HIST 2055 : History Exam 3 Review Session
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History exam 3 review session: france allies with u. s as a means to get back at the british. Hence why they lend all that money to the u. s money that they don"t even have: yeomen democracy the constitution only creates a framework for the government. There comes the opportunity to vision what this new republic will be. Refers to jefferson"s idea of an agrarian republic: jefferson southern slaveholder, very invested in yeomen democracy. He had anti- slavery viewpoints at once, but then he saw all the backlash that was coming his way. Farmers moving west & there"s all this opportunity: hamilton secretary of treasury economics. He"s plugged into manufacturing (seeing what"s happening in britain with industrial revolution and textile) this isn"t factories no steam power, cotton gins, etc. Early 1790-91, he wants to ally with great britain economically. Thinks the bank of the u. s. is unnecessary: 2nd continental congress most of the resistance and rebellion is happening in.
