Founding Brothers

Founding Brothers

A rift developed between Adams and Jefferson over the proper role of government and the "monarchical principle." What were the issues surroinding the rift? How did the rift reflect teh growing divide amongst the revolutionary generation (especially between Republicans and Federalist)?

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Adams was a Federalist And Jefferson was a Republican. Adams wanted a strong central government controlled by a powerful president. Jefferson wanted popular rule: he distrusted powerful elite institutions like an omnipotent (monarchical) central government. The biggest fallout came when Adams past the Alien and Sedition Acts which severely restricted basic American freedoms.

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