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Eli Whitney contracts the United States government for 10,000 rifles he will provide with interchangeable parts. He did this to help the United States because he was an inventor.
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The 11th Amendment was ratified after the 12th state ratified it. This amendment was saying they could prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states
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The United States signed a treaty with France as an alliance so we now had a strong alliance when we needed it which strengthened our military force. Which put France and the United States against Great Britain.
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Congress set up three departments and two offices in the executive branch, George Washington picked Thomas Jefferson to head the state department, Alexander Hamilton to department of the treasury and many other people.
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George Washington took the oath of office as the first president of the United States under the new constitution. John Adams became vice president. He had to be very careful with his power because it set traditions for the whole country.
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James Madison introduced a set of amendments to the congress.The congress passed 12 of the amendments and the states ratified 10 of them.These 10 amendments became the bill of rights.
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The Americans started settling in the natives' land which reasonably made them very angry. To try and stop the anger from rising they signed treaties with native americans but the americans would not listen so fighting broke out. So George Washington sent out armies.
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The government wanted some taxes so they put taxes on some things made in the US.So they passed a tax on the sale and manufacture of whiskey. Western Pennsylvania farmers were especially angry about this tax. So much they started to rebel.
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After considerable debate, three of the six frigates or war ships were authorized to be completed by congress, and in the Act to Provide a Naval Armament of 1794, President Washington assigned the task of overseeing the ships being completed to Henry Knox.
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Hamilton and Jefferson created the first political parties.one was the Federalist led by Hamilton the other were Democratic- Republican. The federalist favored a strong federal government, and the Democratic- Republicans believed in strict reading of the constitution.
