Thomas Jefferson's Role Of Government

After the victorious Revolutionary War, it was time for the newly developed United States to choose an intelligent but worthy leader for President that could establish a nation full of prosperity and stability. Sure enough, Revolutionary war hero General George Washington was unanimously elected by the public to serve as the first president of the United States of America. Being the first one, Washington had a big burden on himself and many duties to accomplish during his presidency. He set many precedents for future presidents and established a three department Cabinet. Also, John Adams was drafted to be the first Vice President, who would soon after become the second President. In Washington’s Cabinet, the Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson,

Alexander Hamilton, the soon Federalist party leader, proposed a strong federal government with a Bank of the United States. He wanted the Federal Treasury to have the authority of printing paper money, which provided a well established national currency. Also the bank would be a safe place to deposit money that could provide loans to many government projects. Hamilton was a loose constructionist because he believed that the elastic clause allowed him to create a necessary National Bank for the good of society. On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson, the soon Democratic-Republican leader, did not support this idea and most of Hamilton’s other economic plans. Jefferson’s strict constructionist ideals made him think that this violated the Constitution. Nevertheless, he said that it would hurt and destroy state banks. In this situation, Washington agreed with Hamilton and approved the bank, which angered Jefferson. Fortunately for Jefferson, his opposition led to the capital moving to Washington, D.C. Jefferson hated Hamilton and vice versa since the start, but the creation of the National Bank reinforced the hatred between the two. Jefferson fought for the poor, working class, and rural farmers of the South while Hamilton defended the elite, merchants, and manufacturers in the North. These contrasting views would lead to the impacting formation of two national

It made ruckus between the Federalists and Republicans. The Neutrality Proclamation was the result of the French Revolution. France went to war against European kings for independence and they wanted the United States to help block the West Indies from the British. President George Washington declared neutrality and ordered Americans to avoid the war at all costs. He did not want the newly organized country to fall apart. The Jeffersonians got extremely furious and were upset because the French had helped them significantly in order to become an independent nation at the Battle of Saratoga. Now it was time for America to help them, but unfortunately it was avoided. Federalists supported Washington’s decision because they were still pro-British. This was just another event where the two parties clashed in order to justify their reasoning and make proper decisions for America. The Proclamation signed by Washington added to the long lasting effect of the splitting of two party