When we think about the founding of the United States, we often focus on the Constitution, the Founding Fathers, and those first landmark elections.

But how did the United States actually build its federal government, the entire apparatus of state that could collect revenue, manage international diplomacy, provide law and order, and extend its reach across a rapidly expanding nation?

Who were the people who made that government work? And how did their service to the nation shape what it meant to be an American citizen?

Peter Kastor, a Professor of History and American Cultural Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, and the Founder of the Creating a Federal Government, 1789-1829 digital project, joins us to explore the remarkable and often overlooked story of how the United States built its federal government between 1789 and 1829.

Peter’s Website | Digital Project |
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/420
 
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