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 * Federalist Era: 1789 - 1801 ** toc

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Chapter 9: The Confederation and the Constitution

 * Checks and Balances – ** Separation of powers so no one branch would be too powerful. Government was to be divided into three branches, each branch having particular powers.


 * Primogeniture ** - The first born, male inherits the estate by law or by custom. It excludes females and younger siblings.


 * Sovereignty - ** supreme authority in government claimed by a state or community


 * Mobocracy ** - Rule or domination by the masses; mob rule


 * Consent of the governed ** - the government's right to use a state's power is only justified and legal when derived from the people or society over which the political power is exercised


 * Republicanism ** - Ideology of governing a nation as a republic where the head of state is appointed by the people. The term "republic" is used to indicate rule by many people and by law.


 * States' rights – **limited federal powers**,**strict interpretation of the Constitution; political powers reserved for the U.S. state government rather than the federal government


 * Popular Sovereignty ** – the state is created and sustained by the people who give consent on the rules and laws to pass


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anarchy **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">- political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control; lack of obedience to an authority; insubordination


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Society of the Cincinnati - **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> founded in 1783, to join you had to be a member of the continental army for at least 3 years. The committee's first president was George Washington; the goals of the society were to "preserve the rights of the so dearly won; to promote the continuing union of the states; and to assist members in need, their widows, and their orphans."


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Great Compromise **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Decided how states would be represented. The large states wanted it to be based on population while the small states wanted equal representation for all. The compromise created an upper house, the Senate, where each state gets two votes, and a lower house, the House of Representatives, where representation is based on population.


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Articles of Confederation **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Served as the first constitution of the United States. It was an agreement among the first thirteen states the legally established the USA as a confederation of sovereign states. "It provided domestic and international legitimacy for the Continental Congress to direct the American Revolutionary War, conduct diplomacy with Europe and deal with territorial issues and Indian relations." It was later replaced by the U.S. Constitution due to a weak government.


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Electoral College - **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Electors are chosen from each state, more if the state had a bigger population, and then they vote for the people. If the state had more votes for a nominee then another, all the state's votes would go for that nominee.


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Land Ordinance of 1785 - **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The land of the Old Northwest would be surveyed and sold to the people. The proceeds would be used to pay off the national debt.


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Three-Fifths Compromise - **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Agreement between the north and south that only 3/5 of the slave population was counted for the purpose of taxation and representation in Congress. Counting slaves as part of the population rather than as property would give the Southern states the upper hand.


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Northwest Ordinance - **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Also known as the freedom ordinance, the main point of the Northwest Ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory of the United States out of the region south of the Great Lakes, North and West of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. It was signed by George Washington on August 7, 1789


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shay’s Rebellion - **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Started in western Massachusetts in 1786. It was the first and last major uprising, led by Daniel Shay. It was due to debt and heavy taxation over farmland mortgages. The fear of violence caused folks to desire a stronger federal government.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">“large-state plan” **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Another name for the Virginia Plan, It was the proposal for the bicameral legislative branch, or the senate and house of representatives. They had rotation of office, and in the senate, each state was equally represented, while in the house of representatives, it was created by amount of population in each state.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anti-federalists – **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Opposed the Constitution; believed it was <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">anti-democratic because of aristocratic elements. <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> It was made up of mostly the lower class, poor farmers, the illiterate, and states’ rights devotees.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Federalists **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Party formed by Alexander Hamilton, it was the first American political party. They favored a stronger government; they were more respectable and generally embraced the cultured and propertied groups. Many were former Loyalists.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Constitution of the United States - **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The constitution of the united states, wanted by the federalists, created a way for the people of America to have a strong central government. The Constitution was the founding basis of our nation.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Federalist Papers – **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">articles promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Confederation - **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">A group of confederates, especially of states or nations, united for a common purpose; a league

Chapter 10: Launching the New Ship of State

 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">funding at par **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - The plan to buy old bonds for new bonds at face value, Give the bad economy a boost.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strict Constitutionist **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Those who had the bending of the rules, especially in the favor the of Federal Government.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assumption **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">- the act of taking for granted or supposing, for example, assuming the debt of the state


