During the 1790s, amongst many reasons, opposition regarding the proper use of federal power and attitudes toward Britain and France created the first political parties in America--the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Members of the Federalist Party included Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, and John Marshall. George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. The Democratic-Republicans included Samuel Adams, Elbridge Jerry, Patrick Henry, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee, George Clinton, Mercy Otis Warren, and James Lincoln.
Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton headed the Federalists, while Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson headed the Democratic-Republicans. These two disagreed with one another on almost everything. For …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln identified more as a Federalist than he did as a Democratic-Republican in the fact that Lincoln believed that states have only the powers permitted to them by the central government. Like Hamilton, Lincoln loosely interpreted the constitution, especially when he suspended the writ of habeas corpus in the first year of the Civil War. He did not believe that any state had the right to leave the union. Both Hamilton and Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery and Lincoln argued that the Constitution delegated the national government the power to regulate slavery in the District of Columbia and the territories. He considered the Articles of Association and the Declaration of Independence, rather than the Constitution, as the founding documents. In other areas, Lincoln shared the similar belief that a market-oriented economy would provide economic growth for the country. Lincoln supported a strong national bank and argued for a sound national currency throughout his political career. Lincoln factored the use of federal funding to build and maintain internal infrastructure. Lincoln encouraged high tariffs to foster job growth in the United States. Lincoln favored the use of federal funding to build and maintain internal infrastructure. Lincoln encouraged high tariffs to foster job growth in the United States. For example, Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, committing the federal government to support a transcontinental
Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton headed the Federalists, while Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson headed the Democratic-Republicans. These two disagreed with one another on almost everything. For …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln identified more as a Federalist than he did as a Democratic-Republican in the fact that Lincoln believed that states have only the powers permitted to them by the central government. Like Hamilton, Lincoln loosely interpreted the constitution, especially when he suspended the writ of habeas corpus in the first year of the Civil War. He did not believe that any state had the right to leave the union. Both Hamilton and Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery and Lincoln argued that the Constitution delegated the national government the power to regulate slavery in the District of Columbia and the territories. He considered the Articles of Association and the Declaration of Independence, rather than the Constitution, as the founding documents. In other areas, Lincoln shared the similar belief that a market-oriented economy would provide economic growth for the country. Lincoln supported a strong national bank and argued for a sound national currency throughout his political career. Lincoln factored the use of federal funding to build and maintain internal infrastructure. Lincoln encouraged high tariffs to foster job growth in the United States. Lincoln favored the use of federal funding to build and maintain internal infrastructure. Lincoln encouraged high tariffs to foster job growth in the United States. For example, Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, committing the federal government to support a transcontinental