Political Parties
How were the two political parties of the 1790’s different socially and economically?
Social and economic differences between Americans and the differing ideas of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton helped form two political parties in the 1790’s.
The Federalist Party
Alexander Hamilton led the Federalist Party. Federalists included businessmen, large landowners, and professional people who believed that the country should grow and expand through industrialization. The Federalists felt that educated people should lead the federal government. They also believed that they should have a strong financial system in order to grow. This would require a system of taxes to repay national debts and a National Bank to handle these matters. The Federalists, who had supported the writing and ratification of the Constitution, wanted the new federal government to be more powerful than the state governments in order to have a stronger and more unified country. Despite the fact that the United States was independent from the England, the Federalists believed in the heritage of English traditions. Therefore wanted their government to be modeled after the British government that all former colonists were used to.
Alexander Hamilton led the Federalist Party. Federalists included businessmen, large landowners, and professional people who believed that the country should grow and expand through industrialization. The Federalists felt that educated people should lead the federal government. They also believed that they should have a strong financial system in order to grow. This would require a system of taxes to repay national debts and a National Bank to handle these matters. The Federalists, who had supported the writing and ratification of the Constitution, wanted the new federal government to be more powerful than the state governments in order to have a stronger and more unified country. Despite the fact that the United States was independent from the England, the Federalists believed in the heritage of English traditions. Therefore wanted their government to be modeled after the British government that all former colonists were used to.
Democratic-Republican Party
Thomas Jefferson led the Democratic-Republican Party (also called the Jeffersonian Republican Party.) The Democratic-Republicans included mostly farmers and common people. Jefferson believed that the United States would be an agrarian society – based on farming and agriculture. His followers believed that most of the power of government should lie in the state governments because they were closer to the common man and that the federal government should therefore remain weak. The Democratic-Republicans admired the French because they had been the major allies of the United States in the American Revolution. Therefore, the Democratic-Republicans wanted their government to be modeled after the French government to be following in the footsteps of the American Revolution.
Thomas Jefferson led the Democratic-Republican Party (also called the Jeffersonian Republican Party.) The Democratic-Republicans included mostly farmers and common people. Jefferson believed that the United States would be an agrarian society – based on farming and agriculture. His followers believed that most of the power of government should lie in the state governments because they were closer to the common man and that the federal government should therefore remain weak. The Democratic-Republicans admired the French because they had been the major allies of the United States in the American Revolution. Therefore, the Democratic-Republicans wanted their government to be modeled after the French government to be following in the footsteps of the American Revolution.
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Text: ed.sc.gov
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Text: ed.sc.gov
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