HIST 2055 : HIST 2055 Exam 2 Study Guide
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The founding of the american republic (challenges and how obstacles were overcome from treaty of paris through jacksonian era) Nature of politics from george washington through john tyler (political factions, political parties, party politics, ethnocultural politics, presidential power, etc. ) Challenges to the confederation: a standing army (had financial and economic significance) government promised to pay soldiers but congress didn"t have the funds to pay them. War debt owed money to soldiers and farmers, france and merchants: during the war congress issued paper money and turned to the states to contribute funds, because they borrowed money/resources from france, merchants and farmers. In order to pay back war debt, the answer was to generate revenue (since they couldn"t tax) In ma, led by daniel shay, the farmers led a rebellion against their government; closed down county courts and local militias didn"t stop them. Ma asked congress for help and they requested soldiers from the states, but the other states refused.
