Kris Maulden's questions - Nov. 9/10
This week, we'll be covering the Constitution and the 1790s; be sure to read chapter 8 in the textbook and online units 8 and 9. I won't have your exams this week but they'll be ready next week, which is when you should finish Charlotte Temple. Also, let me gently remind many of you that you should be posting on this blog on a regular basis; failure to do so will certainly not be good for your particiaption grade. As for your questions:
1. Imagine you were President Washington and you listened to Jefferson and Hamilton on a regular basis. Which man's viewpoint would you side with more often, and why? What do you think is wrong with the other side? (Note: use specific details from lecture or the readings to answer this one well)
2. Given the differences between Hamilton and Jefferson - and by extension, the Federalists and Republicans - was Thomas Jefferson right to call his election as President the Revolution of 1800? What was Jefferson's reasoning, and do you agree? Is the election of 1800 a revolution or just a change of parties in office? Do you think there is a difference between the two?
1. Imagine you were President Washington and you listened to Jefferson and Hamilton on a regular basis. Which man's viewpoint would you side with more often, and why? What do you think is wrong with the other side? (Note: use specific details from lecture or the readings to answer this one well)
2. Given the differences between Hamilton and Jefferson - and by extension, the Federalists and Republicans - was Thomas Jefferson right to call his election as President the Revolution of 1800? What was Jefferson's reasoning, and do you agree? Is the election of 1800 a revolution or just a change of parties in office? Do you think there is a difference between the two?
posted by Anonymous at 11:17 AM
1 Comments:
If I was George Washington and I was overseeing the arguments between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, I would take the side of Jefferson. Hamilton was a man for the upper class with an almost blatant disregard for the common man, who was an integral part in the revolution. Also Jefferson wanted to be as new and different from Britain as possible so as not to dwell previous bad times, but Hamilton wanted America to be just like Britain. In the end I think that what Jefferson did was right, and through his wisdom our country gained more land and became more democratic.
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