JEFFERSON vs HAMILTON Early Background HAMILTON JEFFERSON Lived
JEFFERSON vs. HAMILTON
Early Background HAMILTON JEFFERSON • Lived a very good life • Born in Caribbean; father unknown on Virginia • Fearful, insecure kid; plantation fighting for survival • Prodigy: by age 9, • Clerk in an fluent in Italian, import/export French, Spanish, business Greek & Latin
Background (cont. ) JEFFERSON • Became a Virginia planter, philosopher and statesman HAMILTON • Officer in Rev. War • Became an economist & investment banker in Manhattan, N. Y.
Background Shapes Personality JEFFERSON HAMILTON • Agriculture is • Military background chaotic, dependent on = organization & nature, and structure unpredictable • Banking is all about stability & predictability
Thoughts on Education JEFFERSON • Intrinsic value • “Education makes you a more complete person. ” HAMILTON • Extrinsic value • “How are you going to use your education to prosper? ”
1 st Political Parties JEFFERSON • DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS HAMILTON • FEDERALISTS
DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS FEDERALISTS JEFFERSON • Supporters: • Poor families-- small farmers & city workers HAMILTON • Supporters: • Rich families-- large landowners and wealthy businessmen
DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS JEFFERSON • Most supporters located in… • Southern states (rural) FEDERALISTS HAMILTON • Most supporters located in… • New England (urban)
DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS • • JEFFERSON Vision of the Future: America should be a country of virtuous farmers who own the land Independent Isolated (from other countries, nations) FEDERALISTS HAMILTON • Vision of the Future: • Develop manufacturing to compete with Europe & become selfsufficient (handle things on our own)
DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS • • JEFFERSON Expand west Use the land No one else has our natural resources Trade overseas for manufactured goods FEDERALISTS HAMILTON • Manufacturing provides work for excess labor-- it’s a way out of poverty
DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS FEDERALISTS JEFFERSON • Who should run the govt. ? • WEAK central gov’t. & strong state gov’ts. • The gov’t. should be controlled by the “common man” HAMILTON • Who should run the govt. ? • STRONG central gov’t. & weak state gov’ts. • The gov’t. should be controlled by the rich and well-born because they are better educated and prepared
DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS • • JEFFERSON Raising money: Sell western lands Opposed taxes No National Bank! It favors the rich. FEDERALISTS HAMILTON • There should be high taxes & a National Bank to organize money
Alien & Sedition Acts 1798 • Aliens: immigrants who were not citizens bet were living in the nation • Some questions their loyalty if went to war with France • Many were anti. British • Passed by President John Adams • Meant in part to destroy Jefferson’s Republican party
Alien & Sedition Acts 1798 • Naturalization Act: - required 14 years of residency to become a citizen, not 5 • Alien Acts: - allowed president to imprison aliens or send out of the country anyone deemed dangerous to American peace
Alien & Sedition Acts 1798 • Alien Enemies Act: - Allowed war-time arrest and deportation of anyone who is a subject of another nation • Sedition Act: - made it a crime to speak, write, or publish “false, scandalous, and malicious” criticism of the government
Alien & Sedition Acts 1798 • Effects of the Acts: - Discouraged immigration, and some left America • Reaction to Acts: - Opposition to Federalist party grows - Convicted newspaper - Led to movement to editors who criticized allow states to the Federalists overturn federal laws
DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS JEFFERSON • In the conflict between Britain & France… • Favored France FEDERALISTS HAMILTON • In the conflict between Britain & France… • Favored Britain
Final Views Going into the Election of 1800 JEFFERSON HAMILTON • Farming is more important than business & industry • The Alien & Sedition Acts take away freedom of speech & press • Angry that Britain is still capturing American ships & sailors • Created a dependable money system • Increased trade & industry • Set up a smoothrunning gov’t. • Earned the respect of foreign nations • Made peace w/ Britain
QUIZ: Quotes of Hamilton & Jefferson (on the back of the notes packet • Write your name, date, period • Use your notes to determine who made each statement (write “J” or “H” next to the #) • You MUST circle key words in each statement that give you clues to the answer • You may work w/ ONE partner
QUIZ: Quotes of Hamilton & Jefferson • EXAMPLE: • “Those who labor the earth are the chosen people of God… if He ever had a chosen people. ” • “…it may be inferred that manufacturing establishments… occasion a positive augmentation of the produce & revenue of a society”
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