Objectives

Students will:

1. Describe what actions were taken to launch the new government.
2. Explain how Hamilton proposed to strengthen the economy.
3. Discuss how the federal government asserted its power in the West.
4. Examine how the United States tried to stay out of European conflicts.
5. Tell how political parties got started and what positions they supported.
6. Explain the rights protected under the Bill of Rights.
7. Summarize the purposes for amending the Constitution.