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Problems Faced in the Early Years
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Divide your paper into three columns like you see below
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Problem Plan Solution
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Problems Facing the New Nation
Creating a Stable Economy - Factors of a stable Economy The Plan -- Money keeps its value Money borrowed is repaid Credit is available for future loans
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Solution Pay off all war debt
Raise government revenues (income) through taxes and protective tariffs Create a National (Federal) Bank to take the place of individual state banks
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Problems Facing the New Nation
Establishing the authority of the federal government What makes a Strong Federal Government?
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The plan Federal gov makes laws for the country Declares war
Coin money Make treaties States are going to have power in other areas
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Solution Make a strong Executive Branch Practice the principle of federalism Cabinet departments are created Expand the power of all branches of government (Judicial Review) Loose construction of the Constitution to strengthen Legislative and Executive Branches Judicial review to strengthen Judicial Branch Appoint Cabinet officers to expand the influence of the Executive Branch of government
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Problems Facing the New Nation
Implementing a Uniform Court System
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Plan Congress wanted to establish a court that would work for the entire country while giving state courts some authority
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Solution Passage of the Judiciary Act of 1789 to organize the U.S. Court System District court judges appointed by the President with the approval of Congress
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Problems Facing a New Nation
Fighting with Native Americans in the Northwest Territory The Plan – To Fight
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Solution Americans beat the NA in the Battle of Fallen Timbers
NA surrendered land
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Problems Facing a New Nation
Problems with Europe The Plan – France and England were at war Both tried to draw in the US
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Solution Made treaty with Britain Later made treaty with Spain
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Who is on the 10 dollar bill?
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Alexander Hamilton He is the Money Man Secretary of Treasury
Pro-England Wanted to pay off debts by raising taxes
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Thomas Jefferson Against the National Back Wanted a weak government
Less manufacturing more farming Pro-France
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Whiskey Rebellion Taxing Whiskey – Led to Whiskey Rebellion
George W stopped rebellion with the Army – Establishing gov power
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