C121 Task 2
Part A
The United States didn’t have an easy job getting their feet on the ground. There were some of the citizens who liked the idea of the Constitution, and then there were the ones who weren’t for it. Those who did became known as the Federalists, those who were against it were ...
The United States didn’t have an easy job getting their feet on the ground. There were some of
the citizens who liked the idea of the Constitution, and then there were the ones who weren’t for it.
Those who did became known as the Federalists, those who were against it were known as the Anti-
Federalists. The two groups had different views of the Constitution. The Anti-Federalists believed that it
would give the government way too much power, while the Federalists knew with the separation of
power there really wasn’t too much to worry about. (Norton, 2015)
Even after the introduction of the Bill of Rights, there was still much contention between parties.
When Jefferson became president, the Anti-Federalists were no longer a party, the new one was the
Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists stood by their believes in a strong government. The
Democratic-Republicans thought along the same lines as the Anti-Federalist, they doubtful and weary of
a strong centralized government. (Norton, 2015)
Part B
1) The Democrats and the Whigs were very different from each other. Where the Democrats were
all for the expansion to the west but didn’t want paper currency and a central bank. The Whigs
were all for the paper currency and for a central bank. They were very uneasy with the
expansion to the west because they already thought there was plenty of room already. (Norton,
2015)
2) William Henry Harrison and Henry Clay were the prominent leaders of the Whig party. They
supported the moral reform, which appealed to many voters who were either African American
or Protestants. With leaders such as Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson on the Democratic
, party, many Catholics were more likely to support them and their ideas. (Norton, 2015)
3) At this time women were still not able to vote, but they wouldn’t stop them from letting their
voices be heard. They were however allowed to participate in the electoral campaigns. With the
Second Party it greatly improved voter engagement as well as interest. It also allowed those
with less property to vote, because of the restrictions being reduced. They also started to allow
those who were planning on becoming citizens to vote. (Norton, 2015)
Part C
1) The Southern states argued that their slaves were considered their property, which then was
believed to be protected by the Constitution. They would also state that in the bible mentioned
slaveholding. Southern states also believed that as whites they are smarter and that the slaves
were not and therefore, they were better for physical work. The Northern states on the other
hand had a totally different view on the topic. They strongly fought that slavery was wrong, they
believed that all men were equal and that meant that even though they maybe black they
should have all the same rights as the white people. (Norton, 2015)
2) With the expansion to the west the tension of annexation new territories (states), there was
always the question if that state would be a free state or a slavery state. Representatives from
both of both the Whig and Democrats clashed one with another. James Polk, a Democrat who
was elected President in 1844, agreed with his fellow Democrats the idea of annexation. Henry
Clay who was a member of the Whig Party, considered the idea to annex Texas as a Belligerent
Democratic Nationalism. This caused a fear that Texas would become another slave state and
the possibility of it endangering the overseas trading. (Norton, 2015)
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