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    sort of a two-party system starting with the Patriots and the Loyalists. It wasn’t until after the Constitutional Convention when two separate parties started to form. The two parties that started to emerge were the Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, and the Democratic

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    back. When Alexander Hamilton was appointed Secretary of the Treasury, he composed a resolution to the debt issue. This resolution, according to our textbook was to develop a more commercial/industrial economy as opposed to the agricultural based economy that was prevalent at the time. Hamilton viewed the debt as an asset. To further elaborate on Hamilton’s plan; he decided to fund debts by selling bonds which paid annual interest to holders, in order to pay these bonds Hamilton also proposed new tariffs

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    Alexander Hamilton, advocated the importance of a strong central government in leading the country forward, while the Democratic Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson, promoted increasing the common man’s role in government. Although both political parties had good intentions for the future of the United States, the Federalist Party was much more effective at uniting the American people, avoiding domestic faction, and keeping the best interests in mind for the future of the United States. Hamilton said

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    it may be helpful to know that Hamilton and Burr’s “respective genealogies also created temperamental bloodline and stylistic contrasts. Unlike Burr’s distinguished bloodline, which gave his aristocratic bearing its roots and biological rationale, Hamilton’s more dashing, and consistently audacious style developed as a willful personal wager against the odds of his impoverished origins.” (Founding Brothers, pg.33) This is saying that Arron Burr, and Alexander Hamilton were already set to butt heads

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    Aaron Hoye POLS 136 Tuesday Class In Review- The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson If you lived as an educated American in the early nineteenth century, being rated for competence in office at such an early point in the history of the nation of America must have looked very different from how it does today. Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America, served from 1801-1809. Being the virtual founder of the Democratic-Republican party that he was, he vehemently opposed the popular

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    to vote you need to know the difference between democratic and republican. In 1789 there were no political parties. Washington believed that political parties would weaken the strength and unity of the newly established U.S. government. Thomas Jefferson, secretary of state for the cabinet , opposed a strong federal government because it would limit the people’s individual

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    Chapter two is when Thomas Jefferson held a dinner to discuss the country’s issue on debt and to pick a new capital. In order to make sure the then new country stays alive, the leaders had to make choices that were political. Jefferson’s dinner was held for Hamilton and Madison so that the two could settle their disagreements. Their disagreements were that Hamilton had a financial plan that reached stalemate and Madison was the opposing faction

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    different challenges. “Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation” talks about this challenges and events in different sections that focus on seven historical figures at the time: George Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and Adam Burr. Joseph J. Ellis talked about six events, in six chapters, from the time in American history that shaped the ideas that created the United States government that is known today. The chapters are called

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    Morgan Sifinski Professor Nelson HIS 131 November 20th, 2017 Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton. A soldier, constitutionalist, reformer and much more. Alexander Hamilton was said to have played a part in virtually every major event that created America. During his time on earth Hamilton had many great accomplishments.Hamilton worked many different jobs but never left the to another until the original was finished. This proved to show that he was an earnest hard working man. He filled many different

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    James Madison and Thomas Jefferson believed that the constitution should be read narrowly. Alexander Hamilton believed that the constitution should be read broadly. These views are very clear when it came to the creation of the national bank. Madison and Jefferson believed that it would be unconstitutional to create a national bank because there is nothing listed in the constitution allowing congress to do so. Alexander Hamilton's argument is that there is nothing listed in the constitution saying

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