What Are The Differences Between Hamilton And The Federalists
Module 5 Written Assignment
1. The American Revolution was a modern and democratic revolution headed by the upper middle class and had three key phases.
2. As the radical phase of the American Revolution had passed, a much more conservative group of leaders rose to the political focal point; these leaders included Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.
Their attitude toward the people:
Hamilton and the Federalists had a limited view of popular sovereignty. They believed the electorate should be propertied, white, male, rich, and educated. This view was mirrored in the delegate elections of 1787 where only 160,000 white men, four percent of the population, were allowed to vote. The masses were considered unwise, according to John Jay, and had to be controlled by a strong government. Hamilton had a similar view in which he believed the general population was neither good nor bad but tended to stray toward being bad.
Hamilton and James Madison both had their views on class and equality shown in the Madison-authored Federalist Papers. In it, the tenets of life, liberty, and property were deemed to be applicable to anyone but more suited for the “talented” and rich. Both Hamilton and Madison didn’t believe in the equal or democratic distribution of resources …show more content…
One of the biggest issues contested during the Constitutional Convention was the fate of the slave trade. Northern states wanted it abolished largely because of the negotiated three-fifths rule which allowed slaves to be counted toward the number of delegates the House of Representatives would have. Southern representatives rebuked this idea completely and threatened to walk out of the Convention. Since the cooperation of the Southern states was crucial for the creation of a strong federal government, Northern delegates made considerable compromises. These compromises included extending the slave trade until 1808, the prohibition of taxing slave exports, and the implementation of the Fugitive Slave
1. The American Revolution was a modern and democratic revolution headed by the upper middle class and had three key phases.
2. As the radical phase of the American Revolution had passed, a much more conservative group of leaders rose to the political focal point; these leaders included Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.
Their attitude toward the people:
Hamilton and the Federalists had a limited view of popular sovereignty. They believed the electorate should be propertied, white, male, rich, and educated. This view was mirrored in the delegate elections of 1787 where only 160,000 white men, four percent of the population, were allowed to vote. The masses were considered unwise, according to John Jay, and had to be controlled by a strong government. Hamilton had a similar view in which he believed the general population was neither good nor bad but tended to stray toward being bad.
Hamilton and James Madison both had their views on class and equality shown in the Madison-authored Federalist Papers. In it, the tenets of life, liberty, and property were deemed to be applicable to anyone but more suited for the “talented” and rich. Both Hamilton and Madison didn’t believe in the equal or democratic distribution of resources …show more content…
One of the biggest issues contested during the Constitutional Convention was the fate of the slave trade. Northern states wanted it abolished largely because of the negotiated three-fifths rule which allowed slaves to be counted toward the number of delegates the House of Representatives would have. Southern representatives rebuked this idea completely and threatened to walk out of the Convention. Since the cooperation of the Southern states was crucial for the creation of a strong federal government, Northern delegates made considerable compromises. These compromises included extending the slave trade until 1808, the prohibition of taxing slave exports, and the implementation of the Fugitive Slave