THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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Jefferson was from the South, Washington and Adams were from the North
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Jefferson was not unanimously elected, Washington and Adams were
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Jefferson was a Federalist, Washington and Adams were Republicans
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Jefferson was a Republican, Washington and Adams were Federalists
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Detailed explanation-1: -Adams believed in a strong central government and was a member of the Federalist Party. Jefferson was an Anti-Federalist and member of the Republican Party. The election of 1800 was bitterly contested between the two men, with both running for President.
Detailed explanation-2: -Federalists, such as Washington and his Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, believed that the central government should be the strongest entity. Thomas Jefferson, an Anti-Federalist, however, wanted strong state governments and a weak central government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Their respective beliefs largely arose from their upbringings: Jefferson was a highly-educated intellectual born into the aristocracy while Jackson was an uneducated backwoods frontier commoner. Jeffersonians believed that all citizens should be educated to be able to best serve their nation.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.