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APUSH Essay Rewrite Throughout time we see how the government that we see today evolved. From the 1790’s, American politics was a reflection of the hardships and degree of work needed to maintain an effective government. Throughout this time period the leaders of America faced many domestic and foreign affairs that were key to the formation of a new nation. With the election of Washington as the first president the chain of domestic affairs that helped shape American politics began with no other events in any time period could achieve.
Thus ultimately determining that domestic events were more important in the shaping of the U. S. Also the foreign affairs with the guidelines set forth against the French sparked the way in which domestic affairs where handled. When Washington was elected Hamilton came with him. Hamilton being the first Secretary of Treasury devised a plan to get rid of the debt of the war. With this plan the debt was settled but with an increase in social tensions with the North and South.
Hamilton’s other idea of a National Bank created major discontent with the people and the Political leaders. This creates a catalyst of separation between the political parties, which is the defining moment of the split political parties we see today. With this split the idea of different interpretations of the Constitution played a huge role with the Federalists taking a loose stance and the Republicans a stricter view. Because of Hamilton’s continued economic changes it sparked the Whiskey Rebellion. This gave the government a test of its ability to enforce its power.
This was a great change because a few years earlier the government couldn’t subdue Shays Rebellion. Later on the early domestic affairs escalated with the incoming of foreign affairs. Thus proving that without the first dealings with domestic affairs the fact of facing and oncoming threat from foreign affairs gave us an advantage/plan of action to take to fight and solve the upcoming affairs. With the French Revolution creating tension and trouble, the foreign affairs created struggle with the government.
With this we see tensions between France and the U. S. began to heat up to the point of an almost all out war. With the attempted treaty that produced no success by John Jay as well as the Quazi wars and XYZ affair this sparked great tension between the U. S. and France. With this the Alien and Sedition acts were put into play to give power to John Adams to get rid of unwanted immigrants thus leading to the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves. These resolves were important because it allowed the nullification of unconstitutional laws.
Also the foreign affairs with Spain and Pinckney’s Treaty gave the border along the Mississippi River. These foreign affairs coincided with the domestic affairs to mold the attitudes and dealings that allowed the American Government to function. But with out the domestic events that first shaped the American Government to effectively handle the foreign affairs the U. S. wouldn’t be what we see today. Domestic and Foreign affairs played a huge role in Shaping our Government as we see it today.
But if it weren’t for the early domestic affairs, rebellions and more the U. S. wouldn’t be prepared for the foreign affairs that they latter faced. Because of these major uproars and power struggles the U. S. was shaped by the outcome of the domestic affairs that better prepared the Government to fight the foreign affairs. Also because of the major turning point in 1800 with the election of Thomas Jefferson the swap between the two political parties was the defining moment of the domestic affairs affect on the change of the U. S. Government.