Federalists Vs Democratic-Republicans
As the Americans sorted through what kind of country they were going to be various opposite sided viewpoints would help shape our nation in how we interpret the constitution, how we vote, and how we dealt with foreign affairs. The federalists and the democratic-republicans became the origin of a two-party political system in the United States. The two parties varied drastically not just in their policies but also in who were being represented in these groups. On the federalist end we have merchants, bankers, the mostly educated classes of people contrastingly on the republican side we have the artisans, the farmers, and mostly ill-educated folk. The two sides disagreed on most matters mainly regarding the interpretation of the constitution,
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the involvement in the French revolution, and in who was most competent to act as president. The federalists believed in giving implied power to the government favoring a stronger national government unlike the opposing republicans who wanted to enforce a strict interpretation of the constitution while protecting state rights via the demanding of the Bill of Rights.
When it came to the matters regarding the aid to the French in their revolution Jefferson, a republican saw only fit that the Americans help the French due to their contract of alliance dating back to when America was waging their war toward independence, however, the Federalist president Adams decided that these matters were not of any concern to the Americans soon resulting in the Quasi war.
France, enraged by the passing of Jay’s Treaty between the Americans and Great Britain resulted in the French retaliation by seizing cargo and destroying American ships thus ending diplomatic relations with France. Adams election in 1796 made the fallacies in the electoral system much more apparent when we ended up in a dilemma where our vice president and the president were polar opposite parties which could be seen as a major issue for the term. The electoral college system misrepresented the American citizens landing us in many counter balancing situations between the federalists and the republicans. The two divided parties would shape the way society divides itself today politically. When ending his presidency George Washington made a call for unity as he grew distraught at the sight at the “…baneful effects of the spirit of party… [warning the people by saying] …it agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another…” (Crash Course & John Green 2013). This proved that the division of opinions would ultimately lead to unintended consequences for the young nation such as the Quasi-War, the Whiskey Rebellion, and the Alien/Sedition acts in turn supporting the claim that American politics were very much unsettled in the first
decade.
the involvement in the French revolution, and in who was most competent to act as president. The federalists believed in giving implied power to the government favoring a stronger national government unlike the opposing republicans who wanted to enforce a strict interpretation of the constitution while protecting state rights via the demanding of the Bill of Rights.
When it came to the matters regarding the aid to the French in their revolution Jefferson, a republican saw only fit that the Americans help the French due to their contract of alliance dating back to when America was waging their war toward independence, however, the Federalist president Adams decided that these matters were not of any concern to the Americans soon resulting in the Quasi war.
France, enraged by the passing of Jay’s Treaty between the Americans and Great Britain resulted in the French retaliation by seizing cargo and destroying American ships thus ending diplomatic relations with France. Adams election in 1796 made the fallacies in the electoral system much more apparent when we ended up in a dilemma where our vice president and the president were polar opposite parties which could be seen as a major issue for the term. The electoral college system misrepresented the American citizens landing us in many counter balancing situations between the federalists and the republicans. The two divided parties would shape the way society divides itself today politically. When ending his presidency George Washington made a call for unity as he grew distraught at the sight at the “…baneful effects of the spirit of party… [warning the people by saying] …it agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another…” (Crash Course & John Green 2013). This proved that the division of opinions would ultimately lead to unintended consequences for the young nation such as the Quasi-War, the Whiskey Rebellion, and the Alien/Sedition acts in turn supporting the claim that American politics were very much unsettled in the first
decade.