Who would a small tobacco farmer most likely side with? After Washington stepped down, there was a need for a new president. There were two political parties running in the election, Jefferson and the Democratic Republicans V.S. Hamilton and The Federalists.
The parties had many different economic, political, and social policies. Jefferson's party believed that economically there should be no national bank, the nation should not borrow money, and that farmers were most important. Hamilton's side, however, believed that there should be a national bank, the national should borrow money, and that manufactures were most important. Politically the two sides were practically opposite. Jeffersons side claims that there should be low voting requirments,
The parties had many different economic, political, and social policies. Jefferson's party believed that economically there should be no national bank, the nation should not borrow money, and that farmers were most important. Hamilton's side, however, believed that there should be a national bank, the national should borrow money, and that manufactures were most important. Politically the two sides were practically opposite. Jeffersons side claims that there should be low voting requirments,