Alan Brinkley, AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Introduction Introduction  Deficiencies of the Confederation Government Map of the United States Immediately After Independence (Royalty-Free/CORBIS)

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3 Framing a New Government Framing a New Government  A Weak Central Government –Advocates of Centralization  Supporters of a Strong National Government  Alexander Hamilton Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic Alexander Hamilton (on the Ten Dollar Bill) (The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. /Ken Cavanagh Photographer)

The Convention at Philadelphia (General Research Division, New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations) © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4 Framing a New Government Framing a New Government –A Divided Convention  The Founding Fathers  The Virginia Plan  Small States Versus Large States Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5 Framing a New Government Framing a New Government –Compromise  The Great Compromise –The Constitution of 1787  James Madison  The Question of Sovereignty  Separation of Powers The Constitution (NARA) Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

The Federalist Papers (New York Public Library) © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 6 Framing a New Government Framing a New Government –Federalists and Antifederalists  The Federalist Papers  The Antifederalists  Debating the Constitution Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7 Framing a New Government Framing a New Government –Completing the Structure  The Bill of Rights  The Cabinet The Bill of Rights (Comstock Images / Getty Images) Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8 Federalists and Republicans 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 Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9 Federalists and Republicans 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) Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 10 Establishing National Sovereignty Establishing National Sovereignty –Securing the Frontier  Whiskey Rebellion –Native Americans and the New Nation  Indians and the Constitution Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

Establishing National Sovereignty Establishing National Sovereignty –Maintaining Neutrality  Citizen Genet –Jay’s Treaty and Pinckney’s Treaty  Jay’s Treaty  Pinckney’s Treaty © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 11 Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 12 The Downfall of the Federalists The Downfall of the Federalists –The Election of 1796  Washington’s Farewell Address  Divided Federalists John Adams (Library of Congress) Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 13 The Downfall of the Federalists The Downfall of the Federalists –The Quasi War with France  The XYZ Affair  The Quasi War Protecting American Shipping (Naval Historical Center) Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

© 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 14 The Downfall of the Federalists 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 Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic

Where Historians Disagree: The Background of the Constitution © 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 15 The Constitution (NARA) Chapter Six: The Constitution and the New Republic