... to address was the establishment of political parties. During this time two parties were formed the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists were the party of Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and John Marshall. They were led by merchants, bankers, and lawyers living primarily in New England. They also favored a strong central government, interpreted the Constitution loosely, were pro- England, and believed ... encouraged western settlement, it removed a major foreign threat from America's borders, it established a precedent for the future acquisition of territories and...

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