Timeline January 1790

Events in January 1790 2

• 1790 Austria Crushes the United Belgian States Brief revolutionary republic in the Austrian Netherlands is reconquered The United Belgian States, a short-lived confederation formed after the Brabant Revolution against Habsburg rule, collapsed as Austrian troops reoccupied Brussels and restored imperial authority. Internal divisions between conservative and democratic factions had already weakened the fledgling republic.
• 1790 Hamilton Submits Report on Public Credit Treasury secretary proposes federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debts Alexander Hamilton delivered his First Report on Public Credit to Congress, proposing that the federal government assume and consolidate state debts from the Revolutionary War. The plan became a cornerstone of the new nation's financial system after fierce political debate.