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Between the years of 1789 – 1800, there were two people given the job of being the President of these United States of America, George Washington, the first president, and John Adams, the second president. Between the years of 1789 – 1800, the United States of America was a very young country who was searching for its identity, a leader, and an economic basis on which to run the country. Before, 1789, when George Washington took office, the Constitution of the United States was a very new document. It had just been ratified 1 year earlier, which meant that the Articles of Confederation, which ruled the country between the years 1783 – 1788, was thrown

The British fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington. For example, “...I believe between 200 and 300, formed in a common in the middle of the town….As we came near them, they fired one or two shots, upon which our men without any orders, fired and put them to flight” (Document A: Barker). Lieutenant John Barker was only one person in the British Army, and it is very unlikely that he was able to see, or hear, everything that was going on from his position on Lexington Green. As he approached the Green, he could have only been in earshot when the minutemen were firing in response to the British firing and not when the British first fired, or he thought the shot or shots were from the opposing side and not his own. Also, “While our backs

In the years following the War of 1812, the “Era of Good Feelings” evolved between the years 1815 and 1825. In the first half of this period, there was a strong sense of nationalism throughout the United States. However, political changes and economic differences between the states warped this nationalism into the sectionalism that divided the country into north, south and west regions. Celebrations of unity within the United States soon turned into disagreements concerning representation within the government and the differences within the national government caused by the emergence of different Republican factions. States distanced themselves from working collectively in a united economy. They were largely concerned with

Natural Rights: The idea that all people are born with the same, equal rights, such as life, liberty, and property. Thomas Jefferson was a key person in spreading the idea.

Economically “In 1763, the average Englishmen paid 26 times as much in taxes each year as the average American colonist paid.” (Shi, Tindall, 120) These taxes were raised because of the war. This money that was coming from the British citizens and was going to “maintaining and defending” (Shi, Tindall, 34) the colonies, and because of this “British leaders thought it [was] only fair that the Americans should pay more.” (Shi, Tindall, 120) So, after all the complaining the Britain’s did British leaders tried to enforce many different taxation “acts” that would lessen the taxes on Britains and raise taxes on colonists. These acts such as the Stamp Act, the Currency Act, and the Sugar Act all ended up falling because the Americans revolted and boycotted the Britain’s in many ways such as, “Thousands signed nonimportation

George Washington set up three departments in the executive branch. He chose Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Edmund Randolph to run these branches. This was called the cabinet. The supreme court was the final authority. Congress passed 12 amendments, but the state's only ratified 10 of them. These are now called the Bill of rights. The states had fought for the nation's independence. Our government borrowed

In the opening of 1873 the economy wavered consistently, creating tireless recessions every five to six years, all more regrettable than the last. Nearly all workers in the late nineteenth century would agree that there was a significant rise in their standard of living. Workers often sacrificed and worked in places with dangerous working conditions, diminishing control over their own work, and a growing sense of helplessness.

In 1798, President John Adams passed the Alien and Sedition Acts containing three parts: the Alien, Sedition, and Naturalization Acts. The Alien Act allowed the president to deport any immigrant that he found dangerous to the nation; the Sedition Act made it a crime to criticize the government; and the Naturalization Act lengthened the citizenship process. These acts were repealed by 1802 due to their negative impacts and influences on society. The Alien and Sedition Acts left an impact on the nation through the deprivation of American rights—such as the first amendment rights of freedom of speech and freedom of press— leading to protests that rocked the nation. These policies created a gap between the government and the people, destroying

Lincoln’s plan in 1863 involved issuing Ten- Percent Plan, to offer amnesty to any southerner if they would proclaim their loyalty to the Union and also supported the emancipation of the slaves. If ten percent of the state’s voters in the election of 1860 took this oath to the United States only then could they develop a new state government required to abolish slavery. After this then the state could reenter into the Union with complete privileges such as crucial apportionment to the Senate and House of Representatives (Schultz, n.d). However Republicans within Congress wanted to punish the South so they passed the Wade-Davis Bill which required fifty percent instead of ten percent taking an oath of loyalty. Also if southerners wanted to serve in the constitutional convention or earn the right to vote they would also have to take a second oath called the iron-clad oath which stated they had never

From 1880s-1930s mechanization has increased in both Japan and India. More machines had started to be used than using one’s hands which produced more cotton than hand spinning would have. Female workers were overworked in the cotton factories that favored using machines instead of hand spinning to increase the production of cloth and yarn.

The United States went to war to protect our land, its citizens and the economy. Roosevelt clearly said that not only was our livelihood at stake, but also our lives, and way of life. He pointed out we were at peace, and received a statement from Japan one hour after the attack, saying that they didn’t think the negotiations were going anywhere, but nothing was said in the message that was threatening.

When the French aided the Americans in the American revolution, they expected the United states to aid them as well. To resolve this conflict, Adams sent over three diplomats Elbridge Gerry, John marshall, and Charles C. Pinckney to make the french to accept Jay’s treaty and make peace. Instead, they wanted the American envoys to give Marquis

Thomas Jefferson, which was the 3rd President of the United States, was a member of the Democratic-Republican party. A problem that occurred during Jefferson’s presidency that was caused by the British was the impressment of sailors. This practice of kidnapping American sailors was an assault on their individual liberties, the security and the freedom of the United States. Jefferson knew that he could not attack Great Britain because the country was still far too weak so he created a strategy to make Britain to stop the impressment of sailors which was the Embargo Act. The Embargo Act was an act that prohibited U.S. to trade with Great Britain, but they allowed trade with other countries. The Federalists opposed this idea because they wanted to be connected with Great Britain, but the Democratic-Republicans favored this idea. However, the Embargo Act was not effective at all, instead it backfired on America and Britain was not affected by this at all. While British warehouses were full of stock and goods to trade with other countries, America struggled to sell their materials and goods to other countries in order to make a profit. Mainly, the farmers and merchants were affected by this because of the loss of profit they had and they couldn’t sell their merchandise. Therefore, the

The growing perceived ineffectiveness and illegitimacy of America’s role in Vietnam was the product of what was viewed as little more than an anti-communist crusade in which neither logistical concerns nor the nationalist motivations of a people who had yearned for sovereignty over centuries carried significant weight. Less and less Americans were willing to bankroll, much less have their sons paying “any price” or bearing “any burden” for what was becoming a quagmire. Bodybag after bodybag was being filled with American boys on a daily basis, not to mention that every dollar of damage incurred by the Communist enemy in Hanoi cost the United States ten dollars , helping to quickly bring an end to an era of unprecedented American prosperity.

The XYZ Affair was a circumstance that caused a small war between America and France. The French said they would receive American peace ministers only if U.S. paid $250,000 and loaned France $12 million. Adams sent Charles C. Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry, and John Marshall to France in 1797. They had to amend the 1778 Treaty so U.S. would not need to promise French holdings in the West Indies, get France to accept the Jay Treaty, not employ U.S troops in France's war with England, and restore damages from French privateering and unpaid demands of supplies with the French government. If France accepts the Jays Treaty, the entire repayment aspect would be dropped.