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 Democratic-Republicans wanted all U.S. families to own their own farm. Jefferson also believed that working-class people would put aside their own personal gain for the public good if they owned enough property to feed and house their families.
Detailed explanation-2: -Democratic-Republicans had most of their support in the South and West. They believed in states’ rights and a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and that the government should only do what is stated in it. They were founded on democratic principles and believed in self-government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Republicans favored an economy based on agriculture. They opposed business and manufacturing.
Detailed explanation-4: -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."