Topic > Comparison between Jefferson vs. Hamilton - 1203

Jefferson's Anti-Federalist party, or what became the Democratic Party, still remained, however the Whig party, which formed in opposition to Jackson, bore some resemblance to the Federalists. The segregation between these two parties in antebellum America resembled a similar division between Hamilton's Federalists and Jefferson's Ant-Federalists years ago. The Southern economy was formed and developed in the 18th and 19th centuries primarily through the export of cash crops. As a result, the southern population lived according to family values; residents of neighborhood communities and small farms, with the exception of growers. Democrats supported the lifestyle of Southern economies, promoting the expansion of new farmland and the independent yeoman farmer. Northerners who supported Jackson's democracy were small farmers, small business owners, and cultural minorities. These are the people who resided in areas with small farms, few slaves, and limited market activity. Limited government involvement and emphasis on agriculture, concepts desired by Jefferson, were still implemented and enforced by the Democratic Party. The 19th century Northern economy arose from the transportation revolution and created a strong market economy. For this reason, the Whig Party reflects the greater growth of the