Ithink that the Federalists Papers‚ the Declaration of Independence‚ and Paine’s Common Sense were all forms of propaganda. Each‚ however‚ served topromote different ideas about American life and America as a nation‚ whether itwas about a different outlook of war‚ what the government’s purpose is‚ or adefense and justification for the new federal constitution. Inthe first year of the Revolutionary War‚ many people were still unsure of whatthey were fighting for. At one extreme‚ people such as the
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Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the United States in 1801 representing the Democratic-Republican Party. During his inaugural address he declared "We are all Republicans; we are all Federalists." Follow Federalist president John Adams‚ Jefferson says this because he wanted a smooth transition of powers. With this quote he promised his people that he would compromise‚ if necessary‚ for the sake of unity and he backed up his words with his domestic and foreign policies. During his first years
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Although‚ Federalist is successful in domestic policy: increasing army‚ establishing national bank‚ and national improvement; However‚ Democratic Republican is successful in foreign policy. First‚ Federalist most successful policy is to increase the stronger army and the navy. In fact‚ by increasing the stronger army and the navy‚ federalist want to make sure no other country and enemy would even think of attacking or mistreating. In contrast Democratic republican policy is to reduce the number of
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The Federalist Party came to an end after Daniel Webster’s last speech at the Hartford Convention. Soon thereafter‚ Andrew Jackson became president and as a result of some of his choices‚ many people in the South began to dislike him. These Jackson-haters joined together to create the Whig Party‚ formed to go against Jackson’s Democratic Party. Much like the Federalists‚ the Whigs supported a high protective tariff throughout the U.S. in order to raise more money for the government. The Federalists
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parties surfaced in the United States‚ the Federalists‚ and the Anti-Federalists. After the Constitution was ratified the Anti-Federalists‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ became the Democratic Republicans. The war of 1812 ended the Federalist Party. The Democratic Republicans began to split over issues and some supported Andrew Jackson’s policies and became known as Democrats. Those who opposed Andrew Jackson’s policies became known as the Whigs. The Whig Party ended over the slavery controversy.
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Like the Federalists‚ the Whigs were more popular in urban cities and market towns‚ especially the wealthy. The party was mostly Northerners. As Democrats gradually began to adapt many Whig policies‚ such as industrialization and railroads‚ the Whig support began to lower as the Democrats gained more
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Revolutionary Period there were two sides‚ Patriots and Tories. Patriots wanted independence Tories wanted to remain loyal to the crown many were Congregationalist most Tories were Anglican The Patriots won‚ so it was the Anti-federalist who won out (why anti-federalist? - remember they were against centralized authority such as the one that they broke away from‚ remember also that the first gov’t was one under the Articles of Confederation‚ that kept the
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inevitable obscurity. Here is a listing of some significant political parties who are no longer with us‚ in roughly chronological order: Federalist Party The Federalist Party is considered the first American political party. It advocated a strong national government‚ and prominent Federalists included John Adams and Alexander Hamilton. The Federalists did not build a sustaining party apparatus‚ and the party’s defeat in the election of 1800 led to its decline. It essentially ceased to be a
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The Republican party is a big advocate towards a strong national government. The Republican Party‚ like the former Federalist Party was mostly located in the North. One of the most famous and first presidents of the Republican party was Abraham Lincoln. The Republican mascot‚ the elephant‚ was developed from the idea of a political cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly
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1789 was between the Federalists and Jeffersonian Republicans (Anti-Federalist). The two parties originated after the ratification
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