Two political parties developed during George Washington's presidency due to different responses to the events of the early 1790’s. Federalist thought the events such as the Whiskey Rebellion or the French Revolution, proved that if the people were left with too much power it would foster disorder and rebellion. Republicans, differed in opinion as they thought the Whiskey Rebellion and the French Revolution were assertions that the true source of political power should rest with the people. The division between the two political parties also exemplified the growing division between the North and the South. The industrial North was mainly Federalist while the agricultural South was Republican. In Washington's Farewell Address he pleaded
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He suggested that the North and the South were in a beneficial relationship in which the North is protected by the “equal laws of a common government, finds, in the productions of the latter, get additional resources of maritime and commercial industry”. While the South could enjoy the “agency of the North, sees its agriculture grow and its commerce expand.” Washington delivers that the unity of both the North and the South “ought to be considered as the main prop of ... liberty and the love of one ought to endear... the preservation of the other.” Despite Washington’s warning, geographical sectionalism grew, and it led to a civil war between the North and the South. Before and after the Civil War, the North and the South had very different political views. It was a deadly war that caused the North and South to separate, especially during the period of Reconstruction. For the South, Reconstruction was cultural transformation that caused considerable racial tension. Where violent organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan were formed to intimidate black people. During this time, there was no unity and much like Washington had predicted it led to instability where neither the North or the South would
He suggested that the North and the South were in a beneficial relationship in which the North is protected by the “equal laws of a common government, finds, in the productions of the latter, get additional resources of maritime and commercial industry”. While the South could enjoy the “agency of the North, sees its agriculture grow and its commerce expand.” Washington delivers that the unity of both the North and the South “ought to be considered as the main prop of ... liberty and the love of one ought to endear... the preservation of the other.” Despite Washington’s warning, geographical sectionalism grew, and it led to a civil war between the North and the South. Before and after the Civil War, the North and the South had very different political views. It was a deadly war that caused the North and South to separate, especially during the period of Reconstruction. For the South, Reconstruction was cultural transformation that caused considerable racial tension. Where violent organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan were formed to intimidate black people. During this time, there was no unity and much like Washington had predicted it led to instability where neither the North or the South would