. A brief history of the United States . JEFFERSON WASHINGTON. Washingtons cabinet.* minister to our government, and had made no treaty of com-merce with us. We shall see how wisely Washington and hiscabinet met these difficulties. Domestic Affairs.—Finances.—By the advice of Alex-ander Hamilton, secretary of the treasury, Congress agreed toassume the debts contracted by the States during the Eevolu- * Three execntive departments were now established—the Department of ForeignAffairs (now the Department of State), the Department of War, and the Departmentof the Treasury. The heads of these depa
. A brief history of the United States . JEFFERSON WASHINGTON. Washingtons cabinet.* minister to our government, and had made no treaty of com-merce with us. We shall see how wisely Washington and hiscabinet met these difficulties. Domestic Affairs.—Finances.—By the advice of Alex-ander Hamilton, secretary of the treasury, Congress agreed toassume the debts contracted by the States during the Eevolu- * Three execntive departments were now established—the Department of ForeignAffairs (now the Department of State), the Department of War, and the Departmentof the Treasury. The heads of these departments were called Secretaries, and, withthe Attorney-General, formed the Presidents 153 EPOCH IV. [1790- tion, and to pay the national debt in full. To provide funds,taxes were levied on imported goods and the distillation ofspirits. A mint and a national bank were established atPhiladelphia. By these measures the credit of the UnitedStates was put upon a firm basis.* WhisTcy Rebellion (1794).—Great opposition was made toraising money by taxation. In western Pennsylvania it wasagreed that no tax should be paid on whisky. The rioterswere so numerous and so thoroughlyorganized that fifteen thousand of themilitia were ordered out to subdue the government in earnest,the malcontents laid down their Wars.—Two armies sentagainst the Indians of the northwestwere defeated. At last General Wayne— Mad Anthony —was put in com-mand. Little Turtle, the Indian chief, now advised peace,declaring that the Americans had a leader who never his counsel was rejected, and a desperate battle wasfought on the Maumee (Aug. 20, 1794). Wayne routed th
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