8-3.4 Early Political Parties Analyze the position of South Carolina on the issues that divided the nation in the early 1800s, including the assumption of state debts, the creation of a national bank, the protective tariff and the role of the United States in the European conflict between France and England and in the War of 1812.
DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS Create a T-Chart FEDERALIST (Alexander Hamilton) DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS (Thomas Jefferson) National Bank XYZ Affair Alien & Sedition Acts War of 1812
National Bank FEDERALIST National Government assume State Debits Create a National Bank (Bank Notes / Taxes) Protective Tariff on Imported Goods Encourage Americans to make goods at home!
National Bank Democratic-Republicans Constitution should be strictly interpreted Wanted Balance between State and Federal Gov’t Rejected Protective Tariff on Imported Goods Wanted Republic of Small Farmers – limited Manufacturing
Foreign Policy (XYZ Affair) FEDERALIST Supported Britain (Mother Country) Wanted Peace with France (Charles Cotesworth Pinckney) (SC) sent to France France wanted money(Bribe) Prepared for War
Foreign Policy (XYZ Affair) Democratic-Republicans Supported the French (French Revolution) Napoleonic Wars – Remain Neutral – Didn’t work Vilified President John Adams – Party Newspapers
Alien and Sedition Acts FEDERALIST Designed this to limit growth of Democratic-Republicans Silence Newspapers (Trash on John Adams)
Alien and Sedition Acts Democratic-Republicans Claimed attack on freedom of speech Publishers were Jailed (Thomas Cooper) Jefferson and Madison wrote Virginia and Kentucky Resolution (States rights to Nullify Acts of Congress)
War of 1812 Federalist opposed the Embargo Act and the War of 1812 War Hawk John C. Calhoun (SC) wanted War Invaded British Canada and lost British attacked and Burned Washington War Ended – No exchange of Land Surge of Nationalism (US) Federalist Party Died –Democratic-Republicans (Including John C. Calhoun) began to support some Federalist Policies (Tariffs and National Bank)