... , Jefferson argued that promoting this type of economy fulfilled the principles the early republic laid out. He believed in the connection between liberty and land ownership. Jefferson also believed in strict Constitutional interpretation and argued that unless specified in the Constitution, the federal government had no authority. He also fought against Alexander Hamilton's support for a manufacturing economy. In Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on ... Hamilton believed in manufacturing to develop the nation. He believed that manufacturing provided steady source of revenue and promoted a more ...

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... the federal government, which he saw invading individual liberty, while Hamilton distrusted the people; Jefferson saw American as agrarian, while Hamilton saw it as industrious, and while Jefferson fought for strict interpretation of the constitution, Hamilton favored loose implied powers. It only seemed a mater of time before these converging, congregating and colliding opinions would show themselves prominent in American society. Introduction Cunningham ... ...

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... to establish public credit, submitted a proposal for the chartering of a national bank with a capital stock of $10 million. This proposition immediately inflamed a whirlwind of opposition from those who said that a strict reading of the Constitution yielded no power to Congress to charter a national bank. Hamilton vigorously expressed his opposing view, saying that the Constitution did give Congress wide powers in such ... that a strong central government was essential to the survival of the United States. Since strong government required reasonable freedom of action due to unexpected s...

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