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Chapter 7 Launching the New Republic 1788-1800 Introduction 1.) Which points in Hamilton?s economic program were the most controversial and why? 2.) What was the impact of the French Revolution on American politics? 3.) What principal issues divided Federalists in the election of 1800? 4.) On what basis were some Americans denied full equality by 1800? Constitutional Government Takes Shape, 1788-1796 Introduction Although the Constitution had replaced the Articles of Confederation as the law of the land, the first test of its effectiveness was yet to come. It passed that test following the holding of the 1st national elections; the beginnings of legislative, executive, and judicial activity at the federal level; and the passage of a bill of rights Implementing Government

Chapter 6: Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-88 The Prospects of War The Revolution gave white northerners and southerners their first real chance to learn what they had in common, and they soon developed mutual admiration. In July 1776, the thirteen colonies had declared independence out of desperation and joined together in a loosely knit confederation of states. Only as a result of collective hardships experienced during eight years of terrible fighting did the inhabitants cease to see themselves only as military allies and begin to accept one another as fellow citizens. Americans remained divided over some basic political questions relating to the distribution of power and authority. Loyalists and Other British Sympathizers