There were two who opposed on most things and fought for what in which they believed in harshly‚ one was a patriot and the leader of the republicans‚ the other was a loyalist‚ leader of the federalists. The Patriot‚ Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia on April 13‚ 1743‚ he grew up with a old respective family and was a very smart and gifted. The loyalist‚ Alexander Hamilton was born in the british west indies on January 11‚ 1757 and grew up with no family or money but was also very smart and gifted
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During the Washington‚ Adams‚ and the Jefferson administrations‚ the United States was thrust into the decision of joining either Britain or France‚ the two most powerful European nations. In determining the effects of foreign policy on the developing nation‚ one must establish the overall direction of the United States took. As a budding nation‚ George Washington proposed the idea of neutrality in order for the country to have no involvement in European affairs. However‚ Federalists and Democratic
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FROM For the Record FIVE of the following will appear in Part A of the Final Exam. You will identify and discuss the significance to American history of TWO of them. (10 marks). 1. George Washington - Letters about Shays’ Rebellion (1786) – p.150 -George Washington wrote this letter addressing Shays’ Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He
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Republicans were usually seen as strict constructionists‚ who opposed the broad constructionism of both Jefferson and Madison who were Federalists. In both‚ Jefferson’s and Madison’s presidencies they highlighted Federalists ideals in their decisions‚ including Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana territory. The average Dem-Rep had many beliefs in which followed the Constitution completely. Jefferson stood in the Constitution’s corner (Doc A) and believed that anything that wasn’t in there was saved
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The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts were not merely intended for immigrants who spoke out against the government but more to detain the growth of the Democratic - Republican Party. These four Acts coercively lessoned the likelihood of the party mounting power by eliminating its majority group; soon to be citizens. Many issues led up to the creation of the Acts. This Cause and Effect can be traced all the way back to George Washington’s Presidency; a few years after
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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were opposing forces during the 1790’s. Thomas Jefferson was one of the first democratic-republican politicians in American History. He protected the rights of individuals while many of Hamilton’s positions were centered around the federal government. Hamilton was a federalist so it was no secret that many of his stances supported a strong central government. Hamilton was more focused on order while Jefferson’s interests lied in the heart of freedom. Thomas
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America’s first two political parties began with Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. This established the three branches treasury‚ state‚ and war. Hamilton had the role of secretary of treasury which he was with the federalist while Jefferson had the role of relations with foreign countries and he was with Republicans. Jefferson believed that America would be more successful if it had agricultural traditions while on the other hand Hamilton beliefs were more economically planned through facilities
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Neither piece of his advice was headed as while he was still President‚ two of cabinet members‚ Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton‚ had followers in political belief who coined themselves‚ Democratic-Republicans and Federalists‚ respectively. This division amongst Americans continued to widen into the days of Adams’ federalist administration over such
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boundary of the war while everyone else rejoiced for the ending of the war. Document E is a density map of 1820 showing the population scattered throughout the U.S with no real state having a over whelming amount of people. Document F written by Thomas Jefferson to John Randolph on 1870 says that the fight may be over for now‚ but it’s not completely over. He states that the anger that people held “will never be obliterated”‚ but with every irritation will make it worse. Document I shows the presidential
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One of the questionable motivations is the demand for no taxation without representation from the colonies at the time. It becomes clear through the documents of the Virginia House of Burgesses and Stamp Act Congress as well as letters from Thomas Jefferson that no taxation without representation was the primary motivation and unifier of the American colonies between 1765 and 1780. In the mid-1700’s‚ due to the high debt created by the British after the French and Indian War‚ parliament created a
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