HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Whiskey Rebellion, Edmond-Charles Genêt, Jay Treaty

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 105
• Professor: John Lenihan

Document Summary

Fund the national debt and assume state debts. French revolution, france and england at war. Sovereignty rests with the people -> what everyone believed in. House of representatives direct election allows for people"s say for the first time. Republican values and institutions, and wide spread of food leaders, lots of people with new thinking because they weren"t thinking of a nation, lots of slaves (turns into a break of the country . Washington is nominated for presidency, no competition. Adam was made vp -> he said was a worthless job. Constitutional convention -> main goal was to discuss the debt the nation was in, so. Youngest of founding fathers. most emotive, ethical when associate with washington. > didn"t like turmoil, or government that had to much publicity. he opposed slaves. worked close with congress. Hamilton made a financial program -> got the country started on a financial business and.