Governmental Parties

The Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties fought for control over the government in the early 1800s. Although these two parties had great differences, they each had many supporters. Hamilton led the Federalist Party. The wealthy people made up the majority or his party's followers, and the businessmen in the cities made up the rest. They were called Hamiltonians. These people lived mostly in the eastern part of the union. On the other hand, Jefferson was the …

…tariff was needed to insure that raw materials went to American industries, and that our people would buy our products. The Democratic-Republican Party made the tariff. The Democratic-Republican Party was better suited to govern our nation in the early 1800s. The Americans needed a strong party that put the country's well being over all other issues. This party's beliefs were in the best interest of the country, and would help the United States to prosper.