Political Parties

A large conflict between Thomas Jefferson's and Alexander Hamilton's opposing views led to the creation of seperate political parties. Alexander Hamilton's taxes and interpretation of the constitution caused great conflict in the government and, overall, the country. His taxes, such as the whiskey tax, were disputed by Jefferson because he believed them to be unfair and Hamilton's national bank caused more conflict between the two. Hamilton's National bank dealt with all the debts of each state, a system that Jefferson opposed greatly. Hamilton's view of the constitution, which is portrayed in "the elastic claws" was one that stated that the constitution was a guideline on how to run the country. Jefferson did not believe in straying from the constitution and believed in strictly following it. These vastly different views on such large subjects led to the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists officially becoming parties.