MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Federalist Party
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Democratic-Republican Party
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Federalists argued for a strong central government, while Democratic-Republicans believed that the state governments should be stronger than the central government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The formation of the Democratic-Republican party was a pivotal event in the history of the United States of America. It was formed through a series of political as well as personal events, and was intended to root out corruption from the American system.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Federalists, led by Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government, while the Anti-Federalists, led by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, advocated states’ rights instead of centralized power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ideology. The Democratic-Republican Party saw itself as a champion of republicanism and denounced the Federalists as supporters of monarchy and aristocracy. Ralph Brown writes that the party was marked by a “commitment to broad principles of personal liberty, social mobility, and westward expansion."
Detailed explanation-5: -Democratic-Republicans favored keeping the U.S. economy based on agriculture and said that the U.S. should serve as the agricultural provider for the rest of the world.