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8-3.4Early Political Parties Analyze the position of South Carolina on the issues that divided the nation in the early 1800s, including the assumption of state debts, the creation of a national bank, the protective tariff and the role of the United States in the European conflict between France and England and in the War of 1812.
National Bank FEDERALIST • National Government assume State Debits • Create a National Bank (Bank Notes / Taxes) • Protective Tariff on Imported Goods • Encourage Americans to make goods at home!
National Bank Democratic-Republicans • Constitution should be strictlyinterpreted • Wanted Balance between State and Federal Gov’t • Rejected Protective Tariff on Imported Goods • Wanted Republic of Small Farmers – limited Manufacturing
Foreign Policy (XYZ Affair) FEDERALIST • Supported Britain (Mother Country) • Wanted Peace with France (Charles Cotesworth Pinckney) (SC) sent to France • France wanted money(Bribe) • Prepared for War
Foreign Policy (XYZ Affair) Democratic-Republicans • Supported the French (French Revolution) • Napoleonic Wars – Remain Neutral – Didn’t work • Vilified President John Adams – Party Newspapers
Alien and Sedition Acts FEDERALIST • Designed this to limit growth of Democratic-Republicans • Silence Newspapers (Trash on John Adams)
Alien and Sedition Acts Democratic-Republicans • Claimed attack on freedom of speech • Publishers were Jailed (Thomas Cooper) • Jefferson and Madison wrote Virginia and Kentucky Resolution (States rights to Nullify Acts of Congress)
War of 1812 • Federalist opposed the Embargo Act and the War of 1812 • War Hawk John C. Calhoun (SC) wanted War • Invaded British Canada and lost • British attacked and Burned Washington • War Ended – No exchange of Land • Surge of Nationalism (US) • Federalist Party Died –Democratic-Republicans (Including John C. Calhoun) began to support some Federalist Policies (Tariffs and National Bank)