The Federalist party was made up mostly of what types of people?
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The Federalist party was made up mostly of what types of people?
American Federalist Party
The Federalist Party was a political faction and party that existed from the 1780s into the 1820s. The party favored a strong central government and tended to side with pro-British foreign policy and trade. Opposition to the Federalist Party was found in the Anti-Federalists and later Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists dominated American electoral politics in the 1790s until the Democratic-Republicans under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison gained popularity in the early 1800s.
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View this answerThe Federalist Party was made up of New England businessmen, Congregationalist and Episcopalian churchgoers and pro-British traders. These are of...
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Chapter 5 / Lesson 13Discover what defined the Federalist Party and who its leader was. Explore facts about the members of the Federalist Party, what it was, and what happened to it.