Cabinet Battle #1 Close Read

7/23/2019 Cabinet Battle #1 Close Read

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Mr. Milton US History IHamilton/Jefferson Analysis of Cabinet Battle #1

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After listening to the Cabinet Battle #1, answer the questions in the right column anddenote the historical context in the left column.

WASHINGTON:

adies and !entlemen" yo $olda beenany%&ere in t&e %orld toni!&t"bt yo're &ere %it& s in Ne% (or) City.

Are yo ready for a $abinet meetin!***

+&e isse on t&e table, Secretary Hamiltons !lan to assume state debt and establish a national ban".Se$retary Jefferson" yo &a-e t&e floor" sir

JEFFERSON:

ife" liberty and t&e rsit of &ainess.'0e fo!&t for t&ese ideals %e s&oldn't settlefor less

+&ese are %ise %ords" enterrisin! men 2oteem3on't a$t srrised" yo !ys" $4 I %rote em

JEFFERSON & MADISON:

5%%

JEFFERSON:

Bt Hamilton for!ets

His lan %old &a-e t&e !o-ernment assmestate's debtsNo%" la$e yor bets as to %&o t&at benefits,+&e -ery seat of !o-ernment %&ere Hamiltonsits

HAMILTON:

Not tre6

Preview, Prior to readin!/listenin! tot&e son! re-ie% Hamilton's finan$iallan.

0&at do yo t&in) Hamilton %ill say insort of &is lan*

0&at do yo t&in) Jefferson mi!&t saya!ainst Hamilton's lan*

In t&e left" mar) t&e lyri$s ro-idin!brief &istori$al $onte7t. 8Use t&e

e7amles in !reen to t&e left as a!ide.9

A$$ordin! to Jefferson" %&o does not

benefit from Hamilton's lan to assmestate debts*

Jeferson is alluding tothe Declaration o

Jeferson wrote theDeclaration o



JEFFERSON:

oh, if the shoe fits, wear it

$f %ew &or"s in debt'(hy should )irginia bear it* +h ur debts are !aid, $m afraid -ont tax the South cu we got it made in theshade$n )irginia, we !lant seeds in the ground (e create. &ou /ust wanna mo0e our moneyaround his financial !lan is an outrageous demand

And its too many damn !ages for any man tounderstand Stand with me in the land of the free

And !ray to 2od we ne0er see Hamiltonscandidacy 3oo", when Britain taxed our tea, we got fris"y $magine what gon ha!!en when you try to taxour whis"y

WASHINGTON:

+&an) yo" Se$retary Jefferson. Se$retaryHamilton" yor resonse

HAMILTON:

+&omas. +&at %as a real ni$e de$laration0el$ome to t&e resent" %e're rnnin! a realnation

Ho% do Jefferson's lines &ere &i!&li!&tt&e different bet%een Hamilton's andJefferson's -ie% of Ameri$a*

Smmari4e t&e main oints ofJefferson's ar!ment as des$ribed int&is son!.

In addition to mar)in! t&e do$mentfor &istori$al roses" ma)e

$onne$tions bet%een Hamiltonresonses to Jefferson's oints.

0&at is Hamilton's ar!ment in sort



0old yo li)e to :oin s" or stay mello%3oin' %&ate-er t&e &ell it is yo do inMonti$ello*If %e assme t&e debts" t&e nion !ets

A ne% line of $redit" a finan$ial diuretic 4allows

for more flow5 Ho% do yo not !et it* If %e're a!!ressi-e and$ometiti-e+&e nion !ets a boost. (o'd rat&er !i-e it asedati-e*

A ci0ics lesson from a sla0er. Hey neighbor &our debts are !aid cu you dont !ay for labor 6(e !lant seeds in the South. (e create.7 &eah, "ee! ranting (e "now whos really doing the !lanting

And anot&er t&in!" Mr. A!e of ;nli!&tenment3on't le$tre me abot t&e %ar" yo didn't fi!&t

in it(o t&in) I'm fri!&tened of yo" man*0e almost died in a tren$&0&ile yo %ere off !ettin! &i!& %it& t&e <ren$&+&omas Jefferson" al%ays &esitant %it& t&ePresident=eti$ent>t&ere isn't a lan &e doesn't :ettisonMadison" yo're mad as a &atter" son" ta)eyor medi$ine3amn" yo're in %orse s&ae t&an t&e nationaldebt is inSittin' t&ere seless as t%o s&???Hey" trn arond" bend o-er" I'll s&o% yo0&ere my s&oe fits

WASHINGTON:

;7$se me* Jefferson" Madison" ta)e a %al)6Hamilton" ta)e a %al)6 0e'll re$on-ene after abrief re$ess. Hamilton6

HAMILTON:

Sir6

of &is finan$ial lan*

0&at is Hamilton's -ie% of sla-ery"a$$ordin! to t&e lines in t&is se$tion*0&at ma)es yo t&in) t&at*

Smmari4e t&e main oints ofHamilton's ar!ment.



WASHINGTON:

A %ord

MADISON:

(o don't &a-e t&e -otes

JEFFERSON/MADISON:

(o don't &a-e t&e -otes

JEFFERSON:

A&a?&a?&a &a6

JEFFERSON/MADISON:

(o're !onna need $on!ressional aro-aland yo don't &a-e t&e -otes

JEFFERSON:

S$& a blnder sometimes it ma)es me%onder %&y I e-en brin! t&e t&nder

MADISON:

0&y &e e-en brin!s t&e t&nder@

WASHINGTON:

(o %anna ll yorself to!et&er*

HAMILTON:

I'm sorry" t&ese ir!inians are birds of a

feat&er

WASHINGTON:

(on! man" I'm from ir!inia" so %at$& yormot&

HAMILTON:

So %e let Con!ress !et &eld &osta!e by t&eSot&*

WASHINGTON:

(o need t&e -otes

HAMILTON:

No" %e need bold stro)es. 0e need t&is lan

WASHINGTON:

No" yo need to $on-in$e more fol)s

HAMILTON:

James Madison %on't tal) to me" t&at's a

0&at do Jefferson and Madison mean%&en t&ey say" yo don't &a-e t&e-otes...yo're !onna needCon!ressional aro-al and yo don't&a-e t&e -otes.

Quick Reserc!: 0&at is Madison'srole in t&e !o-ernment at t&is time*

0&y %old Madison's sort beneeded to ass t&e finan$ial lan*



nonstarter

WASHINGTON:

0innin! %as easy" yon! man. Do-ernin!'s&arder

HAMILTON:

+&ey're bein! intransi!ent

WASHINGTON:

(o &a-e to find a $omromise

HAMILTON:

Bt t&ey don't &a-e a lan" t&ey :st &atemine6

WASHINGTON:

Con-in$e t&em ot&er%ise

HAMILTON:

0&at &aens if I don't !et $on!ressionalaro-al*

WASHINGTON:

I ima!ine t&ey'll $all for yor remo-al

HAMILTON:

Sir>

WASHINGTON:<i!re it ot" Ale7ander. +&at's an order fromyor $ommander

Quick reserc!: 0&at is t&e$omromise t&at Hamilton e-entally%or)s ot %it& Jefferson and Madison*

0&at arts of &is finan$ial lan doesHamilton !et*

Based on %&at yo read" %&at are some areas of disa!reement bet%een Ale7anderHamilton and +&omas Jefferson not &i!&li!&ted in t&is son!*

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