Major Issues in the Early American Republic
The early years of the American Republic grappled with several defining issues and compromises: The Three-Fifths Compromise on counting enslaved persons for representation despite the moral failings of slavery. The ideological clash between Federalists wanting a strong central government and Anti-Federalists/Democratic-Republicans favoring state power. Deciding the balance of federal versus state sovereignty through the system ... Read More
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