HW due 1/13

Please read pages 168-172, and answer the following questions:

1. How did the divisions of the 1790s reflect the differences in philosophy that were at the heart of debate over the Constitution?
2. What was the view of society and politics held by Hamilton? Who did he feel should govern, and why? Which country's political system did he most admire?
3. What was Hamilton's plan for paying the nation's debts and restoring credit? To which social-economic-political group would this have appealed?
4. How did Hamilton propose to enact his programs? Who opposed him, and to what degree was he successful?
5. How did political parties rise as a result of Hamilton's programs?
6. What was the political philosophy of Jefferson and Madison? How did it differ from that of Hamilton?