Political
Parties Emerge
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I. Distrust Political Parties
- Saw how they worked in Britain
- took bribes and govt favors
- most interested in personal gain
than public good
- Washington warned that parties would lead
to “jealousies & false alarms”
- Alexander Hamilton & Thomas
Jefferson became centered in the
growth of two parties
Hamilton
Jefferson
• Worked way up
from poverty
• Forceful speaker
• Dressed in fine
clothes
• Energetic
• Brilliant
• Wealthy Virginia
planter
• Spoke informally
• Dressed
informally
• Tall
• Lanky
III. Private to Public
- Hamilton & Jefferson clashed in private
then when congress passed Hamilton’s
programs, Jefferson went looking for
supporters.
- Jefferson’s group became the Democratic
Republicans
- Hamilton’s group became the Federalists
b/c wanted a strong govt
Federalists
Democratic
Republicans
Led by Hamilton
Led by Jefferson
Thought rich, educated
people should lead
nation
Thought more people
should have political
power
Wanted a strong federal
government
Wanted strong state
government
Wanted to encourage
manufacturing and
trade
Wanted to encourage
farming
Supported loose
interpretation of the
Constitution
Supported strict
interpretation of the
Constitution
- Foreign Policy
- Hamilton – wants to back Britain (b/c
trade)
- Jefferson – wants to back France (b/c
first ally of US)
- Newspaper were in demand for information
- newspapers took sides
- had great influence on public opinion
- articles mixed rumor and opinion with
facts
- emotional attacks & counterattacks
flamed the rivalry
IV. Election of 1796
- Republicans nominated
- Thomas Jefferson, President
- Aaron Burr, Vice-President
- Federalists nominated
- John Adams, President
- Thomas Pickney, Vice-President
- the people vote… unexpected outcome!!!
- John Adams, President (Federalist)
- Thomas Jefferson, Vice-President
(Republican)
- lots of tension!!
Poem for Two Voices
• Create a poem for two voices based the
Federalists and Democratic Republicans.
• Needs to reflect the beliefs of each party. The
lines represent each party’s ideas regarding
economic policy, government power,
interpretation of the Constitution, French
foreign policy, the Bank of the United States
and taxes.