USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these sentences from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?
A
Rachel met James when she ran away from her mean husband.
B
Hamilton wanted a strong central government.
C
This was nicknamed the “dinner table bargain.”
D
Jefferson often left Burr out of decisions.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamilton wanted the federal government to have greater power than state governments. A strong federal government, he argued, was needed to increase commerce. It would also be able to restrain mob violence like that of the Whiskey Rebellion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Federalist Papers was a collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788. The essays urged the ratification of the United States Constitution, which had been debated and drafted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Federalists, primarily led by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, believed that establishing a large national government was not only possible, but necessary to “create a more perfect union” by improving the relationship among the states.

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