Jefferson vs. Hamilton Jefferson or Hamilton: Who was more important in American history? Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were two very important figures in American history but Jefferson was the more influential and profound one of the two rivals. Jefferson was the principal author of the most important document in US history‚ the Declaration of Independence. He doubled the size of the young nation with the purchase of Louisiana during his presidency. During his lifetime‚ Jefferson
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growing‚ founding fathers‚ Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton‚ both had different visions for American Society. Thomas Jefferson‚ the third president of the United States‚ believed strongly in an agricultural society for America and wrote “The Importance of Agriculture.” In his writing he spoke about why an agricultural society would be so beneficial and how industrialization would hurt the people’s values. Although‚ contrary to Jefferson’s vision‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ the first secretary of state
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of the two party system and they were highly influenced by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. People that lived in different areas had different views about different issues because of this it lead to the two party system some people believed in one and the other people believed in another. People that owned land and grew crops tended to side with Jefferson or the Republicans and people that didn’t own land tended to side with Hamilton or the Federalists. Washington was strongly against the two
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signing of the declaration of independence‚ so much has changed. Around the time of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton is when the foundation for our current government was created. Both of these men contributed to what will become the United States‚ Jefferson was a Republican who believed in the common man‚ and Hamilton was a Federalist who believe in Aristocracy (government controlled by the rich). Hamilton had the right idea‚ the educated and rich should govern‚ simple people like farmers
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contradictory views of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over issues related to views of government‚ the role of government and social philosophy in foreign and domestic affairs‚ were primarily responsible for shaping the rise of political parties from 1783-1800. Originally feared by the forefathers‚ the rise of political parties emerged from intense ideological struggles over views of government between two political leaders important to President Washington’s Cabinet‚ Alexander Hamilton as Secretary
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Farewell Address Avoid long-term permanent alliances Be aware of political parties Leaves and goes back home Dies in 1799 Election of 1796 • John Adams - federalist • Thomas Jefferson - democratic republican • John Adams wins the Presidency and takes the Oath to Office in March Hamilton runs a group called “The High Federalists” (war like federalists) The XYZ Affair: John Adams sends John Marshall to meet the French Foreign Minister - Maurice Talleyrand Maurice Talleyrand
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Jefferson vs. Hamilton Democratic Republican vs. Federalist Jefferson Image Jefferson acted with democratic simplicity; he made his image plain and disliked people claiming positions that they didn’t deserve. He won the 1804 reelection easily Jefferson eliminated the feeling of majesty surrounding presidency Views He was a political genius‚ and worked as leader of his party to give the Republicans in Congress direction. Money Washington and Adams had increased national debt and taxation
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Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were two of the most politically influential men involved in building the new American government. They both agreed on creating a strong government‚ but disagreed on where the supreme power should be located. Hamilton wanted a strong central government‚ while Jefferson wanted strong state governments. Alexander Hamilton was a man who represented the Federalists. Some of his contributions consist of The Federalist Papers1‚ the Report on Public Credit2‚
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Hamilton vs. Jefferson and Their Oppositions Jennifer Maine American History to 1865: AMH2010-08 February 22‚ 2013 The country of the United States had many contributing factors to become what it is today. There are two important people that pushed against each other so much when America started‚ that they helped to shape the United States towards what it has become. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were such different people that they could not help but challenge each other to be the
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who took part in the American Revolution. In order to pay back this debt Alexander Hamilton created a financial program. However‚ some Republicans such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison thought that his plan was unconstitutional because one would need to use the necessary and proper clause which most people feared because it gave the government too much power. This‚ however‚ is not so Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan however was mostly constitutional because it allowed it to use the powers
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