1. Chapter 6
CONSTITUTION

2. Shay’s Rebellion and other problems in the country convince some people that change is needed
A call for the government to get the power to pass a tariff is refused by the states

3. Supporters of Stronger Government
*Land Speculators
*Large Landowners
*Manufacturers
*Creditors

4. Virginia (Madison) calls for convention to discuss commercial issues
Only 5 states show up
New York issue call for another convention to fix Articles

5. Congress calls for a convention to:
“render the constitution of the Federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union.”

6. I’ll be there, you should come too!
How do you get the states to show up?
I’ll be there, you should come too!

7. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
1787 -Philly

8. VIRGINIA PLAN
*2 Houses Lower based on pop. -Upper picked by lower

9. NEW JERSEY PLAN
*1 House equal voting

10. 2 Houses lower by pop. Upper 2 per
GREAT COMPROMISE
2 Houses lower by pop. Upper 2 per
Roger Sherman

11. SLAVERY
3/5 Compromise
Can’t ban slave trade for 20yrs
Duty of $10 max

12. FEDERAL SYSTEM
shared/separate powers
Constitution supreme law of the land

13. How to stop Tyranny?
Separation of Power
Checks & Balances

14. Sovereignty
Where does the power come from?
A of C – the states

15. Constitution
Robert Morris
“We the people”

16. Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Adams, Jefferson & Madison
FEDERALISTS
Supporters of Constitution
Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Adams, Jefferson & Madison

17. ANTI-FEDERALISTS
Against Constitution
S. Adams, P. Henry

18. Help to Ratify
*Federalist Papers
Jay, Hamilton, Madison
*Bill of Rights

19. ELECTION OF 1788
Washington 1st President - unanimous
Adams VP

20. ACTIONS
OF THE 1ST
CONGRESS

21. Bill of Rights
10 Amendments
1-9 limit Congress
10 states get all powers not withheld or delegated

22. JUDICIARY ACT of 1789
Supreme Court – 6 members
13 District Courts
3 Circuit Courts

23. CREATES 3 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
State, War, Treasury
2 Offices
Attorney General
Postmaster General

24. State - Jefferson Vir. D-R
War - Knox Mass. Fed
Treasury- Hamilton NY. Fed
Att. Gen.–Randolph Vir. D-R

25. Randolph
Knox
Hamilton
Jefferson

26. HAMILTON’S PLAN
Recall Revolutionary bonds – replace with interest bearing bonds
Take over State debts

27. *National Bank -provide loans to business -deposit federal funds
-collect taxes/pay expenditures –monopoly on Gov. banking

28. HOW TO RAISE MONEY *Sale of public land *Tariff on imports
*Excise on Alcoholic liquors

29. Many in South unhappy with plan
Hamilton makes deal with Jefferson and Madison
*Hamilton gets plan-Bank has 20 year Charter
*South gets capital

30. Program:
restores public credit
raise manufacturers profits from tariffs and new banking system

31. Problems:
Small farmers pay too much in taxes
Many feel program is for the rich

32. Those opposed to Hamilton’s plan become:
Democratic-Republicans
T Jeff

33. Those who support Hamilton become the Federalists

34. JEFFERSON’S VIEW *Agrarian Republic *Independent citizen/farmer
Opposed to:
Industrial economy/large cities

35. *sees western land as safety valve- keep US form becoming industrial like Europe

36. FEDERALISTS Strong in commercial centers of Northeast
DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS
Strong in West and South

37. Pennsylvania farmers upset about Federal tax on whiskey
Fell they already pay too much
Attack tax collectors

38. Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey

39. Neutrality *Citizen Genet-France *Jay’s Treaty-England
*Pinckney’s Treaty-Spain

40. Washington’s Farewell
*Benefits of Federal Gov. *Against Party System *Stable Public Credit *Permanent Foreign Alliances *Military Establishment

42. Jefferson comes in second
Adams wins 1796 election
Jefferson comes in second

43. Affair Y X
Pickney Marshall Z $
Gerry

44. QUASI-WAR

45. ALIEN
&
SEDITION
ACTS

46. Virginia & Kentucky Resolves
*based on Social Contract
*if government exceeds it’s power, state can nullify the law

47. ELECTION OF 1800
*Adams vs. Jefferson
*Aaron Burr – founder of Tammany Hall
*Jefferson & Burr tied

48. Jefferson
Burr

49. *Hamilton swings election to
*vote in House of Reps.
*38 ballots
*Hamilton swings election to
Jefferson

50. Revolution of 1800

51. Midnight Appointments
*Judges appointed by Adams in last weeks of term
*New positions made by Judiciary Act of 1801
*John Marshall-Chief Justice