In order to form a powerful and just nation, you first need to make sure everyone is given equal rights. The Bill of Rights made sure that everyone understood the rights they have. Rights such as the freedom of speech and the freedom to bear arms gave people a feel of independence. However, problems can occur while trying to form a nation. Some political figures such as Hamilton, a federalist, believed more in the government. He wanted the government to be powerful in order to rule the people. Also he was not in favor of the common. He proposed a National Bank that the wealthy would run. Jefferson on the other hand, was a Democratic-Republican. He believed that the government should not have to much power and ensured that the common voice was heard. The Louisiana Purchase was also a good to build a strong nation. This gave America a chance to expand and create more opportunities for people to either get money, or have a place to live.
I believed that the best way to have a strong united country is to set good and just laws. Laws that are not to linient yet not too harsh. Ammendments like the Bill of Rights was a great start. By giving people freedom, it gives them a sense of independence, which was exactly what they fought Britain for. Voting for good, strong plotical leaders is also important. You want to vote for someone that has the interest of everyone in mind. Hamilton was only looking out for the wealthy and not for the common people. The best way for the government to unify the nation with diverent backgrounds is to make sure that no group is left out. Meaning that the laws have to be equal through out.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Launching A New Nation
The election of 1800 is one of the most famous elections in American history. The election was between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, they both were running for president of the United States. Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican, and Adams was a Federalist. The two candidates constantly hurled at each other, mainly because they were each with different parties. Each candidate, of course had their own ideas about how they were going to run the nation. The way that the nation elected a person is very similar to how we elect presidential candidates now.The only difference now is, that it is much more developed.
In my opinion the election of 1800 was handled fairly. I feel that it was right to let the electoral college decide the candidate. Even though elections are suppose to be decided by the people of the nation, that is never really the case. The people may have the popular vote but the electoral college decides it all. A government can build a unified nation out of people with diverse interest and concerns by letting the people have a say so in decisions. If the government listens to what the people have to say, then they can find ways to make everyone happy. When people have different concerns and interest, presidential candidates are usually what they pay attention to the most. The candidates often listen to what people want, and go on campaigns to address these issues and tell ways that they plan to resolve them. Basically, when the government makes things equal for the people, there is unity. This is how a government can build a unified nation out of people with diverse interest and concerns.
In my opinion the election of 1800 was handled fairly. I feel that it was right to let the electoral college decide the candidate. Even though elections are suppose to be decided by the people of the nation, that is never really the case. The people may have the popular vote but the electoral college decides it all. A government can build a unified nation out of people with diverse interest and concerns by letting the people have a say so in decisions. If the government listens to what the people have to say, then they can find ways to make everyone happy. When people have different concerns and interest, presidential candidates are usually what they pay attention to the most. The candidates often listen to what people want, and go on campaigns to address these issues and tell ways that they plan to resolve them. Basically, when the government makes things equal for the people, there is unity. This is how a government can build a unified nation out of people with diverse interest and concerns.
Nationalism Vs. Sectionalism
Some time after the Revolution, America began to divide into two distinct agricultural settings. The Northern states favored a nationalistic view of the nation. Nationalism is when a people view the good of the whole country as more important than individual sections. The Southern states wanted a government more focused on sectionalism. Sectionalism is when a people value the good of an individual section over the good of the whole country. The Northern states had many mills and factories and most of their business came from selling goods to the South. The South was mostly farms and plantations, they were forced to buy from the North because of a protective tariff. This caused much tension between the two parts of the country, because while the tariff was good for the country on a whole, it was not always good for the South.
When a country has two separate views on what is important in the country is not good. I feel that the North was right. The nation should be more important than any one state or region. If the nation fails, then the section fails. However if a section fails, the nation can live on and eventually restore the region in need. The South was arrogant in assuming that their way of life was more important than the Northerners'. If the South could have been made to see the errors of their views, then many conflicts could have been avoided. Nationalism is on a whole more practical and more beneficial than Sectionalism.
