1. UNIT 3: The U.S.’s childhood and adolescent years.
1789 – U.S. Constitution goes
into effect: U.S. is born.

2. Lingering Issues/Questions Facing the New Nation
Slavery or no slavery?
2. How can we grow our economy?
What role should the govt. play in
the economy?
3 Who is a citizen?
4. Making sure the government runs
smoothly.

3. Lingering Issues/Questions Facing the New Nation
Slavery or no slavery?
2. How can we grow our economy?
What role should the govt. play in
the economy?
3 Who is a citizen?
4. Making sure the government runs
smoothly.

4. ? What did the Constitution have to say about slavery?
In Article 1, Section 9, Congress is limited, expressly, from prohibiting the importation of slaves, before 1808.
In Article 1, Section 2 - 3/5 Clause
Determining the number of people in a state – slaves equal 3/5 of a person. ?
No national law abolishing slavery.
Individual states could abolish slavery and many did.

5. Free States and Slave States

6. International Slave Trade CLOSED
Domestic Slave Trade GROWS

7. Lingering Issues/Questions Facing the New Nation
Slavery or no slavery?
2. How can we grow our economy?
What role should the govt. play in
the economy?
3 Who is a citizen?
4. Making sure the government runs
smoothly.

8. What does the Constitution say?
According to Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to:
Clause 1: Collect taxes!
Clause 2: Borrow money from other nations!
Clause 3: Control trade!
Clause 5: Make currency to be used between the states! (States cannot make/use their own currency!

9. Laissez-faire!!! Laissez-faire!!!
I just want to retire!
Laissez-faire!!! Laissez-faire!!!
What if we increase the size of the U.S.?
More land would help grow the economy sir!

10. What? People are allowed to change their minds!
Louisiana Purchase
What? People are allowed to change their minds!

11. Louisiana Purchase (1803) MARKET REVOLUTION!!! YAY!!!
During the 17th and 18th centuries, land was the principal means of production in America.

12. Lingering Issues/Questions Facing the New Nation
Slavery or no slavery?
2. How can we grow our economy?
What role should the govt. play in
the economy?
3 Who is a citizen?
4. Making sure the government runs
smoothly.

13. Preamble = We the People, in Order to form a more perfect union…secure the Blessings of Liberty…”
WHAT PEOPLE?

14. “citizens of the states/nation”
The Constitution identifies 3 populations of people:
RIGHTS/FREEDOMS
Guaranteed
NO RIGHTS/FREEDOMS
NO RIGHTS/FREEDOMS
“citizens of the
states/nation”
Indians – members of independent tribes and not part of the nation
“other persons”
(slaves = 3/5 of a person)
BUT WHAT ARE
THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR CITIZENSHIP

15. NO TRUE DEFINITION OF CITIZENSHIP
The Constitution says….
NO TRUE DEFINITION OF CITIZENSHIP
BUT…
Because the young United States followed British common law, it accepted the rule of jus soli, or place of birth.

16. How does someone NOT BORN in the United States become a citizen?
According to the Constitution – Congress has the power to…
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization
Fancy word for the process by which
someone not born in a country can become a citizen.

17. Naturalization Act of 1790
A child born in a foreign country is a citizen if the father
was a citizen of the United States.
Restricted the process of becoming a citizen from abroad
to “free white persons” of “good moral character.”

18. Lingering Issues/Questions Facing the New Nation
Slavery or no slavery?
2. How can we grow our economy?
What role should the govt. play in
the economy?
3 Who is a citizen?
4. Maintaining political harmony

19. Differences btwn these two men led to the first political parties!
It’s PARTY time!
Thomas
Jefferson
vs.
Alexander Hamilton
“Laissez-faire” (let-alone)
Minimal government intervention
Emphasis on agriculture
Economic views
Maximum Government Involvement
Emphasis on manufacturing and trade
Differences btwn these two men led to the first political parties!

20. Political parties played a key role in all subsequent presidential elections and revealed that the nation was more divided than united.