USH 8 Hamilton and Jefferson Progress Checkpoint

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USH 8 Hamilton and Jefferson Progress Checkpoint

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Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s vision for the United States?

A strong central government and national bank to support commerce

An agrarian society with power held primarily by state governments

A focus on industrialization and a large standing army

A centralized economy controlled entirely by the federal government

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Which option provides the best elaboration of the evidence to support the claim?
Claim: Hamilton believed the creation of a national bank was allowed by the Constitution.
Evidence: According to Alexander Hamilton’s Report on Public Credit, published in 1790, it states that the bank was constitutional because of the implied powers granted to Congress by the Elastic Clause.

Banks existed in other countries and sometimes helped their economies, so Hamilton thought the U.S. should have one too.

Some people didn’t like banks and thought they gave too much power to rich people, so Hamilton’s plan was controversial, but this doesn’t explain why he thought the bank was allowed by the Constitution

Hamilton argued that the national bank would help the federal government carry out its listed powers, such as collecting taxes, paying debts, and regulating commerce. By using the implied powers in the Elastic Clause, he believed Congress could create institutions needed to manage the country’s money.

The bank would help the government manage money, pay debts, and support the economy.

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Read the primary source excerpt below about Thomas Jefferson’s view on the creation of a national bank. Then:
Write a claim that explains Jefferson’s stance.
Cite evidence from the excerpt to support your claim.
"The incorporation of a bank, and the powers assumed by this bill, have not, in my opinion, been delegated to the United States by the Constitution. I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground: that 'all powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people."
Source: Thomas Jefferson's "Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bill for Establishing a National Bank," February 15, 1791

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