Democracy versus a Republic What is the difference

							Democracy versus a
Republic

What is the difference?

―Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and
murders itself.‖
                           John Adams
Why did the founding
fathers fear democracy?
   they feared rule by
    the less educated
   They feared that
    the majority would
    tax the rich (people like
    Adams)
Restricted Voting Rights

   Men could not vote unless they owned
    property. (see New York example on page 195)
   Women could not vote at all—with the
    exception of New Jersey (from 1807-1821
    allowed the vote to unmarried women)

   Women were allowed a fundamental
    education . . . more so than most of
    their European counterparts.
The Northwest Ordinance

   Sectioned off the west for settlement.
       **admitted a territory as a state as soon as the population
                  was large enough

         **required all territory be surveyed and placed on a grid
                  system for easy surveying

         **prohibited slavery in these territories

         **marked the sale of certain sections to provide
                funding for schools
Bill of Rights

Ratified in 1791
Promised individual
  rights to citizens
How many can    you
  remember?
    Alexander Hamilton and
       the National Debt
   Decided that the
    national debt was in
    the best interest of the
    new nation.
   Encouraged the
    wealthy to ―invest‖ in
    the new nation; payoff
    would be government
    issued securities
    paying 6% interest.
The National Bank and
the Tariff
   Hamilton’s Ideas –
          Bank lends money to merchants, makes the
           currency of the new nation ―Respectable‖

       Debt
     is good



          Tariff – creates a tax revenue to pay off bond
           holders – those who invested in the new
           country and expect 6% interest.
The 1790s – a test for the
new nation
   1793 – Washington’s Proclamation of
    Neutrality
       Refused to aid the French during the French
        revolution
       Claimed the new nation did not have the
        financial or military resources to get involved.
The Citizen Genet Affair
                              Please make a
   French diplomat in        small donation.
    America during the         After all, we
    French Revolution         helped you . . .
   Asked Washington for
    $$$$$
   Since he was refused,
    went around asking for
    donations and trying to
    stir up trouble.
   A political
    embarrassment–
    American wanted him
    recalled.
Jay’s Treaty, 1794
   John Jay went to
    Britain to talk about
    impressment.
   Instead, the treaty
    he negotiated
    removing British
    from forts on the
    western frontier
    and said nothing
    about impressment.
The Whiskey Rebellion,
1794
   Western Pennsylvania
   Farmers protesting the tax on whiskey
   Led an armed rebellion
   Washington stopped the rebellion
    quickly – sent in army.
   SIGNIFICANCE – FIRST TEST OF
    THE STRENGTH OF THE
    CONSTITUTION
Pinckney’s Treaty, 1795

Between Spain and the USA
1. Allowed the US to use the port of
   New Orleans

1.   Set the border with Florida at the
     31st parallel
Washington’s Farewell
Address
   1. Stay Neutral
   2. Avoid political
       parties
Who owns us???