how were developments in the west tied into national politics in the 1790s? why did the federalists steadily lose ground to the republicans?

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Barrett Potter

4 March, 06:32

how were developments in the west tied into national politics in the 1790s? why did the federalists steadily lose ground to the republicans?

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1. - The Political Crisis of the 1790s

- The 1790s brought a division to the Federalists, splitting them into two irreconcilable factions over the issues of financial policy and then later the French Revolution.

- The views offered by Jefferson hoped that the United States remain an agricultural nation governed by local and state officials.

- The views offered by Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, hoped that the United States would become a strong national government and an economy based on manufacturing.

Jefferson set out to reverse many of the federalist policies, including those in the west.

- Jefferson was the champion of encouraging the western settlement, and this continued when he became president.

- Jefferson led the drive to lower land prices for farmers and all Western settlers.

2. - The Federalist Party was one of the first political parties in the United States ... Why did it lose ground and die in front of the Republicans: For two main reasons: First, it was opposed to the democratic spirit of the time. Second, it died because of the War of 1812.