Partisan Politics

US Ch4 Sec 2

Political Parties Emerge

• Hamilton’s financial practice divide congress• Divisions become the nations first political

parties.• Madison and Jefferson’s followers become the

democratic-republicans (democrats later, republicans today)

• Hamilton’s followers: Federalists

Partisan Politics

Madison/Jefferson’s Democrats

• Strength of the Nation in Farming (Agrarianism)

• Commerce can lead to division– Rich vs. Poor.

Hamilton’s Federalists• Strong National

Government• Democracy dangerous to

liberty• Manufacturing and trade

The French Revolution

The Effects of the French Revolution

• French helped American’s during the revolution.

• American’s agreed to defend French colonies• Americans traded with the British• French and British go to war• Democrats and Federalists divided over the

issue.

• Washington declared the US was, “Friendly and Impartial to both nations.

Problem’s erupt with the British

• British seized ships bound for France.– Including American

• British were occupying parts of American Territories’

• Inciting Native Americans to attack western Americans.

Jay’s Treaty

American Concessions• British had right to seize

ships• No money for merchants

who lost goods

British Concessions• Would submit to arbitration• Would give up their forts on

American territory• America granted most

favored trading partner

Senate shocked at the terms!

• Try to keep from the public

Public Reaction to Jay‘s Treaty

Damn John Jay! Damn everyone that won't damn John Jay! Damn every one that won't put lights in his window and sit up all night damning John Jay![

Griswold vs. Lyon

Pinckney's Treaty

• Resulted from Jay’s treaty• Spanish feared American-British Alliance• Quickly offered to negotiate all outstanding

issues.• Thomas Pinckney negotiated “Treaty of

Lorenzo” (Pinckney's Treaty)

Terms of Pinckney's Treaty

• America Has right to use the Mississippi

• Deposit goods at the port of New Orleans.

1803

• Ohio has enough people to become a state• Washington Steps down• First Openly Contested Election

-John Adams (Federalist) vs. Thomas Jefferson (Rep.)-John Adams is second president

Vocabulary

• Most Favored Nation• Alien• Sedition• Interposition• Nullification

• Jay’s treaty• Pinckney's Treaty• Quasi-War• Alien and Sedition Acts