Short Essay

Joe Springer Hr. 2 APUSH Coffey

To what Extent do the Jeffersonian

Republicans (Jefferson and Madison
Resemble the Federalists of the 1790’s in
their Domestic and Foreign Policies?
The Jeffersonian Republicans resemble the
Federalists of the 1790’s due to their similarities in
the fact that they wanted to stay out of a war with
European nations, and kept the government in the
high elite. Federalists believed that we should
maintain peace with Britain and France at all costs,
and Jefferson believed this as well. In fact, the man
did everything he possibly could in order to stay
out of a war, but it was simply fate to launch the
war of 1812, a war that was nearly lost. In this
Jefferson acted up Federalist ideals as he most
Democratic leaders at the time would have
pounced for an opportunity to go to war with their
long time rival. Another reason Jefferson and
Madison resembled Federalist ideals was that they
kept the control of government in the hands of the
high elite, unlike most Democratic leaders at the
time that wanted the government to be in the
hands of the states. Jefferson and Madison picked
selected high officials, whom were obviously of the
elite, into office, and did not welcome the common
idea into the white house.