HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Uch, Implied Powers, Anti-Federalism
Document Summary
Building the new republic; americas 1st 25 years: a rocky start, creating the constitution, the search for stability; george washington"s presidency, conflicts west and east, origins of political parties, the age of thomas jefferson. Fed guv lack authority to deal with, only power to make war and treaties and limit trade. 1st yrs was seen more as 13 divided states. Drafted in 1777 articles of confederation; destupoing bpoundaries to west. All but 3 states had claims to west. The 3 states suggested all the land unclaimed shpuld be given to federal guv. New yorks claim becomes 1st federal land around great lake area. States werere more interested in personal inrerests than national union took 5 yrs to decide. 2nd problem comes aft co nclusion of the war. They just start printing money = deflation of the dollars value. They creat land off of selling the western land to private investors but that will take time they don"t have.
