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Federalist Party
- Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Madison, John Jay- Strong central government- Wanted a national bank- Didn’t approve of the French Revolution- Political Opponents were the Republicans- Opposition to the war of 1812- Popular amongst wealthy and New England- Passed the Alien and Sedition Acts- Daniel Webster was a later leader- Hartford Convention- Vanished during the Era of Good Feelings
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Democratic Republican
- Led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison- Main rivals were originally the Federalists- Created to oppose Alexander Hamilton- Opposed the Jay treaty- Opposed the idea of the National Bank- Strongest in the south, weak in the Northeast- Favored state rights and yeoman farmers- Kentucky and Virginia resolves- One faction supported Andrew Jackson, which later broke off to form the Democratic PartyMORE ON SHEET
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Democrats
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Whig Party
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Liberty Party
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"Know Nothings"
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Free Soil Party
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Republican Party