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Most people think that the U.S. constitution was just ratified and there was no arguments over its passing. In fact there was almost enough opposition that it came very close to not being passed. It was the Hamiltonians vs. the Jeffersonians in almost all cases. Even before the United States Constitution was ratified there was…

Hamilton vs. Jefferson The conflict between the Antifedralists and the Federalists had a tremendous impact on our country. The Federalists, led by Hamilton, represented the urban mercantile interests of the seaports. The Antifedralists, led by Jefferson, spoke for the rural and southern interests. The central government and its power was mainly what separated the two…

The United States of America, in its earliest years, was held together by a very feeble tie. There was great need for a good government to manage the general affairs of the country. And to protect the liberties of each individual citizen and the rights of each local state government. Though the question of exactly…

Alexander Hamilton started off on the Island of St. Croix. His father left when he was young, and his mother was unable to really support the family. Because of this Hamilton started work in a mercantile business at the age of 10. There was a hurricane in the Caribbean that he wrote about which got…

During the creation of the American Constitution, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton played an important role in the way the Constitution came to be. Before becoming members on George Washington’s cabinet, Jefferson and Hamilton had critical roles that led them to creating and enforcement of the constitution. “Jefferson vs Hamilton: Confrontations That Shaped a Nation”…

In 2017 president Donald Trump gave his Inaugural Address. In this speech, he spoke into the hearts of American citizens. Trump is emphasizing America first America this fake news. Donald Trump engraved into American citizens that he wanted to save American from outside forces. These forces included China, drugs and illegal immigrants.’ We’ve defended other…

At the turn of the 20th century, the Gilded Age arose as an era of major technological advances. Before the Gilded Age, the economy relied heavily on agriculture, but following the advances in technology- specifically the steel industry- large factories and mills began to dominate the economy. With the economy now focused on manufacturing, thousands of…

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Progressive movement began in response to economic, political, and social issues that occurred during the Gilded Age. In this time period, women and factory workers had many social inequalities. The economic aspect was unfair to the people who weren’t rich and the government was full of corruption. Progressivism…

After the crash of the stock market in 1929, the Great Depression began. The Depression brought devastation to the economy of the United States and resulted in severe problems for the American people. Throughout the 1930’s, the American people and the government dealt with the Depression in many various ways. Problems faced by the American…

The most pressing problems of the Great Depression included unemployment. Low prices and wages, bank failures, and an unbalanced budget (government deficit). While the New Deal was unable to fully solve these problems, for the most part it ameliorated them and was therefore a 7 in effectiveness. Unemployment spiked during the Great Depression, and the…