Supporters of a new constitution that strengthened the federal government included American leaders James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. ... Founding fathers Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton constantly disagreed on the Constitution's limitations based on their contrasting visions for the country. Thomas Jefferson supported a very limited federal government, while Alexander Hamilton supported a stronger federal government. ... He also fought against Alexander Hamilton's support for a manufacturing economy. ... Contrastingly, Alexander Hamilton believed in manufac...

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These were identified in "The Federalist", the political essays in which Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay argued in the case for the U.S. ... Alexander Hamilton successfully proposed that the states be invited to send delegates to Philadelphia to render the constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the Union. ... Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government in which a Senate and executive power were chosen for life by indirect election; therefore creating aristocracy. ...

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From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, evaluate this statement. The colonist, now with their independence needed a government to which they could use as an organizer for their...

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David McCullough closely examines a year of near-mythic status in the American collective memory: 1776. It was the year that the Continental Congress, meeting in steamy Philadelphia, decided, "these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states." It was also the year that...

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