Tomas Jefferson
Born, Raised, and Built for America's Democratic-Republicans
Info on Jefferson
- Tomas Jefferson's party was called' The democratic-republican party"
- Jefferson was the leader of his political party
- it was ruled by the local people
- favored a strong state government
- precisely followed by the constitution
- had french allies
- favored state banks rather than national banks
- recommended free trade rather than protective tariffs
DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY
This symbol represented one of the first political parties to exist in the early United States. It symbolized the rule of the people and their constitution. It was the beginning of a new party that would affect every citizen's opinion in the United States.
FREE TRADE RULES
This image shows the idea that the democratic-republican party had of their new country. They favored free trade rather than having protective tariffs. This idea came from Europe's negotiating free trade treaties.
JEFFERSON'S IDEA OF A NEW DAWN
Jefferson had wanted a government where the local people rule and have most of the power rather than the government. This meant that the government would have to be a less reliable strong federal government.