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Washington

? The tax is the work of Treasury SecretaryAlexander Hamilton, who's also pushingfor a...

� The tax is the work of Treasury Secretary
Alexander Hamilton, who's also pushing
for a national bank, another unpopular idea. ‐ So when the nation launches,
it's deeply in debt

Full Transcript

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‐ The tax is the work
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of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton,
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who's also pushing for a national bank,
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another unpopular idea.
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‐ So when the nation launches, it's deeply in debt.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:52
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
S01 • E02 [ wind whistling ] - Washington 00:25
[ wind whistling ]
S01 • E01 But Washington gets neither the credit - Washington 00:08
But Washington gets neither the credit
S01 • E01 ‐ His response to that was not to feel - Washington 00:06
‐ His response to that was not to feel
S01 • E03 There's no national financial superstructure of any kind. - Washington 00:05
There's no national financial superstructure of any kin...
S01 • E03 Hamilton realizes that there needs to be a way - Washington 00:08
Hamilton realizes that there needs to be a way
S01 • E03 He also wants to establish a standard - Washington 00:08
He also wants to establish a standard
S01 • E03 ‐ Washington believed a strong and coherent federal government - Washington 00:09
‐ Washington believed a strong and coherent federal governme...
S01 • E02 The patriot capital is now exposed. - Washington 00:05
The patriot capital is now exposed.
S01 • E03 ‐ No more taxes! No more taxes! - Washington 00:04
‐ No more taxes! No more taxes!
S01 • E01 Never to become a British officer. - Washington 00:05
Never to become a British officer.
S01 • E02 ‐ And if we take the city where Congress is sitting, - Washington 00:07
‐ And if we take the city where Congress is sitting,
S01 • E03 ‐ The whiskey tax ends up being very controversial - Washington 00:09
‐ The whiskey tax ends up being very controversial
S01 • E02 ‐ This is one of the big crises - Washington 00:05
‐ This is one of the big crises
S01 • E01 "We'll give you a commission - Washington 00:14
"We'll give you a commission
S01 • E03 They pay their rent in produce, in grain, and whiskey. - Washington 00:05
They pay their rent in produce, in grain, and whiskey.
S01 • E03 ‐ From the standpoint of lot of people in America, - Washington 00:07
‐ From the standpoint of lot of people in America,
S01 • E03 And, my gosh, we're gonna have to fight against this - Washington 00:07
And, my gosh, we're gonna have to fight against this
S01 • E01 And we can date from that moment, I think, - Washington 00:08
And we can date from that moment, I think,
S01 • E02 The prospect is chilling on every side." - Washington 00:12
The prospect is chilling on every side."
S01 • E03 ‐ People started saying, - Washington 00:18
‐ People started saying,