RESEARCH PROJECT

THE CONSOLIDATION
OF A NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT

LORENA STOFFEL.

HISTORIA NORTEAMERICANA.

UAP.

2021.
 DESCRIPTION OF THE TOPIC

INTRODUCTION WHY DID I CHOOSE IT?

MY OBJECTIVES
Time periods
 EARLY AMERICA

Immigrants from
Early groups. Europe.
1492: Christopher Columbus
landed on islands in the
Caribbean Sea.
 COLONIAL PERIOD
Most people who came
to the British colonies
in the 1600s were
English.

Reasons:
o Avoiding war.
o Political or religious freedom.
o Slaves.
o England’s growing
population.
o Looking for Jobs.
o Promise of gold.
 THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION…

It was the consequence of

long-term social, political, and
cultural transformations.

The thirteen colonies had

common characteristics
which made them very
different from England.
 The The Religious The relative
absence of widespread diversity. absence of
a titled ownership poverty.
aristocracy. of property.

A relative The
A lack of
lack of presence of
urban
deference to slavery.
development.
authority.
The Revolution was the product of 40 years of abuses by the British authorities.
 1773 •The Boston Tea Party.

1774 •The First Continental

Congress.
The colonists reacted…
1775 •The Second Continental
Congress.

1776 The continental Congress

approved a resolution.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1775-1783)
Causes

Political

England’s neglect to the colonies.

Taxation without representation.

Economic

Taxation.

Limitation of individual rights.

Trade restrictions.

Economic power.
• Reflected the resentment of
American colonists at being
taxed by a British Parliament
to which they elected no
representatives.

• Anti-British slogan before

the American Revolution
 Independence
Day in the
United States.
The Second
Continental
Congress
accepted the
Declaration of
Independence.
July 4th, 1776
Treaty of Paris.
The war ended.
Britain and
other countries
recognised the
United States as
an independent
Nation.
April 15th, 1783
The Declaration
of Independence
• The defining statement of the fundamental
principles of American democracy.
• Governments exist to protect the rights of the
people.
• All people are equal in their right to “life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.”
 FORMING A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT…

1783 1787 1787 1789 1791

•Most of •The first U.S.
Congress
•The Bill
• The 13 • Delegates the met in New of
colonies met in
Philadelphia
delegates York. Rights
became the signed •The
United
and
proposed a the new Constitution was
States. Constitution.
Constitut didn’t list
the rights of
approve
ion. individuals. d.
The Constitution
Described a new form of Government based on:
 A legislature: Congress.

 An executive: President.

 A judicial system: Supreme Court.

The law of the United States.

The Bill of Rights  10 amendments.

 Rights of people were observed.

 Limitations to the government.

1. Freedom of
religion, speech
2. Right to 3. Quartering
and press. bear arms. soldiers.

4. Speech 5. Trial and 6. Right to

and seizure. punishment. speedy trial.

7. Trial by 8. Cruel and

unusual
10. Power of
the States and
jury. punishment. people

9. Construction
of the
Constitution.
 The first • One hand: the country needed a strong and
political parties efficient central authority.
• On the other hand: they wanted to protect
individual rights and freedoms.

Federalist Party: strong President

and federal government.

Democratic Republican Party:

rights of individual states.
George Washington
 1789 – 1797

 First president of the U.S.

 Often called the “Father of his Country.”

 He also commanded the Continental

Army during the American Revolution
(1775–83) and presided over the
convention that drafted the U.S.
Constitution.
John Adams
 1797-1801

 Federalist.

 Supported a strong central government.

 Gained support in the North.

Tomas Jefferson
 1801-1809

 Republican.

 He supported a weak central government,

giving more power to the states.

 He gained support in the South, mostly

farmers.
James Madison
 1809-1817

 Federalist.

 Made a major contribution to the ratification

of the Constitution by writing The Federalist
Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and
John Jay.

 In later years, he was referred to as the

“Father of the Constitution.”
James Monroe
 1817-1825

 The “Era of good feelings.”

 Stated four principles.

 The Monroe Doctrine was a United

States policy that opposed European
colonialism in the Americas.
John Quincy Adams
 1825-1829

 Federalist.

 Statesman who is best remembered for his

skilled diplomacy and his principled
opposition to slavery.
Andrew Jackson
 1829-1837

 Republican.

 “Jacksonian Democracy”: The main idea was

to allow common Americans to have more
influence in the political process.
 FINAL COMMENTS

CONCLUSION WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

MY OPINION
 • “An illustrated history of the USA” - Bryn
O'Callaghan
Bibliography • “North American history” – UAP 2021.