1. Jeffersonianism vs. Federalism
These two factions were the Federalists, chiefly lead by Alexander Hamilton, and the Jeffersonians, whose figurehead was Thomas Jefferson. ... Alexander Hamilton, who succeeded Washington in the presidency, was the main voice of the Federalist movement. ... Hamilton was not past putting children into labor and was an early supporter of children and women laboring in America. ... However, Alexander Hamilton felt that the importation of foreign laborers would promote the economy and add a valuable diversity to the free, developing nation and cites, among others, the positive prospect of ...
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