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Hamilton

Jefferson

Vs.
Economy
Hamilton view of the economy was that they
would make the central government stronger than the
states government acting in the interests of commerce
and industry. Hamilton wanted to repay back the
bonds even if the original bond holders sold it for less
than what they pay original. He says they were taking
the risk when they bought it. Hamilton also wanted to
pay off all of the national debt and the unpaid war
money, while others wanted to pay part of it.

Economy
Jefferson thought that it would be better if the
states would have more power than the central
government. Jefferson thought it was unfair to the
original bond holder that they sold their bond less
than what they original pay for.
Tariffs
Hamilton demanded to put high protective
tariffs, because he thought it would be better for a
nation to make their own goods instead of buying
them from other countries. He thought this would
make the country stronger. Hamilton passed
protective tariffs to help American industry and
considered the government's top priority the
economy.

Tariffs
Jefferson feared that industries would become
too dependent upon government aid. He also opposed
the tariff for favoring industrial and merchant
interests of the North over the more rural and
agricultural South.

National Bank
Hamilton though the National bank would be
good for the America, because it was a good way to
give out loans and easier to issue currency.
National Bank
Jefferson feared that if they make a National
Bank it would make the states and the citizen
depending on it too much and ties individuals too
closely to the government industry.

The Constitution
Hamilton made the constitution loose, like he
didn’t follow it exactly how it was written. Like the
constitution said in one of the amendments that the
congress can make a law that the America needs.

The Constitution
Jefferson Follow the constitution the way it was
written. The Constitution stated that Congress can
make a law if they need it, not if they want it.
I would have to go with Thomas Jefferson
because when he was saying the stuff about the bonds
and paying it back even if it wasn’t the original bond
holders was unfair. That seem unfair to me is because
the government took such a long time paying back
the originals bond holders, so the bond holders could
impatient and sold it for some money since they gave
it all to the government. Jefferson also made a good
point when he said the constitution wrote that
congress can only make new laws if the U.S. really
needs it and not if the U.S. only wants it. Jefferson
also said that if the U.S. made a National Bank more
citizens would depend on it and so the U.S. would
have an even bigger national debt than they did,
because citizens would keep getting loans and would
pay a little at a time or would take a long time to pay
back the loan.

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