Post on 29-Dec-2015
Political Parties Emerge
• Hamilton’s financial practice divide congress• Divisions become the nations first political
parties.• Madison and Jefferson’s followers become the
democratic-republicans (democrats later, republicans today)
• Hamilton’s followers: Federalists
Partisan Politics
Madison/Jefferson’s Democrats
• Strength of the Nation in Farming (Agrarianism)
• Commerce can lead to division– Rich vs. Poor.
Hamilton’s Federalists• Strong National
Government• Democracy dangerous to
liberty• Manufacturing and trade
The Effects of the French Revolution
• French helped American’s during the revolution.
• American’s agreed to defend French colonies• Americans traded with the British• French and British go to war• Democrats and Federalists divided over the
issue.
Problem’s erupt with the British
• British seized ships bound for France.– Including American
• British were occupying parts of American Territories’
• Inciting Native Americans to attack western Americans.
Jay’s Treaty
American Concessions• British had right to seize
ships• No money for merchants
who lost goods
British Concessions• Would submit to arbitration• Would give up their forts on
American territory• America granted most
favored trading partner
Public Reaction to Jay‘s Treaty
Damn John Jay! Damn everyone that won't damn John Jay! Damn every one that won't put lights in his window and sit up all night damning John Jay![
Pinckney's Treaty
• Resulted from Jay’s treaty• Spanish feared American-British Alliance• Quickly offered to negotiate all outstanding
issues.• Thomas Pinckney negotiated “Treaty of
Lorenzo” (Pinckney's Treaty)
Terms of Pinckney's Treaty
• America Has right to use the Mississippi
• Deposit goods at the port of New Orleans.
1803
• Ohio has enough people to become a state• Washington Steps down• First Openly Contested Election
-John Adams (Federalist) vs. Thomas Jefferson (Rep.)-John Adams is second president