Hamilton refuted the Articles of Confederation and proposed a Constitutional convention. ... The Federalist contained attacks on the Articles of Confederation, insights into human nature, evasions of Constitutional criticisms, and an explanation of the proposed operation of the new government. ... Madison, however, was a proud Virginian who favored the planter and farmer from the South, rather than the merchant and speculator from the industrious North. ... Hamilton's contributions and vision of a centralized economy has provided the model for an economic system that still exists tod...

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The beginning of the 1700's marked a new era waiting to be conquered. ... It was inevitable that a war would occur in the New World. ... Although the colonies had made contributions in men and money occasionally, England provided most of the men fighting, the ships, and the large quantity of supplies and equipment. Since the victory of the war removed the bothersome French from North America and the colonies themselves, the English thought it was only right that the colonists should pay for the expenses of the war and all the money England lost because they defended the colonies. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The beginning of the 1700's marked a new era waiting to be conquered. ... It was inevitable that a war would occur in the New World. ... Although the colonies had made contributions in men and money occasionally, England provided most of the men fighting, the ships, and the large quantity of supplies and equipment. Since the victory of the war removed the bothersome French from North America and the colonies themselves, the English thought it was only right that the colonists should pay for the expenses of the war and all the money England lost because they defended the colonies. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School