Government
Why were the democratic republicans important/what did they want?
They believed in and wanted a strong state government, unlike the federalists.
Who was the head of the Federalists?
Alexander Hamilton
True or False: the Republicans favored protective tariff
They were pro-French
Name the two political parties.
The Federalists and the Democratic Republicans
Did the Federalists or the Republicans emphasize agriculture?
The Republicans
Why were the Federalists important/ what did they want?
They wanted a strong,powerful, federal government.
Who was the head of the Republicans?
Thomas Jefferson
True or False: the Republicans favored national banks
False
Explain why political parties emerged in the 1790s.
Some townspeople began to rage against their political opponents because the newspapers, at the time, were persuasive and sometimes biased.
Americans had reason to distrust political parties. They had seen how factions worked in Britain. What does factions mean?
Factions is defined as opposing groups within parties.
Were the Federalists for the French or the British?
They were for the British.
After reading section 3 in your American History book, how might of Hamilton’s early life helped prepare him for government service?
He was a local merchant then manager, which taught him how to use his authority.
True or False: Unconstitutional means not permitted by the constitution
True
What role did political parties play in the election of 1796?
Democratic Republican representatives ran against Federalist representatives. Political tensions were increased when Thomas Jefferson and John Adams won because they were from separate parties.
Around what time did the two political parties form?
They formed during the 1790s.