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Please answer after reading The Dinner (Ch. 2) :)
1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
*Thomas Jefferson
*James Madison
*Alexander Hamilton
3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
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1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
ReplyDeleteThe two major issues at stake in this chapter were
the location of the nation's capital and the huge debt of the states.The opposing viewpoints on them were that they had already paid off their debts and didn’t want to pay more.
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
Alexander Hamilton was secretary of treasury. The secretary of treasury is responsible for international financial, economic, tax policy and managing the public debt. Hamilton had a plan which was to have the national government pay back the debt to all the states due to the war.
James Madison was the leader of the southern congress, Virginia. Madison was against Hamilton plan because he figured that would turn Virginia into a strict government which also leads them into paying off more debt. Madison and Jefferson also was afraid of Hamilton’s plan because they already got rid of the ruler idea of Britain and they just felt that they were falling back into where they started.
3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
I believe Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner because he wanted to show the different opposing viewpoints on bigger issues back then and to show what they stood for individually.
1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
ReplyDeleteThe two major issues at stake in this chapter would be the location of the nations capital and huge debt of the states . They paid their debts off but didn’t want to pay more .
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
*Thomas Jefferson
*James Madison
*Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was the secretary treasury , he is responsible for international financial,economic, tax policy and managing the public debt. Hamilton had a “good” plan by wanting the national government to pay back the debts.
James Madison was the leader of the southern congress, Virginia. Madison was against Hamilton plan, he figured that it would turn Virginia into a strict government which was going to make them pay more debt.
3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner , causing the different opposing viewpoints on bigger issues back then and to show what they stood for individually.
1. The two major issues were the U.S. needed to be taken care of and the government needed to find a location for the capital.
ReplyDelete2. Hamilton was in charge of the country’s money and so he care up with a plan to help with the debt. He wanted to create a U.S. national bank. Hamilton created our entire financial system.
Jefferson was against Hamilton’s financial plan. He also was the host of the dinner and planned everything. He kind of acted as a mediator between Madison and Hamilton as the came to a compromise.
3. I think he devoted a whole chapter to this because historians are fairly sure that Jefferson’s story is how the compromise happened. He knows this is an important of history and this could be called the “compromise of 1790” and would be “the most important dinner party in American history”.
What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
ReplyDeleteIn this chapter there are two major issues. One issue is the where the nations capital is and the other is the debt states were in. The opposing viewpoints of these were that the capitals location could have been in the south and appease to the slave owners. Also the fact that debts were already payed off so why pay more.
Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
Alexander Hamilton wanted to move the nations capital to federalist owned land. He also wrote many pages in the federalist papers.
Thomas Jefferson was the governor of Virginia. He severed as the third president and paved the way for the next president James Madison.
Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
I believe that Ellis made a chapter to this because it touches on the different thoughts each person had on where the capital should be placed. It also got into the advantages of the capital being placed in one area rather than another.
1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
ReplyDeleteThe huge debt of the states and the location of the nations capital were the two major issues at stake. The fact that they had already paid off their debts and didn't want to pay anymore were some of the opposing viewpoints
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
*Thomas Jefferson
*James Madison
*Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was the secretary treasury. His role was to control economic, finacial, the tax policy, and the public debt. Hamilton's plan was to get the government to pay back the debt to all states because of the war happening.
Thomas Jeffersonn was the Secretary of State and the recorder of the dinner. His role was that he led both Hmilton and Maddison to an agreement. He convnced Maddison to convince his party members to support Hamilton's financial plan. He also made an agreement to Hamilton to move the capital on the Potomac River, which will favor Maddison
3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
Ellis devoted an entire chapter to the dinner to show the different veiws the politicians had and to show their ideals as independent people
What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
ReplyDeleteI believe that the major issues at stake in this chapter is the passage of hamilton's plan in congress due to it being the main topic being debated for most of the chapter and the placement of Washington is the second major issue discussed in this chapter due to being a requirement for Hamilton's plan to pass in congress.
. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
*Thomas Jefferson
*James Madison
*Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton drafted the finincal plan that was vital for America to in a good position in comparison to European countries such as Germany and the Netherlands. Madison was also responsible for leading the charge in getting Hamilton's plan passed in congress and agreed with Jefferson to set up the capital of the USA on the Pontiac.
Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
I believe that Ellis devoted a chapter to this because what happened in that meeting was a cornerstone that made America into what it is now. This meeting was also shrouded in mystery as no one fully know whether know whether or not that one meeting was where the plan to pass Hamilton's finincal blueprint or was it many meetings that was held to fully formulate the details. As a result, Ellis had to devote a chapter to discuss this as throughly as possible
1)The two major issues at stake are the location of the nation’s capital and the huge debt the states are in.
ReplyDelete2)Alexander Hamilton was secretary of treasury. He wanted to move the capital to a federalists land. His was to control economic, the tax policy, and the public debt.
Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State and the recorder of the dinner. He helped Hamilton and James Madison form a decision.
3)I think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to the dinner to show the different views on the location of the capital. It was also to show what they stood for as individuals.
The two major issue in this chapter was the unification of banks/combination of finances in general and the location of where the capital of the U.S should be.
ReplyDeleteHamilton wanted a unified banking system which meant that debts will be unified as such. So the central government will be collecting money from all the states and distributing said funds. He initially didn't have enough votes for the plan so he made a compromise in which he traded the capital for his own financial vision.
Thomas believed that it was foolish for the south to pay off the debts for the north, he later faltered and decided to vote in favor when introduced to the compromise.
Ellis mention this because of how important this event was in the shaping of our country and how surprising it is that no one know what really happened. So I think he wanted to remove the engima around the event to the best of his ability.
1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
ReplyDeleteThe two major issues at stake in chapter two were the location of the capital and the debt accumulated during war.
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
*Thomas Jefferson
*James Madison
*Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was the treasury of the United States. His plan was to combine the state debts with the debts of the federal government and tax dollars would be used to pay all debts.
Thomas Jeffersonn was the Secretary of State. He helped Hamilton and Maddison reach a common ground. He persuaded Maddison to get members of his party to support plan Hamilton’s plan. He also got Hamilton to use his influence to move the capital to the Potomac River which would benefit Maddison.
3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner to give readers more background information on how this country was made. He shows us that everything didn’t happen overnight and not everyone agreed with each other, but through compromising and sticking together the founding fathers set the foundation for the country we have today.
1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
ReplyDeleteThe main major prominent issues were where to place the capital at and how to control this increasing debt when the war was being held.
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
*Thomas Jefferson
*James Madison
*Alexander Hamilton
James Madison was once a painstakingly shy person but always had his ears open on something important. He was to Jefferson as Hamilton was to Washington. He was also the leader of the southern congress and wanted to reject Hamilton's plan because he thought it was not going to even benefit the south.
Hamilton was trying to create a national bank so debts from the state and federal government all while tax dollars would begin to pay off those debts. He was extremely confident in his plan and himself.
3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
Ellis devoted this whole chapter to this one dinner because it truly changed the course of American history and how we deal with our money. A lot of positive benefits came from this dinner with only three men. Showing one that compromising can work if one negotiates and weighs their options properly and carefully. Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton truly set a foundation in "The Room Where It Happened".
1. The two major issue that were at stake were finding out where the nation’s capital would be and that there was a large amount of debt that this new independent country had.
ReplyDelete2. Thomas Jefferson was George Washington’s Secretary of State and at this dinner he played as the mediator. He set up the dinner for them to discuss the issue and was there to help them reach a compromise.
James Madison was a southern congressman from Virginia. He didn’t agree with Hamilton’s financial plan and when it went through Congress he and others stopped it from getting through. But then made a compromised with Hamilton with the nations capital for the financial plan passing.
3. Ellis devoted a chapter to this one moment because it is the story of how we gained our country’s financial system. More importantly I think he did this because of the secrecy that it was created in and that there is only one account that this story is told from showing that we can record many things in history but this one important thing is told from the perspective from a bias or unbiased person and we would never know the full truth.
