MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Federalist
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Democratic-Republican
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Mercantilism
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Federalist Party, early U.S. national political party that advocated a strong central government and held power from 1789 to 1801, during the rise of the country’s political party system.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Federalists were in favor of a strong central government. They believed in the formation of a national bank and wanted the economy to be based on manufacturing, foreign trade, and commerce.
Detailed explanation-3: -They favored weaker state governments, a strong centralized government, the indirect election of government officials, longer term limits for officeholders, and representative, rather than direct, democracy.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.