HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Defence Historical Service, Religious Abuse, Astor Place Riot
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Argued against political parties because they would tear shit up, create a divide. More fucking review cause this bitch (last (cid:449)eeks" slides, literally reading off that shit) Did(cid:374)"t support british (cid:448)ie(cid:449) o(cid:374) sla(cid:448)es, fa(cid:448)oured the fre(cid:374)(cid:272)h (cid:448)ie(cid:449). They wanted agriculture/farming to be the basis of the economy and a building block to be self- reliant. Strong federal government (this bitch is being vague again) Jefferson repealed many taxes, slashed expenditures and cut the size of the army: whisky tax, repay debts, national bank. Could(cid:374)"t re(cid:448)oke all of ha(cid:373)ilto(cid:374)"s (cid:373)easures, his stri(cid:272)t (cid:448)ie(cid:449) o(cid:374) follo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g the (cid:272)o(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374) (cid:271)ites him in the ass. 6000 american sailors were forced to work for the british navy. Britain and france puts embargos on america. Embargo act prohibits the us from leaving foreign ports, hindering even more trade. This war awakens american nationalism, sort of a war of independence, andrew jackson becomes a nation political figure.