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1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
The two major issues at stake in this chapter was the debate over the location of the capital and the debt of the states (mostly northern since the south had slaves to make them money). The opposing viewpoints on them was that the Southerns wanted the location of the capital to leave New York in compromise with Hamilton and also that they felt like there debts were already paid off so they didn’t feel the need to pay anymore extra, out of pocket money.
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
*Thomas Jefferson- Secretary of State. Helped the two men- Hamilton and Madison- compromise each other ideas and reach an agreement. While also recording what was going on at this dinner.
*Alexander Hamilton- Secretary of treasury. Alexander role was to get the country on one accord. He wanted the United States to become more like Europe-financially-. Trying to get the country out of debt and make a bank for even colony or state.
3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
Ellis devotes an entire chapter to this dinner because this dinner was the reason why the government is where it is today( literally and figuratively).
Unification of banks/combination of finances in general and where the capital of the U.S should be was two issues was the two major issues at stake. The opposing viewpoints was they paid their debts off but didn’t want to pay more.
ReplyDeleteHamilton wanted a unified banking system meaning that debts will be unified as such. From this the central government will be collecting money from all the states and distributing said funds. On the other hand Thomas believed that it was foolish for the south to pay off the debts for the north but he later decided to compromise.
Ellis devoted the entire chapter to the dinner due to the importance of this event and that this was the shaping of our country and how surprising it is that no one know what really happened.
1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
ReplyDeleteThe some major issues at stake in the chapter was
the area of the nation's capital and the debt of the states.The opposing viewpoints on them were that they already paid a lot of money and they don’t wanna pay nomore.
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
Alexander Hamilton was secretary of treasury. The secretary of treasury is role was for international financial, economic, and public debt.
James Madison was the leader of the southern congress, Virginia. Madison was against Hamilton plan because he figured that would turn Virginia into a strict government. Madison and Jefferson also was afraid of Hamilton’s plan because they didn’t want a ruler like before and they felt like they were going to fall back into that habit.
3. Why do you think Ellis devoted an entire chapter to this dinner?
I believe that Ellis made a chapter to this because it touches on the different opinions on each person thoughts they had on where the capital should be placed. And showed what each person stood for for their own.
The two major issues that was at stake was where the capitol would be and the financial plan for the government to take care of debt.
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson facilitated a dinner between him, Madison, and Hamilton to come to an agreement about the financial plan. Madison was a southern congressmen as well as Jefferson and didn’t agree with Hamilton’s financial plan because they both feel like it would take away from the south’s finances.
Ellis devoted this whole chapter to this dinner because the dinner was the beginning of how the US makes decisions and how they handle money.
1) Two major issues were the location of the nation’s capital and the u.s. debt. Some people thought the capital should be in the south and that the debts were already paid.
ReplyDelete2) Hamilton was Secretary of Treasury and was responsible for the country’s finances. Hamilton devised a plan for the country to collect taxes from the states and redistribute it.
Jefferson was Secretary of State. He played as a mediator for Hamilton and Madison. He also convinced Madison to propose a quid pro quo. They would vote for Hamilton’s plan and he would move the capital.
3) Ellis included this chapter because it was a big milestone for America, later shaping it into what it is now. He also wanted to shed light on the dinner because it seems to be a big mystery.
ReplyDelete1. What were the two major issues at stake in this chapter and what were the opposing viewpoints on them?
Two major issues that were at stake in this chapter was one, there was a huge amount of debt because of the war and two, the placement of the national capital was a big issue. An opposing viewpoint on them would be the fact that they didn’t wanna pay more money when they already paid off their debts.
2. Choose TWO of the following people and describe the role they played:
1. (my guy) Alexander Hamilton was the secretary of treasury basically meaning that he was responsible for handling anything that had to do with finances. He had a desire to create a national bank so that we could pay off the debt faster, yet many opposed.
2. Thomas Jefferson was the secretary of state basically meaning that he was responsible for doing what the president requested, and also the recorder of the dinner where he had to bring madison and hamilton to an agreement