THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Federalist
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Anti-Federalist
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -George Washington, the Anti-Federalists in 1791 became the nucleus of the Jeffersonian Republican Party (subsequently Democratic-Republican, finally Democratic) as strict constructionists of the new Constitution and in opposition to a strong national fiscal policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Antifederalists morphed into the Democratic-Republicans and then the Republicans. The main issues stemmed over the Constitution and the role of government in the creation of America.
Detailed explanation-3: -the Democratic-Republicans. In one corner were the Federalists. The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, were made up primarily of merchants, bankers, and industrialists alongside many wealthy plantation owners in the North and in the South. Most were well-educated property owners.
Detailed explanation-4: -Party labels were very fluid at this time, but for the most part supporters of Washington and Adams adopted the label Federalists, while the opposition, led by Thomas Jefferson, became known as Democratic Republicans (many preferred the one-word label, Republicans).