North Carolina in the New Nation

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North Carolina in the New Nation

• Chapter 11

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The First Party System

• Alexander Hamilton (NY) secretary of treasury
• Thomas Jefferson (VA) secretary of state
• Hamilton wished to set up a national bank, the
  Bank of the United States this bank would lend
  to the federal government and issue paper currency

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Political Parties

• Federalists led by Washington and Hamilton
  believed in a strong national government.
• Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson and James
  Madison believed in individual rights and a weak
  central government

4
NC in Politics

• Chisholm v. Georgia James Iredell argued that
  individual citizens could not sue a state in a
  federal court. This principle became the 11th
  Amendment of the Constitution

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Whiskey Rebellion

• In 1791, a tax called an excise was passed by
  Congress.
• This tax was placed on whiskey made in the United
  States Hamilton hoped to raise with this tax
• Whiskey Rebellion a protest among farmers who
  refused to pay the excise tax

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From Federalist to Republican

• The U.S. and France signed the Convention of
  1800, which ended the alliance held with France
  since 1778.
• Nathaniel Macon Republican
• Believed in a debt-free nation
• Favored a weak federal government with few powers

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War of 1812

• Causes of the War
• Britain and France took American ships
• Americans believed that Britain was stirring up
  Indians in the West
• War Hawks wanted the U.S. to take Canada from
  Britain
• An embargo was issued in hopes that Britain
  France would stop taking U.S. ships

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NC in the War

• Col. Forsyth took part in battles along the
  Canadian border
• Johnston Blakely commanded the Enterprise and
  Wasp he was lost at sea
• Otway Burns brought back valuable supplies for
  the war
• Dolley Madison saved valuable items from the
  presidents residence

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Effects of the War

• Treaty of Ghent signed in Belgium ended the War
  of 1812

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Rip Van Winkle State

• N.C. was known as the Rip Van Winkle state
  because
• Fell behind the rest of the nation in
  agriculture, transportation, manufacturing and
  education
• State government was controlled by easterners who
  resisted change
• Few internal improvements were made

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Moving to Greener Pastures

• North Carolinians moved to the West for
• A more democratic government
• Economic opportunities

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The Great Revival

• Great Revival highly personal and emotional
  religious activity brought to N.C. in the 1750s
  by Baptists.

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The Murphey Program

• This program of Archibald Murphey called for
• Internal Improvements needed a system of land
  water transportation to bring domestic and
  foreign trade to NC
• Public education each county would have 2 or
  more primary schools
• Constitutional Reform state constitution had to
  be revised
• Drainage of Swamplands to provide rich farmlands