The Republicans believed that each state should be responsible for its own money; not only because it would be unfair if a state with less debt had to pay more due to another state having a higher debt, but also because putting complete economic control of debts into the federal government was highly reminiscent of Great Britain's economic policies. ... In 1794, Washington sent Chief Justice John Jay to England to try to bargain out of a war with England. The treaty was evidently in England's favor, and thus linked American success to the British fleet and economy. Although Washingt...

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The Civil War pitted Americans against each other. The sectional divisions between the North and South caused tensions leading up to the Civil War, but the issue of slavery would ultimately lead to war. Tensions evolved between the North and South before the Civil War due to their difference in econ...

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