Should the new America have a strong national government with a centralized authority and commercial economy, or a modest centralized government that should remain on the side of the minority? The minority was rural and agrarian. An issue such as this led Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the forefront of the Republican Party whole Alexander Hamilton lead the opposing party. The rise of political parties began.
Hamilton, despite his own humble and poor beginnings, believed in a strong government led by a ruling class. This is why Jefferson accused Hamilton of being a "monarchist".…
