THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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Question
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Why did President Washington warn the nation against the formation of political parties?
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He felt that the ideas of Alexander Hamilton and his party were steering the nation in the wrong direction.
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He felt that the ideas of Thomas Jefferson and his party were steering the nation in the wrong direction.
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He believed that disagreements between political groups weaken the government. Political unity was the key to national success according to Washington.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He feels that disagreements between political parties weakened the government. Moreover, he makes the case that “the alternate domination” of one party over another and coinciding efforts to exact revenge upon their opponents have led to horrible atrocities, and “is itself a frightful despotism.
Detailed explanation-2: -In this letter to “Friends and Citizens, ” Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation’s domestic affairs threatened the stability of the republic.
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