Political Parties

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Who were Jefferson and Hamilton? Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican who was born in Virginia in the 1743’s. Jefferson was also born in an old and respected family. His father owned land and Jefferson inherited it and started his own tobacco farm. When Jefferson became successful as a planter, he came into politics but “as a politician, he lacked the ability to make stirring speeches” (Document 2). Instead, he spoke well with his pen. The Declaration of Independence that he wrote is still used today. Jefferson had an easy life. On the other hand, Hamilton had a different start.  Alexander Hamilton was a federalist who was born in the West Indies (1755 or 1757) but lived in the Caribbean islands (ST Croix). When he was thirteen, a hurricane struck his island. It was devastating. Later on in life, he was sent to New York for his abilities to write. He had to leave his family and he had no money. He was later married to the madam Elizabeth Schulyer. She was one of New York’s richest and most powerful families. Later, Hamilton became elected to represent New York Congress after the war.    

       Why did Jefferson and Hamilton disagree? They disagree because of the national bank and how the system should run (rich, poor). Hamilton thought that the bank would encourage an unhealthy partnership between the government and wealthy business interests. This angered Jefferson. What is the result of their argument? This argument resulted to a Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties. Who had the better ideas? I believe that Jefferson has better review than Hamilton did.

          In this independent review, Jefferson had better ideas than Hamilton did. Hamilton’s ideas were good but Jefferson’s were better. Democratic-Republican had no patience for the Federalist’s view. In this reach search, “Democratic-Republicans believed that the best government was the one that governed the least” (Document 2). D-R beliefs were that they had limited government, strict construction of the Constitution, opposed national bank, and agricultural economy. Having things that were agriculture were better for the environment and didn’t have to cost a lot. Strict interpretation makes the law stricter for people so they can’t interpret their own laws. In this study and essay, Jefferson had better ideas than Hamilton had. They believe in strict interpretation, a government that will be governed by one, and has no patience with the Federalist’s views. This part of History is the reason why we live in this type of government.