1. What Caused Political Divisions Before And After 1789.
The change from the Articles of confederation to the Constitution in 1788 brought a division as to what kind of government should be set up in American, and some of its laws. Hamilton's financial plan which was to better the U.S. economy but only for some, the wealthy, and not very much for the farmers and lower class. ... Alexander Hamilton was the secretary of treasury during Washington's presidency (1789-1796), which mostly favored the wealthy people in his actions. ... Those who supported Hamilton's financial plan were known as Hamiltonians and those who didn't were kno...
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