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Module 9: The Early Republic, 1790-1815

Learning Outcomes

To understand the political and economic philosophies of each man.
To be able to describe and analyze the major policies Alexander Hamilton helped push through Congress as Secretary of Treasury.
To be able contrast Jefferson’s policies as president with Hamilton and the Federalist’s earlier policies.
To understand the significance of the War of 1812.

“The happy Effects of the Grand Systom [sic] of shutting Ports against the English!!” appeared in 1808. Less than a year earlier, Thomas Jefferson had recommended (and Congress had passed) the Embargo Act of 1807, which barred American ships from leaving their ports.

Content

Introduction
In the nation’s first few years, no organized political parties existed. This began to change as U.S. citizens argued bitterly about the proper size and scope of the new national government.
8.1 Competing Visions: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Elections for the first U.S. Congress were held in 1788 and 1789, and members took their seats in March 1789. In a reflection of the trust placed in him as the personification of republican virtue, George Washington became the first president in April 1789... political divisions quickly became apparent. Washington and Adams represented the Federalist Party, which generated a backlash among those who resisted the new government’s assertions of federal power.
8.2 The New American Republic
Along with other foreign and domestic uprisings, the French Revolution helped harden the political divide in the United States in the early 1790s.
8.3 Partisan Politics
In the presidential election of 1796, the two parties—Federalist and Democratic-Republican—competed for the first time. Partisan rancor over the French Revolution and the Whiskey Rebellion fueled the divide between them.
8.4 The United States Goes Back to War
The origins of the War of 1812, often called the Second War of American Independence, are found in the unresolved issues between the United States and Great Britain.
Notes on the State of Virginia Thomas Jefferson
Query XIX, pp. 174-5

Hamilton’s Report on the Subject of Manufactures, 1791

Hamilton’s vision for the economic foundation of the United States included three main programs: 1) the federal assumption of state debts, 2) the creation of a Bank of the United States, and 3) support for the new nation’s emerging industries... Hamilton offered a remarkably modern economic vision based on investment, industry, and expanded commerce.

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U.S. History
Authors: P. Scott Corbett, Volker Janssen, John M. Lund, Todd Pfannestiel, Sylvie Waskiewicz, Paul Vickery
Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/1-introduction
Sections located at: Introduction https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/8-introduction; 8.1 https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/8-1-competing-visions-federalists-and-democratic-republicans; 8.2 https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/8-2-the-new-american-republic; 8.3 https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/1-introduction; 8.4 https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/8-4-the-united-states-goes-back-to-war
License: Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

Notes on the State of Virginia
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Source: https://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/jefferson/jefferson.html#p174, University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
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Hamilton’s Report on the Subject of Manufactures, 1791
Source: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/hamilton%E2%80%99s-report-subject-manufactures-1791
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HIS 210 - U.S. History through the Civil War - Textbook

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HIS 210 - U.S. History through the Civil War - Textbook

HIS 210 U.S. History through the Civil War

Module 9: The Early Republic, 1790-1815

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