Trials of the Early Trials of the Early RepublicRepublic

Mr. BachMr. Bach

Accelerated United States Accelerated United States HistoryHistory

RepublicanismRepublicanism

• Hamilton – Economic Expansion – Self-Interested Businessmen

• Jefferson – Egalitarianism – Popular Masses (Noble Farmers)

• Adams – The Common Good – Educated Meritocracy

Society of the Society of the CincinnatiCincinnati

Marginalized Groups: Marginalized Groups: WomenWomen

• “Republican Motherhood”

•The Self-Interested Man

•The Selfless Woman

The Copley FamilyThe Copley Family(1776)(1776)

Marginalized Groups: Marginalized Groups: BlacksBlacks

• The North – Gradual Emancipation– Discrimination

and Segregation

• The South – Racist Theory– Justification for

Enslavement

Articles of ConfederationArticles of Confederation1777-17881777-1788

• Weak Executive• No power to tax• 9 out of 13

states needed for major laws

• Unanimous vote to make any changes

• No commerce power

Securing New LandsSecuring New Lands

• Treaties with Creeks, Hopewells

• Assimilation of the Iroquois Nation

• Defeat of the Miami Confederacy at Fallen Timbers

Forts of OhioForts of Ohio

Ohio DivisionOhio Division

Biggest AchievementBiggest AchievementThe Northwest OrdinanceThe Northwest Ordinance

Economic ProblemsEconomic Problems• Fiat currency and

lack of hard money• States protect their

own economies; different currencies stifle trade

• Lack of foreign trade

• Ultimately causes depression in America

Military ProblemsMilitary Problems

• Cannot force British out of the forts they agreed to abandon in the Treaty of Paris

• Cannot negotiate with Spain in Florida

Spark for ReformSpark for ReformShays’ Rebellion (1786-Shays’ Rebellion (1786-

1787)1787)• Cause – loss of

land and crushing debt caused by Massachusetts’ taxes

• Did Shays have the right to rebel?

Need for Reform!Need for Reform!