For Kim Woods

Roark, Chapter 9: The New Nation Takes Form, 1789-1800

· Who was Alexander Hamilton? How did his ideas transform the United States? (216-218)

· How is a president different from a king? Why was Washington's presidency important? (219)

· What is the Bill of Rights? What rights were protected? What rights were left out? (220)

· What is a “republican marriage?” How did the revolution affect gender norms? (221)

· How did the American economy change in the 1890s? How did Hamilton address the issue of wartime debt? What factors led to the creation of the Bank of the United States? (223-225)

· What was the Whiskey Rebellion? How did President Washington handle the situation? (226)

· How did settler encroachment into Native American lands escalate into wars in the 1890s? Was the federal government unable to enforce its treaties, or simply unwilling? (228-231)

· What was the Jay Treaty? How did French and Haitian revolutions affect the US? (232-236)

· Explain the rivalry of the Federalists and Republicans. How were they like political parties?

· What was the XYZ Affair? How did relations with France deteriorate into “quasi-war?”

· How did the Alien and Sedition Acts expose the limits of presidential power? (238-240)

· Comment: “At the core of the conflict was a group of talented men—Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison and Adams—so recently allies but now opponents.” (Conclusion)

J ames Peale , The Artist and His Family, (1795) WikimediaCommons

How does the picture reflect “republican” attitudes about marriage and family?

Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of democracy. Alexander Hamilton A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. Alexander Hamilton

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. Thomas Jefferson

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. Thomas Jefferson

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. John Adams

The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it. John Adams

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. John Adams

In 1800 Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams. Adams became the first president to be defeated for re-election. Can you see why this election considered particularly significant?