1. 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.

2. DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS
Create a T-Chart
FEDERALIST
(Alexander Hamilton)
DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS
(Thomas Jefferson)
National Bank
XYZ
Affair
Alien &
Sedition
Acts
War of
1812

3. 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!

4. 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

5. 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

6. Foreign Policy (XYZ Affair)
Democratic-Republicans
Supported the French (French Revolution)
Napoleonic Wars – Remain Neutral – Didn’t work
Vilified President John Adams – Party Newspapers

7. Alien and Sedition Acts
FEDERALIST
Designed this to limit growth of Democratic-Republicans
Silence Newspapers (Trash on John Adams)

8. 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)

9. 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)