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  2. Federalist Party - Wikipedia

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    The Federalist Party was a conservative [7] and nationalist American political party and the first political party in the United States. It dominated the national government under Alexander Hamilton from 1789 to 1801.

  3. First Party System - Wikipedia

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    The First Party System was the political party system in the United States between roughly 1792 and 1824. [1] It featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: the Federalist Party, created largely by Alexander Hamilton, and the rival Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party, formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, usually called at the ...

  4. The origins of American political parties: a crash course

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    The Federalists were the first American political party in 1787. ... Those who were against Jackson created the Whig Party out of the former Federalist Party. By 1854, the Civil War further ...

  5. History of the United States (1789–1815) - Wikipedia

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    The First Party System between 1792 and 1824 featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: The Federalist Party, which was created by Alexander Hamilton and was dominant to 1800; and the rival Republican Party (Democratic-Republican Party), which was created by Thomas Jefferson and James ...

  6. History of conservatism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Conservative Party of Virginia, founded in 1867, ... The first movement was the Puritan oligarchy, ... the newly formed Federalist Party, ...

  7. Federalism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    After the first federalist movement achieved its aims in promoting the Constitution, an official Federalist Party emerged with slightly different aims. This one was based on the policies of Alexander Hamilton and his allies for a stronger national government, a loose construction of the Constitution, and a mercantile (rather than agricultural ...

  8. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    The Washington administration marked the beginning of the First Party System with the development of the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. [27] Several disputes over the Constitution persisted following its ratification, and ten amendments were made in 1791, which became the Bill of Rights.

  9. Federalist Era - Wikipedia

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    The Federalist Party supported Hamilton's vision of a strong centralized government, and agreed with his proposals for a national bank and government subsidies for industries. In foreign affairs, they supported neutrality in the war between France and Great Britain. [34] The Democratic-Republican Party was founded in 1792 by Jefferson and James ...