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== 1790s ==
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! '''PERIOD / TIMELINE'''
! '''Major Events, Concepts & Themes'''
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* Major Events here
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* Major Events here
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'''BIG IDEAS'''
* bid ideas here
'''DETAILS'''
* 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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