HIST 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Commercial Treaty, Quasi-War, Henry Knox
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Supported a standing military (a threat to freedom) Commercial power (envisioned a nation of independent farmers) Hamilton"s plan: funded debt- a national blessing . Assumption of state debt: speculators, some states paid debt. Tea party bargains: assumption supported, in exchange for moving the capital to. Protective tariff: favors north, hinders south, free trade. Excise tax on whiskey: unfairly targeted whiskey producers, bank of the united states. Expand capital: strict constructionists, encourage manufacturing. Federal aid to manufacturers: laborers dependent on employers, trade policy. Foster trade with great britain, great britain. Great britain failed to meet its treaty obligations. Federalist: strong central government, pro-manufacturing, standing army, loose constructionists, pro-british. Democratic- republican: weak central government, independent farmers, opposed standing army, strict constructionists, pro-france. Commercial treaty: most favored nation status. No agreement on seizing american ships or impressment. Washington marched 13,000 soldiers to put down the unrest. : the presidential election of 1800 is considered by some to be a revolution.
