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US History timeline & concept chart: U.S. History Decade-by-decade timeline, 1890s-1900
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BIG IDEAS
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- Bill of Rights adopted 1791 (BOR)
- agreement between Federalists and Anti-Federalist in adopting the Constitution in 1789
- BOR limits federal power
- application of BOR to state laws comes in late 19th/ early 20th centures
- = “incorporation” of the Bill of Rights
- Constitution was for the federal government only
- 14th amendment starts the process of “incorporating” the Constitution, esp. BOR into state law
- Political Parties arise:
- Federalists:
- Adams, Hamilton
- pro-national bank, pro-Fed gov powers, interpret constitution loosely, pro industry & commerce, pro-British
- party starts to die out after 1812 War (opposed)
- Democratic-Republicans
- Jefferson, Madison
- anti-national bank, states’ rights, interpret constitution strictly, pro farming, pro-French
- Constitutional interpretation:
- enumerated powers
- implied powers
- strict construction (word for word) < Jefferson/Madison
- enumerated powers: powers specifically listed in Constitution
- “necessary and proper” = implied powers required to enforce enumerated powers
- broad or loose construction (interpreted) <Hamilton, Adams
- interpreted “necessary and proper” loosely, expansively
Other:
- "Republican Motherhood"
- women's role to nurture virtuous male citizens
- Northwest Territories
- Indian Wars
- Federal taxation (Whiskey Rebellion)
- States added to Union after original 13:
- Vermont (territory ceded by New York) 1791
- Kentucky (“western”), 1792
- Tennessee (“western”), 1796
- Ohio, 1803
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