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Chapter 7 Democracy In Distress The Violence of Party Politics 1788 - 1800
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Different Visions For A New America Read Page 197
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Washington’s Vision Non Partisan Presidents not Kings (self term limited) Pro-Business and Trade Strong Federal Government (Whiskey Rebellion)
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Read about Hamilton and Jefferson pgs. 203 - 204
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Alexander Hamilton’s Vision Strong National Gov’t Constitution was up to interpretation Wanted to be close to England Wished to pay off the war debt (even to speculators) Creation of a National Banking System Enjoyed having power
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Thomas Jefferson’s Vision Pro Farmer / Agri-Business Pro French Fear of Mobocracy Life is for the living (Wrote and spoke out against a transfer of wealth from one generation to the next)
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Why the differences? Hamilton vs. Jefferson Much of the differences was based on an urban vs. rural mentality Cost Hamilton his friendship with Madison
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The result Federalists – Washington, Hamilton, and Adams Anti-Federalists (Democratic Repulicans)- Jefferson, Madison, and Burr Our text only calls Anti-Federalists Republicans
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When England and France went back to war with each other in 1793 tensions between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians increased The U.S. attempted to remain neutral in the war between England and France Jefferson, Washington’s Secretary of State encouraged President Washington to side with the French
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This squabbling led to party politics that still exists today Madison had warned about “Factions” in Federalist 10 Factions / Parties became an easy non thinking way for the masses to follow politics in America
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Whiskey Rebellion (1794) Grain farmers turned whiskey distillers refused to pay tariffs on the whiskey produced Washington and Hamilton actually took part in the efforts to stop the mini- revolution
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John Adams Washington’s VP Upon Washington’s self imposed term limits Adams become President Jefferson was his VP because of the way the system was designed at the time
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XYZ Affair Read page 215 The U.S. and France fell on bad terms after the XYz affair
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Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) These acts were Adams response to the Democratic Republicans treatment of Adams as President These acts would cost Adams a second term Look at websites listed on pages 223 & 252 (no mention of Hamilton)
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The Quiet Revolution of 1800 Jefferson and Burr tie for the Presidency The Federalist controlled House of Representatives chose Jefferson President Burr would always blame Hamilton for his not becoming President They would later duel over the matter
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