HIST 2055 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fugitive Slaves In The United States, Wilmot Proviso, Southwest Territory
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Study: on up to the election of 1860. A lot of good videos on youtube and using the textbook index for certain topics. (1) describe the critical domestic and foreign policy issues that preoccupied the. President and congress during the administrations of george washington, Explain how each issue exerted a significant--or, more than momentary--influence. See some stuff that has historical significance, a long lasting effect. Anglo-french war: washington had something to do with the french. Theme behind the enlightenment thinkers: scientists/philosophers in general thought we had minds to think and senses to see and feel. But in france, this thinking played a big part in the french revolution. The calendar switch made americans pick religious sides. There were some economic factors: sugar trade, england was no longer letting france have, the us took over. Sugar planters in america were happy: that was war money in your pocket. Look back at french revolution in your textbook.
