Marshall also persuaded his fellow justices to adopt a new way of delivering opinions. Instead of each justice expressing his own opinion, Marshall convinced them to agree to deliver one opinion on behalf of all the judges. Altogether, John Marshall left a long lasting legacy on the American justice system by pushing the idea of a stronger federal government and weaker state governments. Although John Marshall left a more significant legacy
America is a very strong and determined country, which help them win the Revolutionary War. Washington’s strategy of avoiding large-scale with the royal army made it impossible for the British to deliver a knock-out blow. Only once during the Revolution did an American army surrender to British forces. Also, the guerrilla tactics that Americans had learned during Indian wars proved very effective in fighting the British army. Another reason that helped the U.S. win the Revolutionary War was the intervention of France, Spain, and the Netherlands in the conflict made a crucial difference.
This was as a result of the Revolutionary war and Washington inherited this when he became president, which became another issue he had to deal with. Raising revenue for the government was a top priority for the new president and the issue of how to do this was hotly debated. It was suggested by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton that governmental financing via tariffs, or surcharges on imported goods, and placing a tax on liquor could retire much, if not all of the country’s debt. He also proposed a national bank in which private investors could have the opportunity to purchase stocks, print paper money, keep the government’s finances safe, in addition to centralizing the nation's financial base. Because of the tax placed on liquor to help eliminate the country’s financial debt, the Whiskey rebellion was born; making this another one of President Washington’s problematic issues.
Class 5 Essay The road to the American Revolutionary War was one that was filled with events that caused a separation between the British and the American colonists. Rebellion in the colonies and the British decision to tax the colonist directly without representation in the Parliament made the idea of war inevitable. Britian’s recent victories against the French and Indians in the Seven Year’s War gave them a sense of undefeatable power and instead of negotiating with the colonist they prepared for war. There were many factors that the British did not consider in preparing for war against America which would eventually result in their defeat. This essay will outline the advantages as well as the disadvantages that the British faced in this war with America.
The Americans fought under British’s flag giving them victory towards the France. Causing France’s image to no longer become a threat upon the colonists’ as they proved that their army was able to fight. Since the war had put such a big dent on Britain’s funds, Parliament passed laws that taxed colonists. The colonies began to corporate as events such as the Proclamation of 1763 started common problems for them. Later on, the Navigation Laws of 1650, and Sugar and Stamp acts of 1764 and 1765 began to frustrate the colonists as economic problems were being faced at this point.
The Articles of Confederation VS The Constitution The Articles of Confederation were Britain’s form of a written constitution. The US Constitution was the newly proposed document for the states. Both documents, in their own respective ways, have advantages and disadvantages that apply to the people following them. The Constitution eventually however, was proven most beneficial to the nation and is now the document that we follow today as a country. With the Constitution, also came the Bill of Rights, which were the first ten amendments of the Constitution, along with many other Constitutional Amendments to follow the Bill of Rights.
This Just shows that This nation has never stopped changing in the idea that “All men were created equal”(Jefferson 80). Also this just proves that we as a people have reconized what we have done wrong in our past and we keep trying to move forward and building on the Ideals that ?efferson has left us with. Another way we have done this is with womens rights and the fact that they are equal with men on every level. Even just half a century ago women couldn’t vote and now we have women running for office. Jefferson was a man who represented the thirteen colonies, and more importantly the United States of America.
The Revolutionary War was a colonial fight for independence from Britain. In 1775 the battle of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of a brutal six year war for independence. Both the Americans and the British had advantages and disadvantages, which could be put into the categories of: economics, leadership and support, and experience. Economics was a major advantage to the power of Britain but sometimes hindered the American’s chances of winning this War. The British government had a vast empire across the world, it was once said that, “the sun never sets on this British Empire”.
Czar Alexander knew he needed to have the ability to trade and purchase goods with both sides. The economical reasons why Russia wanted the war to end was generally for the trade of products such as hemp, sail linen, tobacco and iron that were arriving in colonial ports years before the Revolutionary War began and did not stop once the war started (“American History”, 1998) The colonists and Russia saw Americans and the British as excellent trading partners, particularly because both nations had ample resources to offer. The War of 1812 had a devastating effect on commerce. The US trade restrictions leading up to the war dramatically decreased American exports. The British blockades and direct attacks on tobacco stores and other US trade goods made it difficult to conduct commerce during the war ( Spangled Banner Historical Trail, 2013).
The United States could not safely increase their military and defense spending without the nation’s public getting upset. This is where the Cold War fits in because it could have been largely avoided but the American government jumped headlong into it in order to accomplish their goals at hand. With communism such a large threat, the American government would have the perfect opportunity to increase spending while getting the public’s full support in the matter. Secondly, the United States wanted the Asian, European, and Middle Eastern economies for American business to prosper in the future. America was becoming a large export nation and needed economies where they could sell their products.