The U.S. History
Review
By Miguel A. Rivera
Section 5
New Republic
What are some
characteristics of the
New Republic?
New Republic Characteristics
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Federalists vs. Antifederalists
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Growth and expansion of government
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Beginning of Sectionalism between North and South
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Development of Articles of Confederation
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Development of U.S. Constitution
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Introduction of Bill of Rights
New Republic
1781 (document)
Articles of Confederation sets up
a weak government but the first
document to set up an independent
government
New Republic
1783
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris Great
Britain recognizes the U.S. as an
independent country and is pretty
much kicked out of North America
New Republic
1787
U.S. Constitutional Convention,
where the U.S. makes up the
Constitution, is held – lawmakers
decide how the government is
going to run itself
New Republic
1789
U.S. Constitution is signed by all
state representatives
New Republic
1791
U.S. Bill of Rights goes into effect
– Individual rights are given to
people and states powers are
separated by federal (or national)
government powers
New Republic –
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
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Federalists:
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Strong central government
Lived in cities and/or towns
Lived in the north
Did not believe in slavery
Anti-Federalists:
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States’ rights
Lived in rural areas
Lived in the south
Wanted to keep slavery
New Republic - Attitudes
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Due process:
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Impeach:
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People have a right to know what they are being
accused of, just trial and are innocent until proven
guilty.
Congress has a right to take the president to trial if he
is believed to have broken the law.
Laissez Faire:
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The idea that government should stay out of business.
New Republic –
Constitutional Compromises
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Electoral College:
 Each state gets a number of representatives based
on congressmen and senators.
Great Compromise:
 House of Representatives allows representation for
each state to be based on population.
 House of Senate allows representation for each state
based on equity (two per state).
Three-Fifths Compromise:
 Every five slave would count as three free white
men.
New Republic –
The Federalist Papers
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Federalist Papers
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Written in 1787 and 1788
Written in newspapers in New York
Meant to persuade voters to ratify Constitution
85 essays about how government would work and
why it was the BEST option
Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison,
and John Jay
New Republic –
Who is this guy?
New Republic - James Monroe
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5th President of the U.S.
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Developed the Monroe
Doctrine where he stated
that no European country
was to colonize the U.S.
or they would have to
deal with the U.S.
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Would be seen as an act
of aggression
New Republic –
Who is this guy?
New Republic – John Adams
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Second president of the
U.S. who helped
facilitate the
development of the
American Constitution
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Co-edited the
Declaration of
Independence
New Republic –
Who are these guys?
New Republic –
Lewis and Clark
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Hired by Thomas
Jefferson
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Explored land west
of the
Appalachians in
effort to expand the
U.S. and possibly
purchase land from
France
New Republic –
Who is this guy?
New Republic –
Alexander Hamilton
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First Secretary of Treasury
under George Washington
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Believed that people who
bought U.S. bonds should be
repaid for their investment in
the American Revolution
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Believed it would establish
trust in the new government
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Developed the Bank of the
United States
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On the $10 Bill and never
president
New Republic –
Who is this guy?
New Republic – Who is this
guy? James Madison
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Main writer of the U.S.
Constitution
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Wrote over 1/3 of the
Federalist Papers
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Believed that it was unfair to
southerners who had sold
their U.S. bonds to pay them
back
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Anti-federalist who
disagreed with Hamilton on
many key issues