They argued about how the government should run. If slavery should be or should not be allowed in the states. The national debt and if it should affect state debt, the compromise of 1790. There were many others, but these three seem to be the most important because they have the most impact on the American public. Federalists vs. Republicans; John Adams vs Thomas Jefferson; should there be a stronger government or stronger public? The farsighted view is that the geographical location of North America will provide the nation with advantages and almost limitless potential (Founding Brothers p.7). While the nearsighted undermined the legitimacy of any national government capable of overseeing such a far-flung population (Founding Brothers p.7). For the longest time slavery was a conflict in the United States, nothing really happened until Benjamin Franklin signed a petition calling for the end of slavery, stating slave trade to immoral. However, the constitution forbids new laws concerning slavery till 1808. Some believed that slavery should not expand west, although it ended up being the states choice. In Virginia, all slave owners were allowed to free their slaves at their own discretion as of 1782. Furthermore, our national debt “according to Hamilton’s calculations, reached a daunting size of 77.1 million,” (Founding Brothers p.55). Not everyone agreed with Hamilton’s action plan
They argued about how the government should run. If slavery should be or should not be allowed in the states. The national debt and if it should affect state debt, the compromise of 1790. There were many others, but these three seem to be the most important because they have the most impact on the American public. Federalists vs. Republicans; John Adams vs Thomas Jefferson; should there be a stronger government or stronger public? The farsighted view is that the geographical location of North America will provide the nation with advantages and almost limitless potential (Founding Brothers p.7). While the nearsighted undermined the legitimacy of any national government capable of overseeing such a far-flung population (Founding Brothers p.7). For the longest time slavery was a conflict in the United States, nothing really happened until Benjamin Franklin signed a petition calling for the end of slavery, stating slave trade to immoral. However, the constitution forbids new laws concerning slavery till 1808. Some believed that slavery should not expand west, although it ended up being the states choice. In Virginia, all slave owners were allowed to free their slaves at their own discretion as of 1782. Furthermore, our national debt “according to Hamilton’s calculations, reached a daunting size of 77.1 million,” (Founding Brothers p.55). Not everyone agreed with Hamilton’s action plan