Federalists and Republicans Split the Social Life of the US after the Revolutionary War

By the end of the 18th century the United States of America had survived twelve years as a constitutional government. During that time notable events happened that shaped the way of American politics. Domestic and Foreign affairs produced trouble. Domestically, the federal power was questioned while minorities' existence in the country was getting limited. Outside of America, the French Revolution sparked debate over many subjects. Americans were divided as to whom they should ally themselves with, their ally, France, from the American Revolution or their enemy, Britain, during that conflict. Furthermore, controversy developed between an industrializing North and an agrarian-based South. As a result, the representatives of the states had split themselves into two separate parties, the Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton and the Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson. …