There were two major plans for government submitted by the states: the Virginia plan- A.K.A the Large States plan, and the New Jersey Plan- A.K.A the Small States Plan. The Virginia Plan was made to specifically benefit the large, slave-holding, southern states. It called for a bicameral legislature which would take a state’s population into account when selecting the number of senators and representatives for a state. This would have given massive power to the southern states which had large populations due to slaves as opposed to the free, northern states. In reply to this was the New Jersey Plan, which was unicameral and gave equal representation to each state regardless of population.
How the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan Effected Representation The idea of equal representation has been debated many times throughout the history of mankind. But equal representation is often not feasible without compromise which is exactly what happened in Philadelphia in the year 1787. The representation that was being questioned was how the small and large states could both be represented equally, and it is not shocked that both the small and large states had a plan of how the representation should work. “The one plan was federal, the other national,” (105)
One of the taxes was the Stamp Act that taxed newspaper,playing cards,books, and paper. This tax started because the British needed money for the war because they already spent a lot on weapons and soldiers. Another tax was the Townshend Act that taxed lead, glass, tea, and paint. Before this act they had the Declaratory Act which allowed the British to tax the colonies. They took advantage and made the Townshend Act to fund for England and to show they have the power.
Taxing was apportioned due to the size of each state; bigger states would rebel because they were paying much more taxes than a smaller state (doc. 5). The representatives from smaller states would try and enforce taxes so the larger states would have to pay much, much more; the smaller states wouldn 't have to pay much at all. Shays Rebellion was also an outcome that the inability to tax led to; farmers and workers were getting too high of a tax, so they rebelled, later causing the government to rethink its
For out ancestors the definition of freedom had very different meanings. Massachusetts and Virginia were both very different because, one was more concentrated in religion and the other one ruled with a General Assembly. This two types of ruling made significant change on how the both acted in the terms of freedom. The main problem of Massachusetts was that’s people were not free to join any type of church and the people were not able to have their opinion to make laws. In Virginia the problem of freedom was that there was with the servants.
The economic elements of 1861-1865 were very different for the North and the South. The North was doing very well, compared to the South. In the North they had to lay-off many workers and close down the textile industries because of the scarcity of cotton. However, the “arms, metalworking, boot making, and shipbuilding industries” were booming in the North (Keene, 391). The wages of the workers rose by about 40 percent, but the prices of goods rose at the same pace as the inflation rate averaged about 15 percent annually (Keene, 391).
cultivated they exchanged for shoes, lace, agricultural tools and plates. Another aspect that had in their favor the colonies of the south was the climate, its climate was warmer that allowed them to cultivate throughout all the year. Tobacco and cotton were the two dominant crops in the southern colonies, and these products helped boost the economy and promote slavery in those colonies. They established a system of plantations that produced many crops and served to make international trade possible.
To compare and contrast the differences between the Federalists and the Democratic-republicans? Is by the federalists and the democratic-republicans both have people that put rules down too Rule by the wealthy class and Rule by the people but they are a different type of people like the wealthy class and the normal people. Another compare things they both have is that they both have strong governments but Alexander and Thomas had different governments like Alexander had a strong federal government and Thomas had a strong state government. Also, Alexander and Thomas had an alliance but with different people like Alexander had an alliance with British and Thomas had an alliance with the French. But an overall, they both had banks but, they both
The colonies of Virginia and Massachusetts were very different places that attracted people with contrasting values. Virginians were risk-takers who sought wealth and fortune. Massachusetts settlers were families who wanted religious freedom. The colonies were structured differently and those who lived in them had distinct lifestyles. Personally, I would have preferred to live in Massachusetts because it was safer, self sustainable, had a strong sense of community, and the colonists did not squabble often with the Native population.
In the late 1800s, the U.S Treasury Department used sales tax and tariffs to fund its federal budget. A tax or tariffs are funds that are paid to the government that are added when something is bought that is considered valuable. Because of the Civil war, there was a financial burden on the country. In 1861, Congress reacted by implementing taxes on individuals. The first income tax started off by taxing individuals 3% making more than $800, while people who made more than that gave up a larger percentage.
In 1787, the development of the American Constitution initiated a battle between two opposing parties, known as the Federalists and the Anti-Federalist. Both of these parties shared had political thoughts they agreed upon, as well as political thoughts that of course they disagreed on. However, both the Federalists and the Anti-Federalist would soon compromise and ultimately commence a mutual solution, a solution that favored the Anti-Federalist. Out of the two parties the Anti-Federalist had the strongest arguments against the constitution, due to their support in protecting the rights of the people, as well as arguing that the national government has too much power, which the Federalist did not uphold.
The Federalist and Democratic-Republicans Alexander Hamilton, oh Alexander Hamilton, they were waiting in the wings for you. You didn’t take your shot, while Jefferson was trying to take his. Bringing the issue to the table was a must, but for political parties in 1789, they were just a obstacle to get past. People took sides, you either chose to be a Federalist or a Democratic-Republican, a wealthy man or talented nobody.
When early America was started out, the constitution was a new concept that had been only applied to this new nation that we now call the United States of America recently. There were two known sides in this new success, one being the Federalist and the other being the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists were people that believed that there should be a strong national government, indirect election of officials, and supported of the ratification of the constitution. Whereas, the Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution, legislative should be more powerful than the executive power, believed there should be a bill of rights to protect individuals, and that the state should have more power than the central government. When it comes to which majority the federalists represents, its the majority of wealthy large farm owners and some were commoners.
Most state appointed churches pays a salary to the official in the church. Church should be something that people attend on their
The three main colonies that we hear about are Virginia, Plymouth, and Massachusetts. These three colonies basically define all the others, as each group and its main founder either went for a personal financial gain or to escape religious persecution. Virginia was originally settled by Captain John Smith and grew into a successful trade colony through tobacco. Plymouth was originally founded by the Separatists and was lead by William Bradford. Eventually the dwindling Plymouth joined with Massachusetts which was originally Puritan based.
