Impact of Leadership in the New Republic

Impact of Leadership in the New Republic

Leadership has proved that anyone can accomplish anything with dedication and persistence. The New Republic of America that occurred from 1789-1825 showed a great example of many leaders working together to create a Republic that is our United States today. The leadership of the presidents of the New Republic had a great impact on the nation because they set a role of a president, expanded the US, and increased industrialization.

Washington's foot in office set the nation on a path that has endured now for over 200 years. He established precedents that lasted for generations and did more to create a base of the presidential office. Washington had a tough start as being a president and the new and young country had severe financial problems. There were both domestic and foreign debts from the war, and the issue of how to raise money for government was widely debated. Alexander Hamilton laid plans for governmental financing through taxes, expenses on imported goods, and a tax on liquor. Hamilton also proposed a national bank to unify the nation's financial. The outbreak of the French revolution corresponded with the beginning of George Washington's first administration, but by 1793, warfare had flooded Europe, opposing England, Prussia, Austria, and Spain against the new French Republic. In the cabinet Thomas Jefferson opposed any expression of neutrality while Alexander Hamilton supported it. Washington eventually sided with Hamilton and issued a proclamation of neutrality. In The Proclamation of Neutrality, George Washington portrayed that it is in the best interest of the nation that it stays on the friendly term with the European nation but also stays out of the ongoing conflicts between them. Any citizen of the country that tries to assist any hostile nations, would be punished. Although the Neutrality Proclamation, kept the US out of the European Wars it did create conflict in the new US Government. The supporters of the French Revolution had not forgotten the help that France had given to the United States in the War of Independence and wanted to take a less aggressive stance. Thomas Jefferson in particular felt that it was unnecessary to make an official Proclamation of Neutrality. His feelings were so strong over this issue that he eventually resigned as Secretary of State over the Neutrality Proclamation of 1793.

Thomas Jefferson was the first Democratic-Republican president and known widely for his great investment in the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase had several impacts on the US. The first impact is that it doubled the size of the US. This opened up a lot of opportunities for the people living in the west. The Louisiana Purchase also expressed a loose interpretation of the Constitution. Jefferson, at first, hesitated to make the Louisiana Purchase because the Constitution said nothing about buying land but, fortunately, he was finally convinced to make the purchase. This incident expressed that the Constitution can be flexible when needed to be. After the Louisiana Purchase, the British navy also began seizing American ships with cargoes bound for Europe and impressing American sailors into the Royal Navy. This problem partly came from British sailors sneaking into US ships. The British impressed American citizens thinking that they were British escapees. Because of that, Jefferson passed the Embargo Act. In the Embargo Act of 1807 document, Jefferson clearly