Following the expulsion of British politics in America came confusion regarding the new United States government. After the Articles of Confederation were drafted, the United States became a confederation of thirteen states with a weak central government. However, a group of people, led by Alexander Hamilton, proposed re-writing the political order of the country. They advocated a federal government, with a strong central nucleus. This group of advocators became known as the federalists, with policies similar to the Tories of

Prior to the Election of 1800, the Federalist Party lost much of its popularity due to the war preparations, rise in taxes, national debt and expensive navy. The Federalist Party also didn't support western expansion, causing a tremendous loss of support from the western states. They only supported the cities, centers of culture and education. Thus the election took place with Thomas Jefferson running for the Democratic-Republican Party. The New England states were won by Adams and the southern states were won by Jefferson. Due to Aaron Burr's success at making New York a Jeffersonian supporter, Thomas Jefferson narrowly won seventy-three votes to Adams' sixty-five. This was the Revolution of 1800: a peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans.

This group of people advocated power within the states. As differences in opinions increased, their numbers increased. They became known as the Democratic-Republicans or the Jeffersonians. They opposed the supreme strength of the federal government and believed that they were replacing one tyranny with another. Most of the democratic-republicans came from the middle and low classes. Most of the Jeffersonian states were located in the south and the new western states of Kentucky and Tennessee. Many were yeoman agrarian farmers who didn't care for industrialization and moving to the cities. These people believed that they were the people of God and were doing what he wanted them to do. Jeffersonians also believe in a "strict construction" of the Constitution. The Hamiltonians, however, believed in a loose constitution. This caused another conflict between the parties. The Jeffersonians also wanted to aid the French during their revolution against Great Britain, honoring their alliance. The federalists did not want to get pulled into another European war. Also, The democratic-republicans advocated westward movements. They wished to expand over the Allegheny Mountains and into the new territory earned after the French and Indian War. However, Federalist leaders still pushed toward American future in the cities.

In President Washington's farewell address, he urged the country to stay out of European wars and military alliances. This was the attitude of the Federalist Party and began a period of isolation in American history. Soon after, John Jay decided to go to Englan

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