- French and British wars
Details
• Constitutional Convention
– Reassess Articles
– Need to tax
– Regulate commerce
– Provide for the defense
– Make laws
• National Bank
– Hamilton’s plan
– Uniform currency
Sources
• http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
• Federalist Papers
– Hamilton, Madison, Jay
– Madison #10- most famous
• Argues size would make impossible for government
take over
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The Articles of Confederation (Nov. 15, 1777)
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Federalist Papers
The Annapolis Convention (Sept. 14, 1786)
The Constitution of the United States. (1787)
The Northwest Ordinance (July 13, 1787)
Review:
1. According to Constitution, which people
would be elected directly by the people
a. Senators
b. Members of House of Reps
c. Judges
d. The President
e. All of the Above
Review:
1. According to Constitution, which people
would be elected directly by the people
a. Senators
b. Members of House of Reps
c. Judges
d. The President
e. All of the Above
Review
2. The Federalists allowed the addition of the
Bill of Rights to the Constitution because:
a. Needed support from Anti-feds to ratify
Constitution
b. Wanted to highlight slavery
c. Wanted to strengthen new government
d. Wanted to assure Washington’s election
e. Thought it would weaken the judicial system
Review
2. The Federalists allowed the addition of the
Bill of Rights to the Constitution because:
a. Needed support from Anti-feds to ratify
Constitution
b. Wanted to highlight slavery
c. Wanted to strengthen new government
d. Wanted to assure Washington’s election
e. Thought it would weaken the judicial system
Review
3. During the Confederation period, the most
prominent Federalists who argued for a strong
central government were:
a. George Mason and Patrick Henry
b. Nathan Hale and George Gage
c. John Adams and Henry Clay
d. Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock
e. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Review
3. During the Confederation period, the most
prominent Federalists who argued for a strong
central government were:
a. George Mason and Patrick Henry
b. Nathan Hale and George Gage
c. John Adams and Henry Clay
d. Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock
e. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Essays or Discussion
• What was the greatest single threat that led to
the American victory in the war against
Britain?
• Why did many colonists remain loyal to the
king during the American revolution?
Timeline
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1793- Citizen Genet
1794- Battle of Fallen Timbers
Coalition of NW Native Americans defeated
Whiskey Rebellion (PA)
1795- Jay’s Treaty (Britain)
Pinckney's Treaty (Spain)
1796- Election- John Adams
1797- XYZ Affair
– Increase tensions
Details
• Whiskey Rebellion
– Showed power of new government
– Farmers refuse to pay tax
• Jay’s Treaty
– England give up Western posts
• Pickney’s Treaty
– Mississippi River trade
– Settled Northern boundary of Florida
Timeline
• 1803- Louisiana Purchase
• 1804- Election- Jefferson (again)
– Lewis and Clark
• 1807- Embargo Act
• 1808- Election- Madison
– End to US involvement in international slave trade
• 1811- Tecumseh and Allies defeated @
Tippecanoe
Details
• Embargo Act
– Alternative to war
– Devasted US economy
– Prevented foreign trade
• Tippecanoe
– Harrison attack
Tecumseh’s capital
– Bloody
Timeline
• 1798- Alien and Sedition Acts
• 1798- VA and KY resolutions passed
• 1800-Election- Thomas Jefferson (WA Hoo
WA)
– Republicans in Power
• 1803- Marbury vs. Madison
Details
• Alien and Sedition
– Adams agreed to 4 separate pieces
– Alter citizenship and immigration regulations
• VA and KY resolutions
– Response to A and S acts
• Marbury v. Madison
– John Marshall- chief justice
– Established judicial review
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1811- National Bank dies
1812- Election- Madison (again)
1812-14- War with Britain (War of 1812)
1814- Battle of Horseshoe bend
1814- Treat of Ghent
1815- Battle of New Orleans
1816- Election- Monroe
1816- National Bank reestablished
Details
• Hartford Convention
– Against “Mr. Madison’s war”
– Downfall of Federalist party
• Two groups
– War Hawks (pro)
– Doves (against)
• Treaty of Ghent
– Ended war
– Restored previous boundaries
Review
1. The VA and KY Resolutions took the position that:
a. ‘supremacy clause’ applied only to foreign powers
b. Congress was responsible for maintaining an
oppression party
c. Only state fiscal measures could be approved by
Congress
d. States had power to decide constitutional issues
e. Only Supreme court had power to restrict 1st
amendment
Review
1. The VA and KY Resolutions took the position that:
a. ‘supremacy clause’ applied only to foreign powers
b. Congress was responsible for maintaining an
oppression party
c. Only state fiscal measures could be approved by
Congress
d. States had power to decide constitutional issues
e. Only Supreme court had power to restrict 1st
amendment
Review
2. Marshall established the doctrine of judicial
review by ruling in:
a. Northern Securities v. the US
b. Adams v. Dickenson
c. Fletcher v. Peck
d. Dartmouth v. Woodward
e. Marbury v. Madison
Review
2. Marshall established the doctrine of judicial
review by ruling in:
a. Northern Securities v. the US
b. Adams v. Dickenson
c. Fletcher v. Peck
d. Dartmouth v. Woodward
e. Marbury v. Madison
Review
3. The Shawnee leader who rallied the tribes
against white intrusion in 1811 was:
a. Ticonderoga
b. Chief Pequot
c. Tecumseh
d. Winnemuka
e. Geronimo
Review
3. The Shawnee leader who rallied the tribes
against white intrusion in 1811 was:
a. Ticonderoga
b. Chief Pequot
c. Tecumseh
d. Winnemuka
e. Geronimo
Review
4. Jefferson, a strict constructionist, found it
necessary to act broadly when:
a. Negotiated the Louisiana purchase
b. Vetoed the National Bank
c. Sought to balance the national budget
d. Sought to impeach John Marshall
e. Pushed for the Embargo of 1807
Review
4. Jefferson, a strict constructionist, found it
necessary to act broadly when:
a. Negotiated the Louisiana purchase
b. Vetoed the National Bank
c. Sought to balance the national budget
d. Sought to impeach John Marshall
e. Pushed for the Embargo of 1807
Sources
• The Sedition Act (July 14, 1798)
Essays or Discussion
• Contrast the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian
philosophies that helped frame the Early
Republic.
• What challenges did the young US face in its
relations with nations in Europe?