Revolution Of 1800 Essay

In the year 1800, the United States was a fragile new republic with many issues yet to resolve. Perhaps one of the greatest struggles facing this new nation was conflicting views on were government power should lie. The election of 1800, between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, was a bitter contest that turned these two friends into enemies, and changed the course of America’s election process and the party system as we know it. The election was an election that brought about the eventual ending of the Federalist Party in the First Party System and the emergence of the Republican party into power. “It was a lengthy, bitter match between the pro-French and pro-decentralization Republicans under Jefferson and Burr, against incumbent Adams and Pinckney's pro-British and pro-centralization Federalists”. The election of 1800, is often

When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States did not have political parties. Washington was a president without a party, but he did have very strong ideas about the role of government. In 1793, political differences began to form among members of Washington’s cabinet and in turn political parties developed. “Although Washington disdained factions and disclaimed party adherence, he is generally taken to have been, by policy and inclination, a Federalist-and thus its greatest figure. Influential public leaders who accepted the Federalist label included John Adams and Alexander Hamilton”. Federalists believed in a strong central government and believed in limiting who could participate in government. “(Federalists) its style was elitist, and its leaders scorned democracy, widespread suffrage, and open elections”. Those