Regarding Shay’s Rebellion‚ Thomas Jefferson and John Hamilton would both have been against it albeit for different reasons. Jefferson would oppose the rebellion because of his faith in popular-rule. Hamilton‚ a strong believer in an elitist-government‚ would have opposed the rebellion simply because he would not have thought that the Shaysites were any different from the rest of the public who are uninformed and prone to acting out of their own passions. Jefferson had utter faith in the ability of
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During the 1800s these two conflicting philosophies were acted out by the Federalist and the Democratic Republican parties‚ respectively. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ advocated the importance of a strong central government in leading the country forward‚ while the Democratic Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ promoted increasing the common man’s role in government. Although both political parties had good intentions for the future of the United States‚ the Federalist Party was much
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Hamilton and the Federalists • Federalists had control of new government for twelve years • Washington envisioned a strong national government • Alexander Hamilton became dominant figure in Washington’s administration‚ and he exerted more influence on domestic and foreign policy than anyone during his term and after his resignation (1794) • Hamilton believed stable and effective government required enlightened ruling class • The new government needed the support of the wealthy and powerful‚
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1796 two parties emerged. The Federalist who were formed by Hamilton and his associates to promote shared political ideas who believed in a strong centralized government and felt the Constitution was open for interpretation. The Democratic Republican party who Thomas Jefferson and James Madison lead and believed in state rights‚ strict interpretation of the Constitution‚ and limited government. After looking at both sides I believe Hamilton and the Federalist is the best side. The Federalist seem to
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out between Jefferson and Hamilton over the French Revolution. Jefferson and his Republican supporters were in favor of joining the revolutionaries‚ while Hamilton and the Federalists called for a neutral stance in relation to the fighting. This lead to the bisection of a previously cooperative government into two warring parties. In 1804‚ Hamilton‚ who had a disagreement with Jefferson ’s vice-president Aaron Burr‚ agreed to a duel in the outskirts of Weehawken‚ New Jersey. While Hamilton had
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The post-revolutionary war period of the Unites States saw the establishment of the first party system and an enlarging gap in viewpoints between the wealthy and the common man. One might argue that a political party develops in response to a series of controversial issues yet to a great extent the contradictory views of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over issues related to views of government‚ the role of government and social philosophy in foreign and domestic affairs‚ were primarily responsible
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the two party system and they were highly influenced by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. People that lived in different areas had different views about different issues because of this it lead to the two party system some people believed in one and the other people believed in another. People that owned land and grew crops tended to side with Jefferson or the Republicans and people that didn’t own land tended to side with Hamilton or the Federalists. Washington was strongly against the two party
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enemies quite compare to Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. American politics has seen plenty of adversaries in its unconventional history. Hamilton and Burr are famous simply because of their story’s end. No other political conflict had ended in a duel that would go down in history. How did their rivalry differ from everyone else’s? Though Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had their similarities‚ their differences are what truly defines them. Alexander Hamilton was born on the small island of Nevis
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government and a loose constitutional interpretation coagulated and followed the ideals of men such as Alexander Hamilton. The first opposition political party in the United States was the Republican party‚ which held power‚ nationally‚ between 1801 and 1825. Those who were in favor of states rights and a strict construction of the constitution fell under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson. These Jeffersonian republicans‚ also known as anti-federalists‚ believed in strict adherence to the writings
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who were in office at the time. President Thomas Jefferson and President Andrew Jackson were critical when it went to the basic leadership towards how the legislature was
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