Transcript WHY WERE POLITICAL PARTIES FORMED IN THE NEW …

WHY WERE POLITICAL
PARTIES FORMED IN THE
NEW NATION AND WHAT
WERE THE MAJOR
DIFFERENCES AMONG
POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE
YEARS 1791-1820?
BY: MICHAEL NOTEBOOM
AND BENNETT
HUDDLESTON
FORMED AS A RESULT OF
MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN
OPINION, DIFFERENT
POLITICAL IDEALS,
SECTIONALISM, AND
DIFFERENT
CONSTITUTION
INTERPRETATIONS
BETWEEN THE POLITICAL
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Jefferson: envisioned the US continuing as an agrarian
society
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Hamilton: foresaw the US becoming more urban and
reliant on big business
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Disputes over interpretation of the Constitution, with the
D-R's granting the federal government what powers
were explicitly stated in the Constitution
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The Federalists believed that there were implied
powers and a looser interpretation.
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Sectionalism- loyalty to the interests of one's own
region or section of the country, rather than to the
country as a whole
ISSUES
FEDERALISTS
FORMING OF PARTIES
-EARLY ON, PARTIES
WERE CONDEMNED BY
MOST LEADERS AS THE
CAUSE OF MANY
PROBLEMS
-OVER THE FIRST COUPLE
VESSELS AND
DEVELOPING
A BANKING
FEDERALISTS
AND TRADE SYSTEMS TO
IMPROVE BUSINESSES
-THEY ALSO FAVORED
CLOSER RELATIONS WITH
BRITAIN
DEMOCRATIC
-THEY WANTED
A VERY
REPUBLICANS
LIMITED
MILITARY AND
WERE MOSTLY FOCUSED
ON MAINTAINING AN
AGRARIAN SOCIETY
-THEY ALSO FAVORED
CLOSER RELATIONS WITH
IN CONCLUSION . . .
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In conclusion, without these political parties that George
Washington advised us to stay away from, many people
would be disappointed with the government. People
with different opinions would not be happy with a
person leading who has opposite views. We must still
believe that even without political parties, politicians
would still group themselves into conservatives,
liberals, and moderates.