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Southern states oppose Hamiltons Plan
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Southern States oppose Hamiltons Plan.
Growing OppositionSoutherners didn't want to pay federal taxes to bail out northern states. -
Hamilton Plan
Hamilton's Financial PlanHamilton interpreted the Constitution broadly to justify his ambition program. -
Hamiltons loose confederation is appauled by critics.
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Jefferson and Madison
Jefferson and Madison vs. Hamilton They insisted that Hamilton was betraying the Amerrican Revloution to establish a Kingly Gonvernment. -
Congress approves
By a narrow vote, Congress approves full funding of the federal dept, the implementation of new excise taxes, and the creation of a national bank. -
Hamiltons promise
Hamilton promised that in 10 years the national capitol would move southward to the banks of the Potomac River. -
Farmers resisted the tax by intimidating and attacking tax collectors
Farmers resisted tax They did this because they did not like the excise tax on Whiskey that reminded them of the British taxes that led to the Reololution. -
Whiskey Rebellion surpressed
Hamilton surpressed the Whiskey Rebellion to show the power of the nation. -
Whiskey Rebellion stopped
Whiskey Rebellion Under Hamiltons command 12,000 militianmen tried to stop the Whiskey Rebellion, and suceeded. -
The Whiskey Rebellion stirs debate
The federalists blamed the rebellion in part on set of political clubs called the Democratic Societies. The clubs also opposed the Federalists. The two sides eventually emerged as distinct political groups. -
Political Parties emerge
The constitution wanted to avoid political parties. They deemed the political party groups as "factions." Despite the intentions, politicians eventually formed two parties: Federalists and Democratic Republicans. -
Political Parties in the fourth congress
In the House of Representative, the Democratic Republicans were 55.7% and the Federalists were 44.3%
In the Senate, the Democratic Republicans were 34.4% and the Federalists were 65.6%
