Lecture 3.1 - Writing the Constitution
Readings 3.1
3a: "Alexander Hamilton scans the Future" (1787)
3b: "George Mason is critical" (c. 1787)
3c: "Jefferson is unenthusiastic" (1787)
3d: "A delegate fears for the little people" (1788)
3e: "A storekeeper blasts the standing armies" (1788)
3f: "A farmer favors the Constitution" (1788)
3g: "An antifederalist demands deliberation" (1787)
3h: "Federalist Papers X", James Madison (1787)
Lecture 3.2 - The Federalists
Debate: Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist (Hamilton v. Jefferson)
Textbook: American Pageant Chapters
Ch 9: "The Confederation and the Constitution"
Ch 10: "The Federalists"
American Pageant reading guides:
Ch 9
Ch 10
> "The genius of the Constitution is found in the series of compromises which made it acceptable to so many." Assess this statement with respect to how the delegates delt with representation, the presidency, and slavery.
> How did the Bill of Rights address political concerns in the 1780's?
> Describe the conflicting ideals of local and national authority in the debate over the Constitution.
> Compare the views and actions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton while they were members of President Washington's cabinet.
> "America's first foreign policy, formulated by Presidents Wasington and Adams, had as its primary goal the avoidance of war at all costs." Assess the validity of this statement in terms of the Citizen Genet controversy, Jay Treaty, Proclamation of Neutrality, and the XYZ affair.
> What factors contributed to the development of political parties in the US during the 1790's?