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The Rise of Political Parties

The Rise of Political Parties. Bane or Blessing. The Founding Fathers never envisioned the rise of political parties Parties seen as sinister There was never a plan for a two-party system Washington opposed parties but ultimately came to be identified as a Federalist. Why Did it Happen?.

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The Rise of Political Parties

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  1. The Rise of Political Parties Bane or Blessing

  2. The Founding Fathers never envisioned the rise of political parties • Parties seen as sinister • There was never a plan for a two-party system • Washington opposed parties but ultimately came to be identified as a Federalist

  3. Why Did it Happen? • Hamilton’s financial plans were successful but came with a price • Assumption, the whiskey excise tax, the Bank of the U.S., & suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion viewed by some as encroaching on states’ rights • The personal feud between Hamilton and Jefferson blew up into a political rivalry

  4. Federalists vs. Republicans • Those who favored Hamilton’s policies formed the Federalist Party • Backed by well-to-do merchants, bankers, and manufacturers • Strong in New England • Led by Hamilton & John Adams • Ancestor of today’s Republican Party

  5. Federalists vs. Republicans • Those who opposed Hamilton united under Jefferson to form the Democratic-Republican (or Republican) party • Forerunner to today’s Democratic party • Supported by small farmers, frontiersmen, tradesmen & laborers • Strong in South & West • Led by Jefferson & Madison (once a Federalist himself)

  6. Federalists Republicans

  7. Another Precedent Set • Opposing sides of this first political split soon viciously attacked each other • Partisan newspapers were used to take their arguments to the people • The Two-Party system has existed in the U.S. since that time

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