MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Federalists
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Anti-federalists
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Democratic Republicans
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Whigs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamilton and others who favoured a loose interpretation of the Constitution and a strong central government formed the Federalist Party in 1791.
Detailed explanation-2: -One party was the Federalists. Led by Hamilton, this group favored a strong federal government. They believed the Constitution gave government “implied” powers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Federalists wanted a strong central government and they had a loose interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, meaning if it was not forbidden by the constitution it could be done. Alexander Hamilton was the leader of the Federalist Party.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamilton and his associates, typically urban bankers and businessmen, then formed the Federalist Party to promote their shared political ideas. Federalists believed in a centralized national government with strong fiscal roots. In addition, the Federalists felt that the Constitution was open for interpretation.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.