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    pro-French sentiment. Jefferson believed fully in a Federalist conspiracy to overthrow the government. However, Jefferson’s opinion of the President had greatly shifted during the Whiskey Rebellion. Viewing their rebellion as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government, Washington sent in the militia to quash them. Jefferson wanted to blame Hamilton and the Federalists for this use of power, but ultimately concluded that Washington had grown totalitarian. Jefferson won the support of

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    March, 1791 to October, 1794, the rebellion started when Alexander Hamilton enacted the new tax with the newly formed federal government. Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist, was the first Secretary of the Treasury for the United States, needed to find a way to pay off the $54,000,000 in national debt from the fight for independence from England. Tariffs on imported goods were not enough to pay down the nation's debt so Hamilton came up with the nation's first ever excise tax, which is a tax on domestic

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    French Revolution. 14. Revolution of 1800 • The Revolution of 1800, as it was called by Thomas Jefferson, was the election that took place for presidency in 1800. In this election, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr were all running for president; Adams didn’t stand a chance against the other two after his presidency, and was easily defeated. Burr and Jefferson tied for votes and Alexander Hamilton, who, even

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    George Washington the president of the United Sated of America, and one of the founder of the Constitution, who is well known for his great achievements such as the French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, and Quasi-War. The first to receive a unanimous voted from two national elections, he believed that a strong and trustworthy government is necessary for a nation to developed and grown. He also created a cabinet system, because as an open minded person he wanted to hear from both side

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    Federalists vs. Republicans The Federalists and the Republicans are the first two political parties in the US. They were divided because of the two’s difference in views. Alexander Hamilton and John Adams were the leaders of the Federalists. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the leaders of the Republicans. In this essay, I will depict the Federalist and Republican views on foreign policy, the economy, and political control. Foreign policy was, and still is, a very debatable topic. The Federalists

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    From the start of creating this treaty the founding fathers were greatly split into two camps. The Federalist led by Hamilton were seen as pro-British supporters and the antifederalist were being led by Thomas Jefferson. (Milestones: 1784–1800 - Office of the Historian) This treaty was increasingly becoming a partisan issue that was plaguing our young nation. Though the Federalist were being considered pro-British Jay himself a Huguenot was not completely pro-British. As Combs says, “Yet Jay’s dislike

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    Maryland in (1819), Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824), and Supreme Court vs. Comstock (2010) it brings in the topic of enumerated powers. For the Supreme Court each opinion differed, because one was interpreted with a “few and defined” powers that the Congress can exercise, while the majority opinion Congress

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    the country, the Alexander Hamilton Vs. Aaron Burr duel is taught with little detail. Hamilton is a founding father, Burr is the Vice President, they challenge each other to a duel and Hamilton dies. However there is much more to the story as Hamilton consciously made the decision to throw away his shot and give Burr all of the power. This may not be the kind of decision that most people would make in this situation, but for Hamilton it was necessary. Alexander Hamilton had been through a great deal

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    was the Roman Republic As president George Washington Was careful not to exceed the powers given him by the constitution The politician who sought to preserve America as a nation of minimal government and small independent farmers is Thomas Jefferson How did Presidnet George Washington exercise his presidential power? Did he use it to advance partisan interests? Did he use it to pressure the legistlature? Did he attept to follow the constitutionally defined power closely or did he seek to expland

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    Alexander Hamilton and James Adams.while the anti federalists were led Patrick Henry and Sam Adams. Each of these party had different ideas on how government should be governed. The anti federalists feared a strong federal government they mainly wanted to focus on the state's right, while the federalists were for a strong central government and favored a decentralized national government. Yet each of these ideas and debates lead to the formation of the party system. Thus the federalist vs. anti federalist

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