APUSH DBQ4
DBQ 4
Although Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton did fight bitterly over issues of constitutional interpretation in the 1790s; the policies if the Jeffersonian Republican Presidents Jefferson and Madison in 1801-1807 reflected the beliefs of the Federalist Hamilton. John Adams was a federalist and liked the ideas of Alexander Hamilton while James Madison was a Jeffersonian. Although, Adams also agreed with Madison because the Jeffersonian were changing and becoming "nearer to his system".
The Early Jeffersonians believed that Madison should be in office because his ideas also reflected their opinions. John Adams urged to have Madison become elected because he was a man that would make a change, a change that Adams would be able to agree with. Madison would restore the taxes that the early Jeffersonians never thought should have been repealed. Madison would also do something about trade by sea. (Doc. G) Alexander Hamilton believed that is good to have some debt which is a reason he supported the national bank which the Jeffersonians disagreed with. They believed the bank was not delegated to the United States in the way Thomas Jefferson understood the constitution. (Doc. A) The Jeffersonians didn't agree with many of the ideas of Hamilton, not only the national bank and debt, but also loose laws. In the resolutions of the Constitution there were loose laws left to be interpreted by states which Thomas Jefferson believed to be a dangerous exercise of power to leave an indirect law in the constitution. A belief that lasted was the military enforcement; Jefferson didn't want to fight but he had to for the sake of the nation because they were being attacked by the British so he had to increase the military. (Page 233, Doc. E)
The Federalists had opposing view points compared to the Early Jeffersonians. Unlike the Jeffersonians, the Federalists saw that if the "loose laws" aren't enforced enough than there is no reason to keep them if the people
Although Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton did fight bitterly over issues of constitutional interpretation in the 1790s; the policies if the Jeffersonian Republican Presidents Jefferson and Madison in 1801-1807 reflected the beliefs of the Federalist Hamilton. John Adams was a federalist and liked the ideas of Alexander Hamilton while James Madison was a Jeffersonian. Although, Adams also agreed with Madison because the Jeffersonian were changing and becoming "nearer to his system".
The Early Jeffersonians believed that Madison should be in office because his ideas also reflected their opinions. John Adams urged to have Madison become elected because he was a man that would make a change, a change that Adams would be able to agree with. Madison would restore the taxes that the early Jeffersonians never thought should have been repealed. Madison would also do something about trade by sea. (Doc. G) Alexander Hamilton believed that is good to have some debt which is a reason he supported the national bank which the Jeffersonians disagreed with. They believed the bank was not delegated to the United States in the way Thomas Jefferson understood the constitution. (Doc. A) The Jeffersonians didn't agree with many of the ideas of Hamilton, not only the national bank and debt, but also loose laws. In the resolutions of the Constitution there were loose laws left to be interpreted by states which Thomas Jefferson believed to be a dangerous exercise of power to leave an indirect law in the constitution. A belief that lasted was the military enforcement; Jefferson didn't want to fight but he had to for the sake of the nation because they were being attacked by the British so he had to increase the military. (Page 233, Doc. E)
The Federalists had opposing view points compared to the Early Jeffersonians. Unlike the Jeffersonians, the Federalists saw that if the "loose laws" aren't enforced enough than there is no reason to keep them if the people