Federalist Party

Federalist Party
US political party. The first political party to emerge after the Constitution of the USA became operative ( 1789 ), it took its name from the Federalist Papers, a collection of essays written by James Madison , Alexander Hamilton , and John Jay to influence the ratification of the Constitution by New York. The party of George Washington and John Adams , it had support in New England and the north-east generally, both from commercial interests and wealthier landowners. It...

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