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President Washington backed Hamilton, and the bank was given a twenty-year charter. The charter expired in 1811, and the Jeffersonians had not renewed it.      Then came the War of 1812, and President Madison realized that the government needed the services of a central bank. In 1816, at his recommendation, Congress chartered a second Bank of the United States (BUS), which quickly established branches throughout the Union. Many local, state-chartered banks

The common sentiment of early American history was “the few versus the many”. The question of how a democracy lead by a few people would fail to materialize into an aristocracy was firmly addressed within the Federalist papers, notably number 57. Madison argues that limited terms as well as the heavy involvement by the population would keep the few elected from trampling the rights and interests of the many. While a distinct class system fails to materialize in the Constitution, a layered system shows

The election of 1800 was a fight between the democratic-republicans and the federalists party for presidency. It also became the first time in American History where there was a peaceful shift in the political party, from the federalists party to the democratic-republicans party (Jeffersonians). The election of 1800 consists of five candidates, each believing that victory by the other side would ruin their nation. The candidates were, Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson in the democratic-republican party

Chapter 12 The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812–1824 1. A Scary War with Britain (pp. 233–240) a. What do the authors say at the outset is the “supreme lesson” of the War of 1812? The leading a divided and apathetic people into war is a bad idea b. For two years, the Americans and British fought to a standstill in Canada. What event in Europe in 1814 allowed the British to concentrate all their forces in America? Napoleons power was destroyed

AARON BURR       Although Aaron Burr, b. Newark, N.J., Feb. 6, 1756, fought in the American Revolution and became an important political figure, serving a term (1801-05) as vice-president of the United States, he is best remembered today for having killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. The son of a president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the grandson of another (Jonathan Edwards), Burr could trace his ancestry back to the earliest Puritans. He

     Politician and statesman are two terms that are used to define a political individual, and usually collaborate in their meanings. Many times, these two works can be used as synonyms when describing an individual, but they do have their subtle differences. Both a politician and a statesman are defined as “man who is a leader in national or international affairs” or “a man who is a respected leader in a given field” (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=statesman /

James Madison wrote The Federalist No. 10 to inform the people about the problems and possible solutions for the formation of factions. Through multiple statements concerning the dangers of factions and the benefits of a republic, Madison’s major argument was in favor of the United States Constitution. Madison defined a faction as "A number of citizens, whether amounting to a minority or majority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or interest, adverse to the

The Transformational Leadership of Alexander Hamilton The concept of transformational leadership is relatively modern when compared to Alexander Hamilton’s vision of an “energetic executive” (Pandey & Wright, 2010). First defined in the 1970’s (Daft, 2015), transformational leadership traditionally refers to leaders in the private sector, not government service (Pandey & Wright, 2010). However, the vision and accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton helped create both the financial and public administration

CHAPTER 3 During the Colonial Society in the 18th Century many things happened Colonial Growth, Economic Boom, and the diverse branches of religion growing. Germans , Scott- Irish and the Africans were some of the big groups arriving to the American Colonies. A representative government was present but only white male owners were limited to participate in the voting process. Everyone that wasn’t a slave in this society had the opportunity to move up in social status. It was a patriarchal society

The Federalist Party was the first American political party. It originated in opposition to the Democratic-Republican party within the executive and congressional branches of government during George Washington’s first administration. The Federalist Party was in power of the government for an extensive period of time until the defeat of President John Adams for reelection in 1800. The term federalist was first used in 1787 to describe the supporters of the newly written Constitution. Those supporters