Adam Smith Dbq

Many people know about the United States first president, George Washington, but do they know about the second president, John Adams. John Adams was not a very liked president because Washington set the bar for the presidency pretty high. Adams was not a liked president for many reasons like the trouble with french, including setting off the XYZ affair, signing Jay’s Treaty, and sending the war fever through the United States, and one of the other reasons why Adams was not liked was the Alien and Sedition acts which violated the state's rights.

While John Quincy Adams was in office, the 363 mile - long Erie Canal is completed from Lake Erie to New York City, linking the Atlantic and trans-Atlantic markets with the growing agricultural production in the Northwest states. They began the construction of the Erie Canal in 1817. Adams had strongly supported the national planning of and the use of national funds for an improved transportation foundation. In 1826, Military Training Manuals were created. Also, while Adams was in office he attempted to find something to provide Native Americans with territory in the West, but this failed to find support in Congress. In 1827, Adams proclaims all American ports are closed to trade with British colonies. Also when John Quincy Adams was in office,

A political party is two different organizations made up of people with different ideas for how the country should be run. They argue over “who is right”. People join political parties who have similar beliefs ( Doc 1). Jefferson and Hamilton created the first two political parties. Jefferson, the Democratic Republicans, and Hamilton, the Federalists, had very different ideas for the new nation. Jefferson believed that people have the ability to govern themselves. He favored giving more power to the state government. However, Hamilton believed in an powerful central government which is in the hands of those few elite men, rich and intelligent men (Doc 2 & 3). Jefferson favored the common man, “the chosen people of God”, and wanted more power

Samuel Adams was not a very popular leader during the American Revolution and is known by many only by the beer produced in his name, but due in part to his efforts during this time period he should be remembered for so much more. Samuel Adams helped to lead many colonies, including that of Massachusetts, into an area that they had never been before, Revolution against their King and country. Even though historians have now labeled him as the “Father of America, many of the tactics he utilized would be very heavily analyzed in todays society, whether they were justified or not by the tyrannical government being imposed by England. Samuel Adams spent much of his life trying to free the colonies from British rule and what he thought to be one

Due to these rebellious actions the British created the coercive acts of 1774. This was use to punish American colonist and Boston for things such as riots and the Boston tea party to be specific. The coercive acts were also known as the “Intolerable acts”. After all this madness came the Declaration of Independence. Which freed all thirteen American colonies from the British government. What the thirteen formed the United States of America.

Alexander Hamilton was evidently, a man of the North. He believed in a more industrial way of making America prosper. Instead of a very individualistic way of achieving financial security, Hamilton believed in a collaborative flourishment, where businesses and companies could be established and prosper for the nation. With these ideas, Hamilton created a plan to pay off the federal debt and state’s debt. His arguably biggest contribution to the United States was the his establishment of the

John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) went on to become the second President of the United States after losing the first two elections. He did garner the second most votes in the first quadrennial election which resulted in him serving as the first vice president of the United States. Washington garnered sixty nine electoral votes to John Adams’ thirty four votes.

John Adams, Jr. Was the second President of the United States (1797-1801) after serving as the first vice president (1789-1797) under George Washington. Along with his presidential positions, Adams was also a diplomat, statesman, lawyer, author, and delegate to the Continental Congress. He was a leader in the age of American independence, promoting a strong central government. Adams assisted Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence and played a key role in persuading Congress to declare independence from Britain. As the first United States Minister to the Court of St. James’s, or ambassador to Great Britain, Adams met with King James to negotiate a peace treaty between the two nations.

John Quincy Adams was the second American president, following George Washington. President Adams was born in modern day Quincy, Massachusetts on October 30, 1735. He graduated Graduating from Harvard College in 1755, overtime he became a successful attorney in Boston. He married Abigail Smith in 1764, he was 9 years her elder. They had 6 children together. Mr. Adams has many different opinions in connection with who he really was, a puritan that believed in aristocracy. He denounced slavery, which at that time said a lot about his character, but some say he was arrogant. Reviewing his life, my goal is to find the truth in all of this and set the record straight about his life to the best of my ability. According to thefreedictionary.com puritans

Just like the treatment his workers endured Carnegie wasn't any nicer to his competitors. Andrew Carnegie was a phenomenal businessman. Much of his success is due to how he operated his business. He watched the costs of his business intently (Document C), always making sure that the steel was being produced at a lower price than what it was being sold for (Document D), and he watched his competitors even closer. In March 1889, when Allegheny Bessemer Steel built a mill directly across from Carnegie's mill it intimidated Carnegie. Andrew became even more worried when his competitor introduced the direct rolling process. The new process was effective and efficient. It cut down on the cost of production, something that Carnegie couldn't tolerate.

In the 1790s, the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton and fellow Federalists wanted to protect the United State's economic future through several different means; namely, the creation of a national bank, maintaining good financial credit, and by developing a lasting economic system. The United States was in turmoil, still rebuilding from their recent detachment from Britain. The United States government was in shambles, its economy arguably in an even worse one. It was for that reason that president George Washington elected Alexander Hamilton to develop a sound economic plan for the United States. Hamilton and his fellow Federalists had many ideas for improving the economy; however, the Republicans or Anti-Federalists, were disinclined to agree with their federalist counterparts due to opposing views on government authority. This led to many debates between sides and ultimately an ingenious economic foundation.

While not the most well known president, William Howard Taft did accomplish a lot in his 4 year term as president. In first thinking about Taft one might recall that he was the president who got stuck in a bathtub. And although that is true, being stuck in a bathtub should not be all that he is known for. Not much else is well known about Taft other than the fact that he was the only president who also served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and was the only president who never wanted to be president. Because of this he became known as the “Reluctant President.” William Howard Taft was a very accomplished man beginning with his early life, to his presidency, and after his presidency.

In Europe, during the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason, many philosophers gathered together to discuss their different but similar ideas to help shape the world we live in today. In the late 17th and 18th century, four enlightenment philosophers named John Locke, Voltaire, Adam Smith, and Mary Wollstonecraft focused on the same main idea. They believed in individual rights and presented their arguments through religion, government, economics, and equality for women.

Adam Smith and Karl Marx were completely contrasting economists throughout their time and had an enormous effect on the world and the way we view economics. They represent the ideas of capitalism and socialism.

In late 18th century, the “invisible hand doctrine” was introduced on order to reduce the role of government. This means, an economic principle, first postulated by Adam Smith, holding that the greatest benefit to a society is brought about by individuals acting freely in a competitive marketplace in the pursuit of their own self-interest.