(112)American History Questions:
1a.The Articles of Confederation were concerned with the issue of state representation, land claims for states, and the role of a federal government. During the revolution, the states were still sovereign, which created massive conflict between states with greater financial and economic power and those with lesser power. More so, the debates over the role of a greater union between the states was important perceived threat to larger states, such as New York, that did not want a federal government regulating state sovereignty. In this manner, the Articles of Confederation reigned in state territorial claims and it solidified some aspects of a “confederation” that set the stages for a federal government after the Revolutionary War (Berkin et al. 153).
1b.The first major compromise made under the New Constitution was to have the states be represented by Congress, which formed the two houses of the Senate and The House of Representatives. This division of governmental bodies provided a local representation for various districts in …show more content…
Jefferson actively fought against Alexander Hamilton’s quest to start a central bank in the United States, which would give massive financial power to the central government. More so, Jefferson viewed America as an agrarian economy, which contrasted Hamilton’s vision of “a manufacturing society” (Berkin et al. 165). John Adams also viewed America as a major industrial power due to the large manufacturing base in New England. The polarized visions of an agricultural economy and an industrial economy were continually opposing each other, which defines why Jefferson disagreed with Adams and Hamilton’s desire for centralized government that would support laissez fair financial policies and the massive growth of industrial manufacturing in the
1a.The Articles of Confederation were concerned with the issue of state representation, land claims for states, and the role of a federal government. During the revolution, the states were still sovereign, which created massive conflict between states with greater financial and economic power and those with lesser power. More so, the debates over the role of a greater union between the states was important perceived threat to larger states, such as New York, that did not want a federal government regulating state sovereignty. In this manner, the Articles of Confederation reigned in state territorial claims and it solidified some aspects of a “confederation” that set the stages for a federal government after the Revolutionary War (Berkin et al. 153).
1b.The first major compromise made under the New Constitution was to have the states be represented by Congress, which formed the two houses of the Senate and The House of Representatives. This division of governmental bodies provided a local representation for various districts in …show more content…
Jefferson actively fought against Alexander Hamilton’s quest to start a central bank in the United States, which would give massive financial power to the central government. More so, Jefferson viewed America as an agrarian economy, which contrasted Hamilton’s vision of “a manufacturing society” (Berkin et al. 165). John Adams also viewed America as a major industrial power due to the large manufacturing base in New England. The polarized visions of an agricultural economy and an industrial economy were continually opposing each other, which defines why Jefferson disagreed with Adams and Hamilton’s desire for centralized government that would support laissez fair financial policies and the massive growth of industrial manufacturing in the