Political Debates Affecting Americas Development Through The War Of 1812

How did the political debates of the new nation affect Americas development from the 1780s through the War of 1812?

The political debates affected the American development from the 1780s through the War of 1812 in a number of different ways. The country was just starting to come together and be formed. While this was happening, the two most powerful political parties that didn’t agree with each other were created. The Federalists and the Democratic Republicans were the two political groups. With political parties came many different views and opinions about things. They were very one sided and self-centered. Our first president, George Washington, was a Federalist. He never really told anyone that because he didn’t want anyone thinking

The House and Senate were also primarily Federalists. So the Federalists were able to make laws that the Federalists liked, but the Democratic Republicans didn’t like. When Thomas Jefferson got elected, the tables turned because he was a Democratic Republican, not a Federalist. This was known as The Age of Jefferson. The House and Senate also changed to a majority of Democratic Republicans because the country wanted a change from all Federalists rule. The Federalist were very angry with this because now there were laws created the way Democratic Republicans wanted. The Federalist reacted to some of these laws with violence. Some of the changes that the Democratic Republicans made were to abandoned the Alien and Sedition Acts as well as the hated taxes on stamps, land, and alcoholic sprits that the Federalists had put into

There were many acts and laws that angered the people. When a lot of these laws and acts came out, the people reacted with violence. They reminded them of the British government, with unfair laws. Two of the acts were the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Alien Acts say that the President of the Untied Sates can declare that people who are from other countries that we are at war with can be jailed or kicked out of the country. The Sedition Act states that nobody has the right to stop laws from being created or enforced. They also don’t have the right to try and encourage others to do it, either. It went even further to say that people cannot even say bad things about the government or those in charge of running the government. This was the most extreme example of how political debates affected American development. These Acts were a way for those in power to try to make sure they stayed in