Thomas Jefferson And Alexander Hamilton: An Analysis
During the French Revolution when the U.S. had to make a decision to help the French, help the British, or stay neutral, many political parties were formed. The French aided America when they were in the midst of war with Great Britain. The U.S. and France agreed on a treaty, promising mutual military support if either country were to get in another war with the British. There were two main groups that formed due to the different opinions of what the U.S. should do during the time of war. Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton both were heads of forming the major political party groups. There were people who supported Thomas Jefferson’s political point of view, and they were known as Democratic Republicans. They thought that the U.S. should help the French. Jefferson’s letter
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to Tench Coxe, 1795 stated “This ball of liberty I believe is most piously, is now so well in motion … for light & liberty go together. It is our glory that we first put it into motion.”.
He is saying that the French helped the U.S. and fulfilled their part of the treaty, and the U.S. has to do the same. Citizens that supported Jefferson agreed that the U.S. should help the French and honor the treaty. They strongly believed that it was wrong to back out of the war, and the U.S. owed it to France to fight. On the other hand Hamilton was a large influence on creating another political group who strongly believed in neutrality. Hamilton explains the war as a “disgusting spectacle of the French revolution,”. He also thought that the French were “undermining the venerable pillars that support the edifice of civilized society,” and the U.S. should stay out of the war completely. Many people sided with Hamilton, because even though the French helped America during the American Revolution, the outrageous amounts of violence that was occurring was not something that the new nation would want to undergo. People believed that it would be in the best interest of the U.S. to stay out of the French revolution. Overall the french revolution was a major event that greatly influenced the formation of multiple political parties in the
U.S..
to Tench Coxe, 1795 stated “This ball of liberty I believe is most piously, is now so well in motion … for light & liberty go together. It is our glory that we first put it into motion.”.
He is saying that the French helped the U.S. and fulfilled their part of the treaty, and the U.S. has to do the same. Citizens that supported Jefferson agreed that the U.S. should help the French and honor the treaty. They strongly believed that it was wrong to back out of the war, and the U.S. owed it to France to fight. On the other hand Hamilton was a large influence on creating another political group who strongly believed in neutrality. Hamilton explains the war as a “disgusting spectacle of the French revolution,”. He also thought that the French were “undermining the venerable pillars that support the edifice of civilized society,” and the U.S. should stay out of the war completely. Many people sided with Hamilton, because even though the French helped America during the American Revolution, the outrageous amounts of violence that was occurring was not something that the new nation would want to undergo. People believed that it would be in the best interest of the U.S. to stay out of the French revolution. Overall the french revolution was a major event that greatly influenced the formation of multiple political parties in the
U.S..