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Hamilton and Jefferson
California Content Standard 8.3.4
By the end of the lesson, I will be able to…
Understand how the conflicts between Thomas Jefferson and
Alexander Hamilton resulted in the emergence of two political
parties (e.g., view of foreign policy, Alien and Sedition Acts,
economic policy, National Bank, funding and assumption of
revolutionary debt)
As evidenced by…
Taking notes and a quiz.
Essential Question
• How did the conflicts between Thomas Jefferson and
Alexander Hamilton result in the emergence of two political
parties?
Alexander Hamilton (Federalist)
• Alexander Hamilton wanted the federal government to pay
most of the Revolutionary War debt.
• He thought that would help the national economy.
• Hamilton wanted to start a national bank.
• He wanted a strong federal government that supported
industry and trade.
• Hamilton was pro-British
• Federalist
Thomas Jefferson (DemocraticRepublican)
• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison wanted to limit the
federal government’s power.
• They believed creating a national bank would give the federal
government too much power.
• Southern states such as Virginia and North Carolina were
opposed to having the federal government pay most of the
Revolutionary War debt because they did not have many war
debts.
• Jefferson wanted the United States to back the new
government in France.
• Democratic-Republican
Alien and Sedition Acts
• In the summer of 1798 Federalists in Congress passed the
Alien and Sedition Acts.
• The Alien Act allowed the president to remove foreign
residents he thought were involved in plots against the
government.
• The Sedition Act said U.S. citizens could not write, print, utter,
or publish any false or hostile words against the government.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
• Jefferson and Madison passed the Kentucky and Virginia
Resolutions
• Said the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional and
could therefore be ignored by the states.
View of Foreign Policy
• Hamilton
• Pro-British
• Hoped to strengthen trading ties with Britain.
• Jefferson
• After the French Revolution, Jefferson wanted the United States
to back the new government in France because France had
helped the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Alien and Sedition Acts
• Hamilton
• Agreed with Alien and Sedition Acts
• Jefferson
• Against Alien and Sedition Acts
• Said they were unconstitutional
Economic Policy
• Hamilton
• Wanted a strong federal government that supported industry and
trade.
• Jefferson
• Wanted a limited government.
• Supported power of state governments.
• Supported agriculture.
National Bank
• Hamilton
• Wanted to start a national bank.
• Jefferson
• Opposed starting a national bank.
Funding and Assumption of the
Revolutionary Debt
• Hamilton
• Wanted the federal government to pay most of the Revolutionary
War debt.
• Jefferson
• Did not want federal government to pay most of the
Revolutionary War debt.
Two Party System
• Political Party – a group of people who organize to help elect
government officials and influence government policies
• Federalist Party– a political party created in the 1790s and
influenced by Alexander Hamilton that wanted to strengthen
the federal government and promote industry and trade.
• Democratic-Republican Party- a political party founded in the
1790s by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other leaders
who wanted to preserve the power of the state governments
and promote agriculture.