CHAPTER 6 – The Constitution and the New Republic

1. FRAMING A NEW GOVERNMENT

a. Advocates of Centralization

b. A Divided Convention

c. Compromise

d. The Constitution of 1787

e. The Limits of the Constitution

f. Federalists and Antifederalists

g. Completing the Structure

2. FEDERALISTS AND REPUBLICANS

a. Hamilton and the Federalists

b. Enacting the Federalist Program

c. The Republican Opposition

3. ESTABLISHING NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY

a. Securing the Frontier

b. Native Americans and the New Nation

c. Maintaining Neutrality

d. Jay’s Treaty and Pinckney’s Treaty

4. THE DOWNFALL OF THE FEDERALISTS

a. The Election of 1796

b. The Quasi War with France

c. Repression and Protest

d. The “Revolution” of 1800

Essential Terms

The Following terms appear in the College Board's AP US History Curriculum Framework and, thus, may be used in questions on the AP exam. Students should become familiar with these terms and be able to define them in the context of the events leading up to passage of the Constitution and the consequences of its passage.

• French Revolution
• Domestic order
• George Washington
• Farewell Address
• Partisan debates
• Articles of Confederation
• Stronger central government
• Series of compromises
• Constitution
• Ratification process
• Bill of Rights
• Relationship between the national government and the states
• Political parties
• Slave trade
• Free navigation of the Mississippi River
• Enlightenment ideas
• "Republican motherhood"

FOCAL TERMS - The following terms are helpful in addressing the Key Concepts and Themes of the course.

• Alexander Hamilton
• Alien and Sedition Acts
• Antifederalists
• Bill of Rights
• Checks and balances
• Citizen Genet affair
• Federalists
• Federal structure
• Great Compromise
• James Madison
• Jay's Treaty
• John Adams
• Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
• Hamilton's Financial Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Pinckney's Treaty
• Quasi war
• Republicans
• Revolution of 1800
• Separation of powers
• Sovereignty
• The Federalist Papers
• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
• Virginia Plan
• Whiskey Rebellion
• XYZ Affair
• Jay's Treaty
• Pinckney's Treaty

Map of Massachusetts Towns Voting on Ratification of the Constitution

The American Constitution: The Ghosts of '87

The American Constitution: The Road from Runnymede (1992)

Founding Brothers (History Channel)

John Adams (HBO)

American Experience - Alexander Hamilton (PBS)