HIST205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Spanish Dollar
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The british empire in america divides: treaty of paris 1783. John laurence - close friend of hamilton, tragically dies. The letter eliza reads to alexander in the musical. Wallpaper from houses in philly and boston - shows their passion for creating america. Washington was seen to be a cincinnatus by many people. Cities are built on a mound, placing important buildings on top of the mound, with the rest of the city living around the bottom of the mound. Spanish coins were the preferred dependable currency in the 17th century. Not in a very good financial place. Fought well for the founding of the us. 1786 - cannot pay taxes - worried his farm will be taken away. Gets 2500 people the regulators to fight the taxation. Official in ma do not react well to the protest.
