HIST 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Whiskey Rebellion
14 Mar 2016
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There was a major political division at this time. Favoured by jefferson, southerners, famers, and eventually ambitious common men. Not the same as republicans today (anti-federalists) They argued for weaker national government by constructionist view of the. They wanted individual states that determined their own individual laws. Favoured by alexander hamilton, money-men and merchants, new. Wanted a strong and stable central government that generated a lot of revenue. Supported by those in the northeast who had more money and were involved with international trade, or lived in a city fueled by trade. To balance the rights of the individual against the power of the federal government, and appease nervous republicans. 10 amendments are online and in the textbook. The first bank of the united states secured federal revenue, issued currency, made federal loans, regulated smaller banks, and extended credit to us citizens. Citizens begin to challenge federal power: whisky rebellion 1794 rural, inland pennsylvania.