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">implied powers **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - The powers authorized by a legal document which while not stated, is implied by the document.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Agrarian **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - A type of society that relies on agriculture as the primary resource for support and sustenance. This is the type of society America had during the Federalist Era, with 90% of the population being farmers.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Excise tax - **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> It is a tax on the sale of an item that was sold within a country.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Cabinet- **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> It consists of the most senior officers of the executive branch of the federal Government, who are generally heads of the federal executive departments. The first president appointed the first Cabinet. The cabinet members are chosen by the President himself.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Amendment Nine **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tenth Amendment **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Powers not granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the States by the Constitution are reserved to the states or the people.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jeffersonian Republicanism **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Founded in 1791, It was first formed to contest every state to contest elections and oppose the programs of Secretary for Treasury Alexander Hamilton.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Judiciary Act of 1789 **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - This act set an amount of members in the Court to six, and was given exclusive original jurisdiction over all civil actions.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Citizen Genet **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - French Ambassador to the U.S., who angered the Americans, and almost endangered the American Neutrality proclamation.


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anthony Wayne **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – He was a United States Army <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">general and statesman


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – French diplomat, stayed as a house guest with Burr. Some thought of him as the greatest diplomat in all of European history.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Compact Theory **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Formation of the nation was through a compact by all of the states individually and that the national government is consequently a creation of the states States should be the final judges of whether the national government had overstepped the boundaries of the "compact"..


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nullification **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - The Theory that the U.S. states can ignore or invalidate any law, if they feel it is unjust.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">French Revolution **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - A period of radical upheaval by the people of France, who overthrew the absolute monarchy. The monarchy collapsed in 3 years. French society underwent an epic transformation afterwards.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Convention of 1800 - **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, helped settle the qualms that had occurred from the Quasi-War, which was France against America. America had to pay $250,000 to meet with the French ambassador. This incident, known as the XYZ Affair, caused anger to both Federalists and Jeffersonians.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Virginia and Kentucky resolutions **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Virginia and Kentucky went against the Alien and Sedition acts, declaring that they were unconstitutional. The resolutions argued that the states had the right and the duty to declare unconstitutional any acts of Congress that were not authorized by the Constitution. They argued for states’ rights, and the “Principles of 98” were created.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Treaty of Greenville **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Ended the Northwest India War signed at Fort Greenville on August 3, 1795 between American Indian tribes and frontiersmen known as the Western Confederacy. In exchange for $20,000 of goods the United States received a large part of Ohio.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Whiskey Rebellion - **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Consider the first test of power of the Central Government. The Whiskey Tax was destroying Whiskey businesses, and the upset brewers revolted, but Washington sent Hamilton with some soldiers to break them up. Only three people ended up dying, but the impact of the awareness of the power of the Government hit the people hard.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bill of Rights **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - It is the first 10 amendments of the constitution. These limitations serve to protect the natural rights, liberty and Property of the people. They guarantee a number of personal freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and reserve some powers to the states and the public.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jay’s Treaty 1794 **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain. It was designed by Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, and suported by chief negotiator john Jay and President George Washington. The treaty withdrew units of the British Army from pre-Revolutionary forts that it had failed to relinquish in the Northwest Territory of the United States


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pinckey Treaty 1795 **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Established friendship between the United States and Spain. It also defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish Colonies and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Neutrality Proclamation 1793 **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">- George Washington signed it declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Alien & Sedition Acts 1798 - **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Composed of 4 acts, It basically made it so immigrants couldn't vote right off the bat, they had to be naturalized first.


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Battle of Fallen Timber **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indian tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy and the United States for control of the Northwest Territory


 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Washington's **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Farewell Address -** Set a two term presidency and also warned Americans of the political dangers they can and must avoid if they are to remain true to their values.

=** People and their Significance **=

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<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">She was mostly known for her letters she wrote to John adams during the Continental Congress, and she wrote to him discussing the politics of the congress, and he frequently asked her for advice. The politics discussed in these letters protrays a treasure trove of content. She has helped convince and turn the outcome of the continental Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">Abigail Adams **



<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">Daniel Shay <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">the son of two irish immigrants, Shays was an american army veteran, as well as a the leader of Shay’s Rebellion. He led 800 farmers across the countryside in rebellion against <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10pt;">financial difficulties brought about by a post-war economic depression, a credit squeeze caused by a lack of hard currency, and fiscally harsh government policies instituted in 1785 to solve the state's debt problems.



