Question

What are three of the biggest differences between the republicans and federalists in 1800

Answer 1

1)The federalists favoured a strong government whilst the Republicans emphasized state rights

2) Federalists were strongest in the Northeast whilst Republican strength was in the south and west.

3)federalists favoured strong ties with Britain whilst Republicans were much more sympathetic towards the french.

Answer 2

The growing partisanship between the Federalist camp, led by John Adams, and the election of 1800 pitted Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson against Adams and Jefferson had different ideas about what the United States should to his greatest political foe and rival, Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson.