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    The American Banking System from 1800-1810 Looking back to the outset of the 19th century, it is impossible to say that any real banking system had really been developed in the US. This is to say that, though there were roughly 120 private commercial banks that had been chartered by new state governments, the so-called system was scarcely organized. It was ad hoc in nature and directly linked to the merchant banking practices of the pre-independence period. The years preceding the turn of the

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    Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11th, 1757, in a spot in the Caribbean that it’s now called Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis. His childhood was what you consider “not ideal”. When he was ten years old, his father had left his mother, Rachel Fawcett Lavien. Alex then got hired at his first job when he was 11, but then another disaster struck. Alex and his mother fell ill. Alex recovered after sometime, but his mother died. He and his brother, James Hamilton Jr., were sent to go live with

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    Chapter 9-12 I.D. Terms 1. Washington’s Farewell Address- an essay George Washington wrote to stay neutral from foreign affairs. “We need to stay focused on well-being of U.S. since we are a new country.” For the next 150 years, the U.S. didn’t sign an alliance. Isolationism formed from this address. Twice however, the US got involved in the European struggle. 1) in 1798 in opposition to France & 2) in 1813 in opposition to Great Britain. He basically said he was totally for the Neutrality

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    March, 1791 to October, 1794, the rebellion started when Alexander Hamilton enacted the new tax with the newly formed federal government. Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist, was the first Secretary of the Treasury for the United States, needed to find a way to pay off the $54,000,000 in national debt from the fight for independence from England. Tariffs on imported goods were not enough to pay down the nation's debt so Hamilton came up with the nation's first ever excise tax, which is a tax on domestic

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    pro-French sentiment. Jefferson believed fully in a Federalist conspiracy to overthrow the government. However, Jefferson’s opinion of the President had greatly shifted during the Whiskey Rebellion. Viewing their rebellion as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government, Washington sent in the militia to quash them. Jefferson wanted to blame Hamilton and the Federalists for this use of power, but ultimately concluded that Washington had grown totalitarian. Jefferson won the support of

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    French Revolution. 14. Revolution of 1800 • The Revolution of 1800, as it was called by Thomas Jefferson, was the election that took place for presidency in 1800. In this election, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr were all running for president; Adams didn’t stand a chance against the other two after his presidency, and was easily defeated. Burr and Jefferson tied for votes and Alexander Hamilton, who, even

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    George Washington the president of the United Sated of America, and one of the founder of the Constitution, who is well known for his great achievements such as the French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, and Quasi-War. The first to receive a unanimous voted from two national elections, he believed that a strong and trustworthy government is necessary for a nation to developed and grown. He also created a cabinet system, because as an open minded person he wanted to hear from both side

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    Federalists vs. Republicans The Federalists and the Republicans are the first two political parties in the US. They were divided because of the two’s difference in views. Alexander Hamilton and John Adams were the leaders of the Federalists. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the leaders of the Republicans. In this essay, I will depict the Federalist and Republican views on foreign policy, the economy, and political control. Foreign policy was, and still is, a very debatable topic. The Federalists

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    From the start of creating this treaty the founding fathers were greatly split into two camps. The Federalist led by Hamilton were seen as pro-British supporters and the antifederalist were being led by Thomas Jefferson. (Milestones: 1784–1800 - Office of the Historian) This treaty was increasingly becoming a partisan issue that was plaguing our young nation. Though the Federalist were being considered pro-British Jay himself a Huguenot was not completely pro-British. As Combs says, “Yet Jay’s dislike

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    Maryland in (1819), Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824), and Supreme Court vs. Comstock (2010) it brings in the topic of enumerated powers. For the Supreme Court each opinion differed, because one was interpreted with a “few and defined” powers that the Congress can exercise, while the majority opinion Congress

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