THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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grew tired of his ongoing feud with Alexander Hamilton and resigned from his government position
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met with Spanish leaders to negotiate the Treaty of San Lorenzo
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sought to win American support for the French revolution and tried to recruit Americans for the war
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Interpreting the Constitution Jefferson and Hamilton also clashed over the Bank of the United States. Jefferson worried that a national bank would. give too much power to the government and to wealthy investors who would help run the bank. Jefferson opposed the law setting up the bank.
Detailed explanation-2: -The economic program instituted by the Treasury secretary triggered Jefferson’s suspicions, but it wasn’t until he learned what Hamilton had preached at the Constitutional Convention that he put together the whole puzzle. He saw as dangerous Hamilton’s push to strengthen the central government and presidency.
Detailed explanation-3: -In George Washington’s cabinet, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, became bitter rivals. They had different political and economic views and each wanted to be Washington’s most trusted advisor. Hamilton’s First Bank of the United States received its charter in 1791.