USA HISTORY

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: -Alexander Hamilton and his followers favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution, which meant they believed that the document permitted everything that it did not expressly forbid. This contrasted sharply with Thomas Jefferson’s strict interpretation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Congregationalists of New England and the Episcopalians in the larger cities supported the Federalists while other minority denominations tended toward the Republican camp. Catholics in Maryland were generally Federalists. The state networks of both parties began to operate in 1794 or 1795.

Detailed explanation-4: -Known informally as the Jeffersonian Republicans, this group of politicians organized in opposition to the policies of Federalists such as Alexander Hamilton, who favored a strong central government.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.