The political parties had many different ideas that divided them. One big difference was who the parties wanted as the US alliance. The Federalist wanted the British to be the ally, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted France to be the ally.
The federalist had a strong opinion on why they wanted the British to be the alliance. They admired Britain because of its stability and distrusted France because of the violent changes that would eventually follow the French Revolution. Federalist had their minds set that the British was the only non-violent possibility for an alliance. It made sense considering that Hamilton’s primary goal was to maintain a peaceful relationship with Britain to ensure continued trade to support the American economy. …show more content…
The Democratic-Republicans wanted the US to be aligned with the French. They supported the French and condemned what they regarded as the Washington Administration's Pro-British policies. Washington admired Hamilton and made policies that Hamilton recommended that showed that Washington was in favor of protecting Britain and making it the US ally. The Democratic-Republicans saw that it wasn't fair and tried everything they could to show Washington that France was a better ally.
To start off Adam’s representatives negotiated an agreement with France in September 1800 that ensured peace. The agreement made sure that France wouldn't go against the US and that they would make things peaceful in France after the revolution was over. France also promised to hold up their end of the deal with the US.
Both the French and British are great allies to have, but yet our nation can't agree on which one is the best. Yes Washington was in favor of having the British as the alliance, but the French made big promises that the people couldn't oversee. The parties will always disagree on who the ally should be. Today it is up to the people to decide on who should be president and that president can stay neutral or they can pick a
The federalist had a strong opinion on why they wanted the British to be the alliance. They admired Britain because of its stability and distrusted France because of the violent changes that would eventually follow the French Revolution. Federalist had their minds set that the British was the only non-violent possibility for an alliance. It made sense considering that Hamilton’s primary goal was to maintain a peaceful relationship with Britain to ensure continued trade to support the American economy. …show more content…
The Democratic-Republicans wanted the US to be aligned with the French. They supported the French and condemned what they regarded as the Washington Administration's Pro-British policies. Washington admired Hamilton and made policies that Hamilton recommended that showed that Washington was in favor of protecting Britain and making it the US ally. The Democratic-Republicans saw that it wasn't fair and tried everything they could to show Washington that France was a better ally.
To start off Adam’s representatives negotiated an agreement with France in September 1800 that ensured peace. The agreement made sure that France wouldn't go against the US and that they would make things peaceful in France after the revolution was over. France also promised to hold up their end of the deal with the US.
Both the French and British are great allies to have, but yet our nation can't agree on which one is the best. Yes Washington was in favor of having the British as the alliance, but the French made big promises that the people couldn't oversee. The parties will always disagree on who the ally should be. Today it is up to the people to decide on who should be president and that president can stay neutral or they can pick a