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Which Political Party?
The followers of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson grouped together to form the nation’s first
political parties, the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (sometimes referred to as Republicans), which
Read through the following people and for each person identify the party each person would have
joined or supported. Then in the box under that party, give an explanation as to why they would have
supported that party.
Federalist
Person
Democratic-Republican
More than likely D-R because of
An aristocratic South
Carolina plantation owner
the agrarian society, however,
you could argue he is Federalist
since he is a plantation owner/
aristocrat
Northeastern Merchant
A well-to-do New York
merchant
A man building a
homestead for his family
in Kentucky
A man who distills whiskey
on a farm in western
Pennsylvania
Northeastern creditor/financier
A small merchant in debt to
creditors; had to sell his
Confederation securities for
very little to a speculator.
though he is a southerner, a lawyer
could make money off of the gov’t
Westerner, would not have liked
the taxes of the strong gov’t
A banker in Philadelphia
A Connecticut veteran of
the Revolutionary War, and
has not lost his
revolutionary passion
More than likely Federalist even
Western pioneer
A prominent Virginia
lawyer
Depends upon race, but with a
revolutionary spirit they are more
than likely anti-big government
More than likely D-R because he
is in debt, could go in Federalist
because of the merchant
Read through the following quotes and identify which party’s supporters would have stated that
quote. Then identify the main issue it is addressing and list it in the box provided. Then give an
explanation as to why that quote would have been stated by that party’s supporter.
Federalist
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Democratic-Republican
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