When a country has two separate views on what is important in the country is not good. I feel that the North was right. The nation should be more important than any one state or region. If the nation fails, then the section fails. However if a section fails, the nation can live on and eventually restore the region in need. The South was arrogant in assuming that their way of life was more important than the Northerners'. If the South could have been made to see the errors of their views, then many conflicts could have been avoided. Nationalism is on a whole more practical and more beneficial than Sectionalism.
"What does it mean to be a nation"
In 1823 John Beckwourth and an African-American ventured westward with a fur-trading expedition. This is when the expansion to the west occurred. An the reason why the settlers pushed westward was in search of economic gain. Also for land because it was plentiful and fertile but cheap. Another Act was Indian Removal Act of 1830 and this is where Jackson moved the Indians west. And it was called The Trail of Tears which was beginning in1838. About 1,000 Cherokee Indians were sent off in groups on the long journey. The trail went for 800 mile trip was made partly by steamboat and railroad but mostly on foot.
What I think it means to be a nation is when everyone agrees on the same things. Also to learn about others culture's and way of life. Another reason is that America has made some very bad choices. Like forcing the Cherokee Indians from there land. Or going to some wars that I just don't understand why. Also is why does America get into these tight situations with other countries or foreign people. Is it because we have nothing better to do but just fight. And to get into other people's problems.
Mitchell Anderson
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What I think it means to be a nation is when everyone agrees on the same things. Also to learn about others culture's and way of life. Another reason is that America has made some very bad choices. Like forcing the Cherokee Indians from there land. Or going to some wars that I just don't understand why. Also is why does America get into these tight situations with other countries or foreign people. Is it because we have nothing better to do but just fight. And to get into other people's problems.
Mitchell Anderson
P-2
Launching a New Nation
Launching a New Nation
10/30/07
10/30/07
In 1815 the new nation was just getting started, and they were struggling to create the new government. The new government was formed as a democracy by our founding fathers. Through out this new government they did not want any part of the government to have too much power. They created the Federal system, which was made up of the federal, state, and local. They made George Washington our first president. There were people who supported the new Constitution, who were called the Federalist. Then there were people who were Anti-Federalist, who thought that it gave too much power to the government. In September 1789, Congress submitted the Bill of Rights.
Even though there are so many different issues and ideas when we were developing our new nation, I think they made it fair for everyone. Every time they had a conflict they would try to solve it as fair as possible. Everyone got a chance to vote, and got to put in their opinion. They could have just taken all the power in the government, just like the king. They didn't though, they stayed equal with the whole nation. They created the Bill of Rights, which showed us our rights we had as citizens. Even though we don't have all the problems solved in the nation, we do have most of the issues solved, and they are solved equally and fairly.
Dear Diary, when I was a younger, my mother used to tell me stories about how America became a country. My parents were very big on the idea of Nationalism. My daddy said, "We fought to becomce one country, not 13." My name is Lucy Trescott and I was born in Boston, Mass. We just moved to Greenville, SC because my dad wanted to be a farmer. I have become good friends with a girl name Maybell Greene who grew up in a family full of Sectionalist. She said that the North was treating the South unfair by imposing the protective tariff and that the South was threatening to succed. She said that her parents were for that and thought that states should govern themselves. My parents, of course, thought that the you have to do what's best for the country. So diary, I have to go, but I leave you a Nationalist.
The country should really try hard to really hear every idea of every part of the country. Somebody is bound to get the short end of the stick one time, but you have to balance it. There should be a tax on imported goods, but American prices should be lower and the North should return the favor. That way your supporting your country and everybody's happy. You should also go see every state and see how you can better help it thrive. In turn the states should be more patient and believe in there country. Also every state should suggest ideas on how to help the country or themselves because you won't be heard, unless you speak. So you really just have to find a good balance.
The country should really try hard to really hear every idea of every part of the country. Somebody is bound to get the short end of the stick one time, but you have to balance it. There should be a tax on imported goods, but American prices should be lower and the North should return the favor. That way your supporting your country and everybody's happy. You should also go see every state and see how you can better help it thrive. In turn the states should be more patient and believe in there country. Also every state should suggest ideas on how to help the country or themselves because you won't be heard, unless you speak. So you really just have to find a good balance.
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