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- 1. What is History?
- 2. Bill of Rights Think about the normal things you do each day
like: Reading a newspaper Attending church Talking to friends
Attending concerts
- 3. Bill of Rights Amendment 1 of
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- 7. Bill of Rights Amendment 2
- 8. Bill of Rights Amendment 3
- 9. Were George Washington and Alexander Hamilton so alike, or
did John Adams get it right?
- 10. Who were the leading Federalists? George Washington 1st
President Alexander Hamilton 1st Sec. of the Treasury Robert Morris
Superintendent of Finance
- 11. Who were the leading Democratic-Republicans? Thomas
Jefferson Third President James Madison Fourth President
- 12. Why did they see things differently? George Washingtons
Mount Vernon
- 13. Alexander Hamiltons house in New York
- 14. Robert Morriss home in Philadelphia
- 15. Thomas Jeffersons Monticello
- 16. James Madisons Montpelier
- 17. What was different? Washington was Commander-in-Chief of
the Continental Army for the duration of the Revolutionary War.
Alexander Hamilton was Washingtons chief aide for four years during
the war. Robert Morris was the Superintendent of Finance from
1781-1784. Thomas Jefferson served as Governor of Virginia 1779-
1781. James Madison was a delegate to Continental Congress
1780-1783.
- 18. British General William Howe threatens Philadelphia from
the South. Brandywine September 11, 1777
- 19. Valley Forge Washington and Hamilton Winter of
1777-1778
- 20. The Continental Army and the French close in on General
Cornwallis at Yorktown. The Assault of Redoubt #10 led by Alexander
Hamilton October 1781.
- 21. The Cost of the War By 1781 Morris estimated states would
have to pay $8,000,000 per year. $2,000,000 due per quarter. First
payment due on April 1, 1782. First payment was received from New
Jersey in May: $5,500. September totals: $125,000 received from
states. The Articles of Confederation. Weak or Strong? Treaty of
Paris September 3, 1783. The total war debt: $151,000,000.
National: $37,000,000. State: $114,000,000. Creditors: France,
Netherlands, and U.S. Citizens.