Alan Brinkley,
AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e
Chapter Six: The Constitution and
the New Republic
Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Introduction
Deficiencies of the Confederation Government
Map of the United States
Immediately After Independence
(Royalty-Free/CORBIS)
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Framing a New Government
A Weak Central Government
– Advocates of Centralization
Supporters of a Strong National Government
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
(on the Ten Dollar Bill)
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Framing a New Government
– A Divided Convention
The Founding Fathers
The Virginia Plan
Small States Versus
Large States
The Convention at Philadelphia
(General Research Division,
New York Public Library,
Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations)
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Framing a New Government
– Compromise
The Great Compromise
– The Constitution of 1787
James Madison
The Question of Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
The Constitution
(NARA)
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Framing a New Government
– Federalists and
Antifederalists
The Federalist Papers
The Antifederalists
Debating the Constitution
The Federalist Papers
(New York Public Library)
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Framing a New Government
– Completing the Structure
The Bill of Rights
The Cabinet
The Bill of Rights
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Federalists and Republicans
Competing Visions
– Hamilton and the Federalists
Assuming the Debt
Hamilton’s Report on Manufacturing
– Enacting the Federalist Program
Debating Hamilton’s Program
Location of the Capital
Bank of the United States
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Federalists and Republicans
– The Republican Opposition
Establishment of the Federalist Party
Formation of the Republican Party
Differences over the
French Revolution
Thomas Jefferson
(Library of Congress)
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Establishing National Sovereignty
– Securing the Frontier
Whiskey Rebellion
– Native Americans and the New Nation
Indians and the Constitution
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Establishing National Sovereignty
– Maintaining Neutrality
Citizen Genet
– Jay’s Treaty and Pinckney’s Treaty
Jay’s Treaty
Pinckney’s Treaty
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
The Downfall of the Federalists
– The Election of 1796
Washington’s
Farewell Address
Divided Federalists
John Adams
(Library of Congress)
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
The Downfall of the Federalists
– The Quasi War with France
The XYZ Affair
The Quasi War
Protecting American Shipping
(Naval Historical Center)
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
The Downfall of the Federalists
– Repression and Protest
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
– The “Revolution” of 1800
The Election of 1800
The Judiciary Act of 1801
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Chapter Six:
The Constitution and the New Republic
Where Historians Disagree:
The Background of the Constitution
The Constitution
(NARA)
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