<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">Alexander Hamilton
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Founding Father, Leader of the Federalist Party, killed by Aaron Burr in a duel. He was also made the 3 system plan, which involved the tariff, public credit, and then first bank of the United States. **



<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">James Madison <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14.5pt;">He was the 4th president of the United States. He was known as the Father of the Constitution, as he took lead of the convention. He, with the help of Alexander Hamilton and John Jay created the federalist papers, which helped convince many to become pro-federalist, as his reasoning was great. He was also the creator of the Virginia plan. He is also famous for founding the bill of rights, and founding the Democratic-Republican Party.



<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">George Washington

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">First President of the United States, Pro Federalist, Founding father and before his presidency a general in the United States Army. He wrote the Farewell Address, and particularly known for the neutralization of America during the wars of europe. He created a strong, well financed nation.



<span style="display: block; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Thomas Jefferson

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Jefferson was a founding father,wrote the declaration of Independence, 3rd president of the United States, and organized the Democratic-Republican Party. <span style="display: block; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">John Adams

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">He was also a founding father, and was the 2nd president of the united states. A federalist, who was not fully recognized for his greatness till the latter century. He was among other things a lawyer, statesman diplomat and public figure in Boston, he was highly educated and represented Enlightenment ideals promotion Republicanism.

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 * (Constitution) **
 * A: Founding Fathers **
 * P: It was first put into use in September 17, 1787 by the constitutional convention that was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. **
 * P: The Federalist believe the Articles of Confederation made to weak a central government, the constitution provided a stronger central government. **
 * A: All who was to live in America from that time forward. **
 * R: This was produced so that the Nation could have a stronger central government, as the articles of Confederation was failing the Nation. **
 * T: The main idea is to conform a very strong central government. **
 * S The Significance was that this helped embody a very strong central government, and it is the single document that most transformed america into what it is today. **

(Articles of Confederation)


 * A John Dickinson **
 * P It was mid 1776, by the continental congress. **
 * P **** It was the first document that signified any type of central government at all. **
 * A The Continental congress **
 * R This was produced so that the separate states of america wouldn't break apart and lose themselves to the foriegn countries that might invade based on the disorganization of the Americans. **
 * T The main idea of the AOC was to write in law the creation of the central government **
 * S Helped the US from going into utter chaos, and united the states as one. Early draft of the Constitution that was weak brought forth the Constitution later on that strengthened it. **


 * A: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John JaY **
 * P: between October 1787 and August 1788 **
 * P: Due to Shay's rebellion, fear and anxiety caused the people to want a stronger government, the Federalist papers proposed the ratification of the United States constitution which would give the people a strong national government. **
 * A: The audience is the people of the United states of America asking for a stronger government. **
 * R: The reason for this is to convince the people that the AoC was to loose, and the constitution was needed to keep america strong. **
 * T: The main idea was to promote the federalist's case, or the strict interpretation. **
 * S: The significance of this factor was that it helped to promote the constitution to be what it is today, and helped to change the course of America Today we have a strong federal government. **

**North West Land Ordinance of 1985** A: Thomas Jefferson P: Adopted by congress in 1785. P: The Northwest land ordinance was for creating a reason for people to move to the westl A: The People of the United States. R: The reason for making this Ordinance was so people would move to the frontier, as they were given the option of free land. T: The Main significance of the Ordinance was the fact that with the promise of land, many moved, and the more people who moved into an area, they could soon become a town, and then a state. S: The significance was that the people were soon able to move into the frontier, and still be made into a state, and allowed to vote.
 * North West Land Ordinance of 1985 **

= Pinckney's Treaty = "His Catholic Majesty and the United States of America, desiring to consolidate, on a permanent basis, the friendship and good correspondence, which happily prevails between the two parties, have determined to establish, by a convention, several points, the settlement whereof will be productive of general advantage and reciprocal utility to both nations." A: THOMAS PINCKNEY, EL PRINCIPE DE LA PAZ P: San Lorenzo el Real October 20, 1785 P: The Mississippi river allowed for trade, transportation and natural resources, fishing A: United States and Spain R: An agreement of friendship and rights to the Mississippi river T: The main idea of this was that America was becoming a stronger nation and began to create relations with other nations. S: The united states was in a period of Manifest Destiny. They would expand from sea to sea. Befriending Spain and getting control of the Mississippi River gave them a trading partner, easy transportation/ trade and control of natural resources.

