The Influence of Alexander Hamilton The Jeffersonian Republicans were created in opposition to the federalists, which followed Alexander Hamilton’s beliefs. The Jeffersonian Republicans would later have an impact in today’s mainstream politics. Although the Jeffersonians won the elections, Hamiltonian ideas heavily influenced the actions of many important Jeffersonian republicans in terms of Thomas Jefferson’s choices, and other charismatic political figures. Who would have thought that Jefferson, the third president and leading Jeffersonian, often had been influenced by his political rival’s ideas, Hamilton. Although this first one was not Hamiltonian, Jefferson disproved the idea of a national bank because he declared it to be unconstitutional against the 10th amendment (Doc 1). This first action was Jeffersonian but his later actions were not so much as Jeffersonian as the ones before. His purpose was to prevent a national bank from being…show more content… This system was very similar in regards to operation to the First Bank of the United States which opposes Jeffersonian beliefs. Jefferson, when first elected, shows signs of Hamiltonian beliefs. In a letter Jefferson wrote to his intended audience, Congress, he explains that he had discontinued certain actions such as inspectors of internal revenue (Doc 2). This shows that Jefferson is acting on his own which very Hamiltonian. Later, in the Barbary States of North Africa, Jefferson sent the navy to fight for four years (Doc 3). This historical context is in 1805, four years before the end of Jefferson’s presidency. Jefferson sending the navy is another
