HIST 109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Abigail Adams, Whiskey Rebellion, Unbridled
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Supreme court justices: 6 men, including john jay. Nation needs good credit; needs people to feel comfortable loaning 32015 to the government; federal government should take leadership position to pay off war debts. After paying off old debts, create a new national debt; sell bonds, give creditors a reason to root for us"s success. Create bank of united states (bus), privately owned, hold public 32015, issue currency, make loans to government. Put tariff on imports, to encourage domestic development; wants us to be a nation of industrial cities, factories, manufacturing. Create national army to keep people in line. Hamilton is a bastard brat of a scotch peddler motivated by ambition, unbridled malice and revenge. Hamilton wants to cozy up to great britain. Hamilton wants to turn the us in a manufacturing nation. Hamilton wants a nation run by bankers, capitalists, and business leaders. Jefferson wants a nation of farmers, independent, free men.