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> A: George Washington, Jefferson P: April 22, 1793 P: America was neutral to both Britain and France. A: The people of the United States, Britain and France R: They did not want to enter war, stay isolated or pick a side to join. T: The United States didn't want Americans providing assistance to countries at war. If they chose a side, they would lose their friendship to the other country. S: Lead to the Neutrality Act of 1794 where it made it illegal for an American to wage war against any country at peace with the United States. A: unknown P: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Philadelphia Convention of 1787 P: States were trying to decide on how much power each state had that would give them more votes in the house. A: The states R: Compromise to add the slave population to the population of that state T: Slaves were not even worth one whole person. The government considered them 3/5 of a person. S: This feuding would later lead to the division between the north and south and eventually the civil war. **Shay's Rebellion** A: unknown P: central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787 P: farmers were mad at governor Berkeley for creating high taxes A: the government and the farmers R: They were angry about the taxation of farmland mortgages. T: They were rebelling against <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 15px;">debt and heavy taxation over farmland mortgages S: This caused people to become scared of riots and rebellions. They wanted a stronger government. It lead to the Constitution that created a strong government.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Neutrality Proclamation 1793 **



A:George washington P:1796, In front of America at the end of his final term P:This was the First farewell address, had a huge impact on the people. A:The audience was supposed to be all american politicians and citizens alike. R:The reason for the Farewell address was to Washington could represent his feelings to the people of the United States. T:The Main Idea was that the America should be neutral, and stay out of Foreign affairs. He also talked of the evils of political parties, and the proper virtues of a republican people. S: The significance was that It made a huge influence on the foreign affairs of America, but a Political party system still formed. Set a two term presidency and also warned Americans of the political dangers they can and must avoid if they are to remain true to their values.

A:Alexander Hamilton P:Sign on November of 1794, at congress. P:The Jay Treaty helped to resolve the issues existing since the Treaty Of Paris of 1783. A:The audience was the Government of Britain. R:The Reason was to was to create peace between britain and the U.S. T: The main idea was that the British abandon their outpost in the frontier, and compensate the American ship owners, in return for giving britain money owed by U.S. merchants, and following the anit-french maritime policy. S: The significance of this treaty was the peace it created. Without the peace, the U.S. may have never started out strong, and not become what it is today.

=** __FRQ's__ **=

Question 1): The framers of the United States Constitution created a federal system. (a) Define federalism. (b) Select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the federal government relative to the states. • Categorical grants • Federal mandates • Selective incorporation (c) Select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the states relative to the federal government. • Welfare Reform Act of 1996 • Block grants • Tenth Amendment

Question 2): "At various times between 1789 and 1861, Americans charged their positions on the constitutional question of loose construction or strict construction as best suited their economic or political interest" Discuss this statement with reference to any TWO individuals or groups who took positions on this constitutional question.

Question 3): To what extent and in what ways did the roles of women change in American society between 1790 and 1860? Respond with reference to TWO of the following areas: Domestic Economic Political Social

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=** __Credible Sites__ **= [] (The constitution) Read the Constitution and other major documents, court cases and everything important to the United States here. [] (The Articles of Confederation) Read each Article section by section. [] Website where you can read all 85 essays from the federalist papers. (The Federalist Papers) [] Great timeline to list chronologically in your head the federalist era as a whole. [|http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/lec.fed.html]

This is a great site to review major themes, and the political aspect of the Federalist Era. [] Great interactive website with videos, music time lines and much more about early United States! <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 11161.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">She was mostly known for her letters she wrote to John adams during the Continental Congress, and she wrote to him discussing the politics of the congress, and he frequently asked her for advice. The politics discussed in these letters protrays a treasure trove of content. She has helped convince and turn the outcome of the continental Congress.