USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sharp political conflict developed, and two separate parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, began to form. Jefferson gradually assumed leadership of the Republicans, who sympathized with the revolutionary cause in France.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the administration of President George Washington, Thomas Jefferson was the first secretary of state. Jefferson and several of his friends and associates became dissatisfied with the policies of the government. They formed a political association that came to be called the Democratic-Republican Party.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Democratic Republican Party was led by Thomas Jefferson and was created in direct opposition to the Federalist Party. Democratic-Republicans were supported by commoners and the middle and lower classes. It was made up of artisans, shopkeepers, frontier settlers, backcountry and poor farmers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. Jeffersonian Republicanism was the political philosophy adopted by the Republican Party during the early 1800s that called for a limited national government and reduced federal spending. This policy was initially put into practice by President Thomas Jefferson when he assumed office in 1801.