MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Disliked the factions as the spirit of faction “sparks the beginning of mob rule and chaos.
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Very hostile to factions
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander Hamilton became a leading voice of the Federalists who believed that the federal government needed to be strong. On the other side, Thomas Jefferson, a Republican, argued that too much power in the hands of the federal government would lead to tyranny.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Hamilton distrust Madison, Jefferson, and their faction (party) and feel that they were dangerous to America’s government? He thought Jefferson and his party has womanish attachment to France, and a womanish resentment against Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hamilton thus saw Jefferson as sneaky and hypocritical, someone with wild ambition who was very good at masking it. And Jefferson saw Hamilton as a wildly ambitious attack dog who would hammer his way into getting what he wanted.
Detailed explanation-4: -Initially, the two men enjoyed a cordial relationship. Jefferson invited Hamilton to dinner on a couple of occasions, and they seldom clashed during their first year in the administration. But they were never close.