HIST 2055 Chapter : The Federalist Vision
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To preserve the revolution and maintain the us as one nation: constitution was the first step, gw, alex hamilton, james madison, jefferson, national political arena. The symbol: a man, gw; first great american hero. His person was the single most important weapon the federalist had. not only symbolized but: physical and phsychological domination (over 6 ft, 1789 george was the first institution. Tremendous impact of his prestige: commanding general in the revolution- despite some lost battles, he was successful, president of constitution convention, understood he would be. President of us: executive branch was created with washington in mind-people were nervous about having an executive with power, but with. Washington they were okay with it: constitution would"ve failed without him, especially in va, there was no opposition for washington being pres. Nobody even thought about going up against him. Totally committed to the nation"s ideals; shunned anything remotely representing monarchy. Alexander hamilton -35 (1790) brilliant, incredibly able, unlike most.
