Title: What were Alexander Hamilton's beliefs about political parties? - Quora
Headings: What were Alexander Hamilton's beliefs about political parties?
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Alex Hamilton was a Federalist through and through which is now known as the Democratic Party. His opposing party was the Anti Federalists, now known as the Republican Party which was lead by Jefferson. They were at odds with each other about the economy and how the country should be run. Federalists wanted a strong central government lead by the smartest and most educated (the elite) - they wanted things like a strong National Bank. Anti Federalists wanted a republican like political system in which the common man could vote and be able to govern themselves. Hamilton believed the common man could not govern themselves and wanted to ensure the right decisions would be made by allowing only the well educated to vote. I could go on and on, but Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury- he was so focused on reconstructing America after the Revolutionary war and he believed that securing and settling outstanding debts would ensure the country’s future ability to access more funds when needed. America was severely in debt after the revolutionary war. Basically he created the banking system for America which allowed the country to have “good credit” so to speak, so that there was great trust. But his political beliefs were democratic not republican.